Wednesday to the Department of Justice and the Federal Trade Commission asking them to "closely monitor" Uber's potential acquisition of food-delivery startup GrubHub. Senators Patrick Leahy, Richard Blumenthal, and Cory Booker signed the letter along with Klobuchar.
Reports emerged earlier this month that Uber was in talks to acquire GrubHub as a way to bolster its Uber Eats revenues during the coronavirus pandemic — as Uber's main ridesharing business has taken a massive hit while"A merger of Uber Eats and Grubhub would combine two of the three largest food delivery application providers and raise serious competition issues in many markets around the country," the senators write.
"It is particularly troubling that this merger is being contemplated during a pandemic, when consumer demand has increased and when restaurants are more desperate for revenue than ever," the senators add, saying they worry about reports of food-delivery apps charging "exorbitant fees" to restaurants.
The senators say that even out of the context of the pandemic, they would find the merger and resultant duopoly. "That could mean higher fees, reduced services quality, fewer choices, and less innovation for consumers and the restaurants that serve them." Uber has taken a big hit from the coronavirus pandemic preventing customers from getting taxis, and hasAxel Springer, Insider Inc.'s parent company, is an investor in Uber.
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