Amazon has shaken up the food delivery landscape in the United States by naming Uber Eats as its official restaurant delivery partner for Amazon Prime members. The major strategic shift effectively brings an end to the e-commerce giant’s long-standing partnership with Grubhub, altering how millions of shoppers access restaurant meals through Amazon’s digital ecosystem.
Under the terms of the new partnership announced on Thursday, Amazon Prime members gain the ability to order food from Uber Eats directly through Amazon.com and the Amazon Shopping app. In a significant consumer-facing benefit, members will not need to create a separate Uber account to place orders, and they will enjoy zero delivery fees on orders exceeding $25, according to announcements from the companies involved.
To kickstart the newly formed initiative and incentivize customer adoption, Amazon and Uber are rolling out a promotional offer. Prime members can receive $20 off their first two orders of $25 or more during the initial two-week launch window. This sweetener adds to the growing portfolio of perks that Amazon leverages to justify the recurring annual cost of its Prime membership program.
The commercial agreement with Grubhub that previously granted Prime members access to complimentary Grubhub+ memberships formally ended on Thursday, an Amazon spokesperson confirmed. The spokesperson noted that the company continuously evaluates its third-party offerings to identify opportunities to deliver an enhanced restaurant delivery experience for its massive subscriber base.
A Grubhub spokesperson also confirmed the conclusion of the agreement. While Prime members can no longer place new orders through Amazon.com or the official shopping app, customers who had previously activated their Grubhub+ benefits under the old arrangement will retain access to that specific membership through December 31, 2027.
The transition underscores a deepening commercial relationship between Amazon and Uber. The two corporate giants already share extensive business ties across multiple sectors, including cloud computing infrastructure agreements, autonomous vehicle initiatives involving Zoox robotaxis, and the ongoing integration of Uber Eats into Amazon’s artificial intelligence-powered Alexa+ assistant.
For Amazon, the transition away from Grubhub brings a definitive close to a once-close partnership that began in 2022. At that time, Amazon struck an initial deal offering Prime members a free Grubhub+ subscription as part of an effort to expand the lifestyle benefits associated with its premier e-commerce tier.
Two years later, Amazon deepened that commercial arrangement by turning the free Grubhub+ membership into an ongoing, permanent offer for Prime subscribers. At the same time, the e-commerce titan reached an agreement with Grubhub’s then-owner, Just Eat Takeaway.com, to increase its equity stake in the food-delivery platform to as much as 18%.
That performance-based agreement was designed to renew annually and included provisions where Amazon could receive warrants representing an additional financial stake in Grubhub. However, corporate dynamics shifted rapidly. Just Months after the equity expansion, Just Eat Takeaway announced plans to divest Grubhub entirely by selling the platform to Wonder. According to Just Eat Takeaway’s annual report, Amazon elected in December 2024 to cash out its outstanding exercisable warrants rather than roll them over into the new ownership structure.
Although Amazon’s equity involvement and promotional ties have evolved dramatically over the years, the underlying commercial partnership with Grubhub continued to function until Thursday’s announcement cleared the way for Uber Eats to take center stage across Amazon’s digital storefronts.
