McDonald's Adds Postmates as McDelivery Partner in Los Angeles and Dallas

McDonald's partnered with Postmates to offer McDelivery in over 300 restaurants in Los Angeles and Dallas, starting this week.

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McDonald's Adds Postmates as McDelivery Partner in Los Angeles and Dallas

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McDonald's has partnered with Postmates to offer McDelivery in over 300 restaurants in Los Angeles and Dallas. The partnership aims to provide customers with more convenience and easier access to their favorite menu items.

"As customers demand more convenience, McDonald's restaurants around the world are working with multiple partners to support the growth of McDelivery," said Bud Lord, Senior Director of U.S. Delivery for McDonald's. "Adding Postmates to McDelivery in Los Angeles and Dallas makes it even easier for customers to enjoy their favorite menu items, like a Big Mac®, Chicken McNuggets® and our World Famous Fries®, on their terms."

Postmates is a leader in on-demand delivery and holds the number one market share in Los Angeles - double its next closest competitor. The company operates in more than 4,200 cities, serving all 50 states and 80% of U.S. households.

"We're excited to bring McDonald's to the Postmates platform," said J Goel, Director, Merchant Business Development, Postmates. "With this new announcement, and our leading position in Los Angeles, we have no doubt that this will be a very successful partnership for both McDonald's and our customers."

McDelivery launched in the U.S. in 2017, and is now in over 10,000 U.S. restaurants, many of which now work with multiple delivery partners. The addition of new delivery partners drove incremental orders nationwide in the fourth quarter of 2019. Globally, delivery is in nearly 25,000 restaurants and contributed over $4 billion in sales for both McDonald's and its franchise restaurants in 2019.

McDonald's serves a variety of menu options made with quality ingredients to more than 25 million customers every day. Ninety-five percent of McDonald's 14,000 U.S. restaurants are independently owned and operated by business men and women. For more information, visit www.mcdonalds.com, or follow us on Twitter @McDonalds and Facebook at www.facebook.com/mcdonalds.

Postmates is a leader in on-demand food delivery. The platform gives customers access to the most selection of merchants in the US with more than 600,000 restaurants and retailers available for delivery and pickup, many of which are exclusive to Postmates. The market leader in Los Angeles and markets across the southwest, Postmates covers 80% of US households, across all 50 states. Customers can get free delivery on all merchants by joining Postmates Unlimited, the industry's first subscription service. Learn more or start a delivery by downloading the app or visiting www.postmates.com.

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This story was originally published in Franchising.com on March 3, 2020. Burnaze summarizes and links to the original reporting.

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