Uber Technologies, Inc. and bp are teaming up on a convenience delivery effort that will offer a wide range of products, including fresh and prepared, from select retail locations.

The two partners aim to make more than 3000 retail locations available on Uber Eats by 2025, according to a press release.

bp is the first convenience retailer to team up with Uber Eats on a global level.

The partnership covers retail sites in Australia, New Zealand, Poland, South Africa and the west coast of U.S. Sites in the U.K. and eastern U.S. will be added to the app for the first time this year, with plans to launch in other European markets from 2023.

"We're thrilled to team up with Uber Eats globally giving us the opportunity to reach many more consumers online in addition to those who currently visit our retail sites. We've seen how the pandemic has accelerated customer demand for delivered convenience and this partnership will allow us to scale up quickly on the Uber platform. And for the first time, we will be able to offer delivery options to existing customers on our own BPme app by the end of 2023," Emma Delaney, executive vice president customers and products, bp, said in the release.

There are 20,500 bp retail sites worldwide and 550 million customers living within 20 minutes of a bp retail site. In the UK, customers will be able to access a range of Wild Bean Café, and other branded food and products via Uber Eats — with the first 120 sites due live on the platform by the end of June. In the U.S., the offer will be made available to bp's network of independently-owned retail locations to support the growth of their businesses.

"With more than 20,500 locations around the world, bp's reach is enormous — making them critical partners as we pursue our ambitions of helping consumers across the world get what they need delivered to their doorsteps," Pierre Dimitri Gore-Coty, Uber SVP of global delivery, said in the release. "We are proud to support this next phase of the company's convenience growth through this delivery partnership and look forward to deeper collaboration in the future."

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