This article documents two separate cases involving the Taiwanese food delivery market. The first is the deal announced by Uber and Delivery Hero in May 2024: Uber planned to acquire foodpanda’s Taiwan food delivery business for $950 million, subject to regulatory approval and the completion of the transaction.Uber's Announcement TodayIt can be confirmed that this is a proposed transaction, not a completed merger.
Fair Trade Commission InformationAccording to the records, Uber Eats and foodpanda filed their notification on May 14, 2024, and it was officially accepted on November 8; at its 1,732nd committee meeting on December 25, 2024, the Fair Trade Commission resolved to prohibit the merger. Consequently, the Uber Eats case did not proceed to the so-called “single-platform integration” phase as originally stated.
The second case involves Grab’s proposed acquisition of foodpanda’s Taiwan operations and should not be conflated with the previous case. The Fair Trade Commission received the complete filing on June 16, 2026; as of August 29, 2026, the Commission is still reviewing the case and has extended the review period to October 27, 2026. This means the transaction is still under review and has not yet been completed; therefore, it cannot be assumed that the app, order dispatch, user accounts, or compensation have changed.
If a delivery driver receives a notification regarding their account, terms of partnership, or assignments, they should first refer to the current terms and conditions within their app and official messages from the platform. Market news cannot replace actual notifications, and drivers should not factor the potential consequences of a merger—which have not yet occurred—into their income or order scheduling.
