Amazon confirms launch of restaurant delivery service in Seattle
Amazon has today (8 September) confirmed the launch of its new “Amazon Restaurants” meal delivery service in Seattle. As reported by Post&Parcel, rumours about the new service started circulating on Friday (4 September).
In its official statement announcing the service today, Amazon said: “Prime Now customers in Seattle can now enjoy delivery from local restaurants including Cactus, Wild Ginger, Skillet, Marination Station, Re:public, Café Yumm!, Ten Mercer, Mamnoon and many more.
“Using the Prime Now mobile app, Seattle customers can view participating restaurants, browse menus, place orders and track the status of their delivery in real time. Once an order is placed, Amazon delivery drivers pick up and deliver the food within an hour or less.”
Gus Lopez, the general manager of the new Amazon Restaurants, added: “For many of these restaurants, this is the first time they are offering delivery, and we are delighted they have chosen to work with us.”
The restaurant delivery service on Prime Now will be starting today in “select Seattle zip codes” and will expand to other areas of the city over the coming days. Prime members can download the Prime Now app and enter their zip code to see if Prime Now is available in their area.
To mark the launch of the service, Amazon said that delivery on all orders will be free for a limited time.
