Uber is buying a catering company called ezCater, as it continues to grow the types of services available through its Uber Eats division. It's an all-cash transaction valued at $2.3 billion. Billed as a "leading U.S. platform for catering and workplace meals," ezCater is a marketplace for businesses that need large meals, like an Expedia for catering. The company was founded in 2007 and has become a business that generated over $2.5 billion in gross bookings over the last 12 months, according to Uber. It's a huge exit for a company that was bootstrapped for seven years before raising its first $4 million round in 2014. Dara Khosrowshahi, Uber's CEO, billed the acquisition as a way for restaurants to find new, larger customers.
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