Happy Belly Food Group (HBFG.CN) shares were last seen up 13% after it secured a multi-year, exclusive national agreement with Uber Eats, Uber Technologies (UBER) food delivery platform, it said on Wednesday.
This partnership establishes Uber Eats as Happy Belly's exclusive third-party delivery marketplace partner.
"Partnering with Uber Eats, a world-class delivery platform allows us to leverage national-account scale in a way that directly benefits our franchisees and corporate locations," said Happy Belly Chief Executive Sean Black. "This agreement strengthens service levels through dedicated national account support, improves unit economics through competitive terms, and helps us execute with greater operational discipline as our footprint expands."
Shares of the company were last seen up $0.18 at $1.53 on the Canadian Securities Exchange.
Price: $1.52, Change: $+0.17, Percent Change: +12.59%