<p>Uber said on Thursday it will shut its food delivery business in Italy and exit Israel, where it has not built sufficient market share.</p>.<p>The moves were "in line with our efforts to focus on markets where we have opportunities for sustainable growth", a company spokesperson said.</p>.<p>CEO Dara Khosrowshahi has said Uber will invest only in markets where it can be the largest or second largest player.</p>.<p><strong>Also read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/business/business-news/uber-plans-to-partner-with-private-traditional-taxi-operators-to-increase-cabs-on-app-1194491.html" target="_blank">Uber plans to partner with private, traditional taxi operators to increase cabs on app</a></strong></p>.<p>Uber trails Just Eat and Glovo in Italian food delivery, and Gett Taxi and Yango in the Israeli taxi and private hire market.</p>.<p>The company, which relies on self-employed contractors for its delivery service, said around 50 Uber employees and thousands of non-employee couriers and restaurants would be affected in Italy.</p>.<p>It said it will continue to expand its mobility service there, where it works with dispatcher IT taxi.</p>.<p>The company's biggest markets in Europe are Britain, France, Spain and Germany.</p>.<p>Uber says it is seeing strong adoption by taxi drivers in Europe, who use the Uber app to supplement their curb-side ride hailing business.</p>
<p>Uber said on Thursday it will shut its food delivery business in Italy and exit Israel, where it has not built sufficient market share.</p>.<p>The moves were "in line with our efforts to focus on markets where we have opportunities for sustainable growth", a company spokesperson said.</p>.<p>CEO Dara Khosrowshahi has said Uber will invest only in markets where it can be the largest or second largest player.</p>.<p><strong>Also read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/business/business-news/uber-plans-to-partner-with-private-traditional-taxi-operators-to-increase-cabs-on-app-1194491.html" target="_blank">Uber plans to partner with private, traditional taxi operators to increase cabs on app</a></strong></p>.<p>Uber trails Just Eat and Glovo in Italian food delivery, and Gett Taxi and Yango in the Israeli taxi and private hire market.</p>.<p>The company, which relies on self-employed contractors for its delivery service, said around 50 Uber employees and thousands of non-employee couriers and restaurants would be affected in Italy.</p>.<p>It said it will continue to expand its mobility service there, where it works with dispatcher IT taxi.</p>.<p>The company's biggest markets in Europe are Britain, France, Spain and Germany.</p>.<p>Uber says it is seeing strong adoption by taxi drivers in Europe, who use the Uber app to supplement their curb-side ride hailing business.</p>