[JumpCrisscross]

Friend works at a well-rated restaurant in Brooklyn. His restaurant turned UberEats down because they feared it would hurt their brand. At that time, UberEats would buy a few menu items in bulk and then resell them. Those ordering the last items would not be eating food fresh from the kitchen, but inventory which may have been sitting in a car for over an hour.

[dannyw]

That was UberEAT’s “instant” trial in NY. They abandoned it soon; all deliveries are now with the more traditional model of being cooked fresh, picked up, and delivered.