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by umeshunni 2241 days ago
> The restaurants don't lose a full 30% on the order - the items on Uber eats are marked up over what you pay when you do regular takeout.

Not to mention that they are saving on labor and rent costs on delivery orders by not having to pay additional wait staff, get a bigger space more more tables etc.

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> Not to mention that they are saving on labor and rent costs on delivery orders by not having to pay additional wait staff, get a bigger space more more tables etc.

Except business models that were takeout/delivery from the start usually had their own delivery drivers. The apps were marketed at restaurants that typically were full-service but didn't have delivery staff.