[aesyondu]

Yes, but a restaurant wouldn't be entering into these special deals if it wasn't beneficial to them as well. Even if the margins are much lower, it could be offset by the increase in number of customers/orders.

[lz400]

I've talked to people who run restaurants and in their words uber eats is not worth it economically. They just do it, barely breaking even, as a marketing thing, hoping people will like the food and go to the real place.

[AgloeDreams]

Bingo, plus if they don't do it, their competitors will and then nobody comes to them.

[sokoloff]

If all that's true, then it does seem like it's worth it economically. Economics in business goes well beyond the simple transaction-level view.