FILE PHOTO: An Uber Eats food delivery courier's backpack is seen in Paris during a lockdown imposed to slow the spread of the coronavirus disease in France, France, April, 1, 2020. REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes
A company spokesman said Uber’s food delivery unit did not appear to be impacted by a lawsuit filed by California’s attorney general and a subsequent court order that would force Uber to treat its ride-hail drivers as employees. Eats has been a boon to Uber during the pandemic as Americans stay home and many businesses and restaurants remain shut. Delivery orders in the second quarter more than doubled, while ride-hailing trip bookings, in the past responsible for nearly two-thirds of Uber’s revenue, were down 75% from last year.
Uber does good business in many Canadian cities being food only. No reason they can't make that work wherever needed.