Uber Eats now lets everyone pay for their own food in a group order
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Uber Eats employees wait in Kiev, Ukraine for their orders on July 31, 2019.
Valentyn Ogirenko | Reuters
UberThursday Lunch rolled out a featureThis was done to eliminate the frustrating challenge of splitting the bill.
New group ordering options will be available by Uber. Users can choose the items they wish to order and make payment so that the customer doesn’t end up paying the full price. Uber Eats can also establish deadlines for groups orders, and will send reminders to remind customers when their order is ready.
An updated group order is created by one person choosing a restaurant, and sending a link to those people. The order is then sent as one single order. Everyone simply picks the restaurant they like and makes payment. You can’t order in groups, but only one person has to pay the entire amount.
As Covid-19 restrictions decrease and cases drop, more people will return to work and their friends begin to meet again. Uber first introducedGroup ordering began in 2019 but the pandemic hit a little later, and it was less common for people to stay together.
Uber’s Eats division has received significant investment. Eats was an important revenue driver when Uber’s ride-hailing business suffered from the pandemic. Eats remains a powerful player as things get back to normal. Eats is a strong player in its industry. most recent earnings statementUber reported that its delivery revenues reached $2.42 Billion.
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