Uber Eats Makes It Easier for Workers to Expense Meals


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This specific product launch is targeted more toward businesses than employees, but it does highlight a solid opportunity for restaurants and delivery providers alike: workday orders.

Uber Eats is having a banner year. Already named the fastest-growing third-party food delivery company in the country, it's now set to cover 70 percent of the U.S. population by the end of the year. Partnerships with some of the country's largest and most well-known restaurant chains have propelled Uber Eats' growth among consumers, but it's also tapping into another user base: workers. Concur, a leading travel and expense provider, has seen a 700 percent increase in the number of Uber Eats meals expensed by employees on the platform. Uber is taking advantage of this trend, joining two of its businesses — Uber Eats and the corporate-facing Uber for Business ridesharing service together to launch a new product. Uber Eat