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<a href="https://www.ubereats.com/?utm_source=1851franchise.com&utm_medium=article&utm_campaign=uber-eats-turns-a-profit-for-the-first-time-ever-2717120" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Uber Eats'</a> core restaurant delivery business was profitable on an adjusted EBITDA basis for the first time ever in Q3 2021, said Uber CFO <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/nelson-chai-0535a6113?utm_source=1851franchise.com&utm_medium=article&utm_campaign=uber-eats-turns-a-profit-for-the-first-time-ever-2717120" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Nelson Chai</a>&nbsp; during the company's <a href="https://seekingalpha.com/article/4465803-uber-technologies-inc-uber-ceo-dara-khosrowshahi-on-q3-2021-results-earnings-call-transcript?mail_subject=uber-uber-technologies-inc-uber-ceo-dara-khosrowshahi-on-q3-2021-results-earnings-call-transcript&amp%3Butm_campaign=rta-stock-article&amp%3Butm_content=link-0&amp%3Butm_medium=email&amp%3Butm_source=seeking_alpha&utm_source=1851franchise.com&utm_medium=article&utm_campaign=uber-eats-turns-a-profit-for-the-first-time-ever-2717120" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">latest earnings call</a>.&nbsp;"We expect continued strong growth in the years ahead, from both our core restaurant delivery business and our emerging new verticals business," said Uber CEO <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/dara-khosrowshahi-70949862?utm_source=1851franchise.com&utm_medium=article&utm_campaign=uber-eats-turns-a-profit-for-the-first-time-ever-2717120" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Dara Khrosrowshahi</a>&nbsp; during last week’s <a href="https://investor.uber.com/news-events/news/press-release-details/2021/Uber-Announces-Results-for-Third-Quarter-2021/default.aspx?utm_source=1851franchise.com&utm_medium=article&utm_campaign=uber-eats-turns-a-profit-for-the-first-time-ever-2717120" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">earnings call</a>. "As cities reopen, we're seeing evidence that delivery complements dine-in, as third-party food delivery has continued to grow even a[s] seated dining trends have fully recovered to 2019 levels."But many industry experts note third-party delivery companies like Uber can only become profitable through questionable practices, which everyone including <a href="https://1851franchise.com/uber-eats-buys-postmates-responds-to-criticisms-with-planned-listening-tour-2714375#stories">consumers</a>, <a href="https://1851franchise.com/third-party-delivery-apps-continue-to-take-over-the-game-2710464#stories">restaurant operators</a>, <a href="https://1851franchise.com/why-third-party-delivery-apps-are-being-ordered-to-reclassify-couriers-2713899">couriers</a> and <a href="https://1851franchise.com/chicago-and-new-york-city-crack-down-on-third-party-delivery-giants-2716558#stories">government officials</a> have been rallying against. The practices of third-party delivery platforms were being <a href="https://1851franchise.com/warning-restaurant-owners-third-party-delivery-services-are-taking-over-2710756">questioned</a> long before the COVID-19 pandemic, but the topic became an increasingly relevant issue over the past year as restaurant owners <a href="https://1851franchise.com/national-restaurant-association-survey-finds-17-of-all-us-restaurants-closed-in-economic-free-fall-2714475">struggled</a> to turn a profit and the popularity of online ordering skyrocketed.&nbsp;Related articles:<ul><li><a href="https://1851franchise.com/uber-eats-buys-postmates-responds-to-criticisms-with-planned-listening-tour-2714375#stories">Uber Eats Buys Postmates, Responds To Criticisms With Planned ‘Listening Tour’</a></li><li><a href="https://1851franchise.com/doordashs-ipo-points-to-trouble-ahead-for-third-party-delivery-apps-2714281#editorials">DoorDash’s IPO Points to Trouble Ahead for Third-Party Delivery Apps</a></li><li><a href="https://1851franchise.com/chicago-and-new-york-city-crack-down-on-third-party-delivery-giants-2716558#stories">Chicago and New York City Crack Down on Third-Party Delivery Giants</a></li><li><a href="https://1851franchise.com/why-third-party-delivery-apps-are-being-ordered-to-reclassify-couriers-2713899">Why Third-Party Delivery Apps Are Being Ordered To Reclassify Couriers</a></li></ul>

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