Uber Eats to Take Down Thousands of Virtual Brands to Declutter the App

Company plans to stop allowing restaurants to list multiple brands with the same menu

Photo: Adam Falk/The Wall Street Journal

Uber Eats is taking thousands of online-only brands off its app this week out of concern that the platform is getting clogged by restaurants listing multiple delivery options with different names but the same menu.

So-called virtual brands—delivery businesses without physical storefronts—mushroomed on delivery apps during the pandemic, becoming a lifeline for eateries who used their empty kitchens and idle staff to test new ideas and make up for lost sales.

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