UberEats Now Delivering In Salem

SALEM, MA -- UberEats, the food delivery unit of the popular ride-hailing app, is now delivering to customers in Salem. The city is among the first in Uber's suburban expansion of the service, which was launched in Boston in late April. Delivery started last month after Uber reached out to a handful of restaurants to serve as initial partners.

The service works much like the company's ride-hailing app, which has upended the traditional taxi cab business model. Users download an app to their smartphone, choose a restaurant to order from, then pay with a stored credit card. The app even offers the mapping feature from its ride-hailing app so users can watch a car icon approach their delivery destination.

UberEats collects a booking fee for the delivery service. The booking fee varies by area, but also fluctuates depending on how busy it is in a given area.

When the service initially launched in April, it was only offered in Boston, Cambridge, Somerville, Malden, Everett, Chelsea, Medford, and Brookline. But the company -- which is known for aggressive growth -- has plans to expand the reach of the service to cover the entire greater Boston area. The service limits ordering to nearby restaurants to maintain food quality and safety standards -- you cannot, for example, get your favorite Boston Chinese food delivered to your home in Salem.

Among the restaurants offering UberEats delivery in Salem are McDonald's, Village tavern, New England Sammie Co., Chi Modern Asian Cuisine, Brothers Taverna, Bonchon Chicken, Casa Corona, North House of Pizza, Bit Bar Salem, New England Soup Factory, Jaho Coffee & Tea, Genghis Salem Chinese Food, Casa Mia Cucina, Aurora Restaurant Vietnamese Cuisine & Wine Bar, Summer Pizza and Manhattan Sandwich Co.

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