This sounds like a nightmare in cold chain logistics waiting to happen, where Uber brokers the deal between the end user and restaurant, then subcontracts the n

This sounds like a nightmare in cold chain logistics waiting to happen, where Uber brokers the deal between the end user and restaurant, then subcontracts the necessary steps out. An example from the meal kit services industry is where a truck is required to stay below 40F so that raw meat doesn't grow bacteria during transport, or else the entire truck is deemed a total loss and the affected parties have to create an entirely new shipment. There's some insulative material between the your food and the outside air but the handoffs will have to be timed well especially in LA during the summertime. My guess is that shipping companies like UPS have built out excess cold chain capacity intended for vaccine rollout during the pandemic, and now are sitting on a lot of empty subzero-capable freezers in their warehouses that Uber is renting for pennies on the dollar. As far as how excited people are to get a glorified TV dinner of leftovers not designed to be frozen then eaten a week later? The entire idea has a bit of silliness in that you could get prime ribeyes for 2 at a high end steakhouse locally versus a stale spaghetti dinner at the same price. And the bonus of not frivilously contributing to climate change in the process.