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title: Online food delivery helps ease pressures in restaurant sector
description: Online food delivery alleviates financial pressures for restaurants facing rising costs and reduced revenues post-pandemic, according to Mastercard, Uber Eats, and R&CA data.
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# [Online food delivery helps ease pressures in restaurant sector](https://www.rca.asn.au/homepage-news-gallery/online-food-delivery-helps-ease-pressures-in-restaurant-sector)

 Written by [Retailbiz](https://www.rca.asn.au/homepage-news-gallery/author/retailbiz) | Nov 13, 2024 2:08:01 AM

Like many other industries, restaurants are still grappling with the longtail impacts that have rippled through the economy since the pandemic. Amid the dual challenges of rising costs and shrinking revenues, four in 10 restaurateurs report being in a more difficult financial position than a year ago, according to combined data from Mastercard, Uber Eats and the Restaurant and Catering Association (R&CA).

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