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BBC Registers fake takeaway on Uber Eats!
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/uk-48762211/shocking...
"Food delivery service Uber Eats has tightened up the way restaurants join the platform after BBC News successfully registered a takeaway on the site with no hygiene inspection.
The team was able to process orders with no identity checks, bank details or food hygiene rating.
“Shocking” is how one food safety expert described the situation.
Uber Eats says it was “deeply concerned by the breach of food safety policy” and now demands that all new sign-ups have a valid food hygiene rating."
Might as set one up in my kitchen, I'm sure the washing facilities will past muster..
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/uk-48762211/shocking...
"Food delivery service Uber Eats has tightened up the way restaurants join the platform after BBC News successfully registered a takeaway on the site with no hygiene inspection.
The team was able to process orders with no identity checks, bank details or food hygiene rating.
“Shocking” is how one food safety expert described the situation.
Uber Eats says it was “deeply concerned by the breach of food safety policy” and now demands that all new sign-ups have a valid food hygiene rating."
Might as set one up in my kitchen, I'm sure the washing facilities will past muster..
I saw this as well and while shocking, its not surprising. Food hygiene standards in the UK have improved significantly over recent years but there is a delay between registering a new food business and being inspected and then even more time until ratings are public.
If Uber are going to demand a food hygiene rating before accepting a new business how are they going to police that?
A new business set up to trade through Uber isn't going to wait 2 months for them to accept them.
Uber may be limiting themselves to attracting only existing businesses. I suspect they'll come up with a clause to circumvent this.
The minimum they could do is only allow suppliers who are registered and then give them 3 months to submit a rating or teminate the agreement. No one is going to set up knowing in 3 months they are out, especially as I guess Uber charge a lump sum up front.
If Uber are going to demand a food hygiene rating before accepting a new business how are they going to police that?
A new business set up to trade through Uber isn't going to wait 2 months for them to accept them.
Uber may be limiting themselves to attracting only existing businesses. I suspect they'll come up with a clause to circumvent this.
The minimum they could do is only allow suppliers who are registered and then give them 3 months to submit a rating or teminate the agreement. No one is going to set up knowing in 3 months they are out, especially as I guess Uber charge a lump sum up front.
Joe Lycett had already done something like this earlier this year, although I think with a more comedic spin, he setup a kitchen in an outdoor skip and then registered himself on Uber Eats. Even shows the delivery driver coming to collect the food from the skip and not really asking any questions!
People need to be checking who they are ordering from in advance and looking at the restaurants food hygiene rating.
People need to be checking who they are ordering from in advance and looking at the restaurants food hygiene rating.
Thankyou4calling said:
So what I say
I’ve spent 45 years eating all over the world and never once let a hygiene rating affect my decision.
Some of the best grub I had was cooked in an oil drum by a one legged man on a Kenyan roadside.
It was delicious.
Too much fuss in the UK about this kinda stuff.
That's all well and good untill you get something from poorly prepared meat or general produce like eggs.I’ve spent 45 years eating all over the world and never once let a hygiene rating affect my decision.
Some of the best grub I had was cooked in an oil drum by a one legged man on a Kenyan roadside.
It was delicious.
Too much fuss in the UK about this kinda stuff.
Then that fun time eating by the side of the road turns into a nightmare
Thankyou4calling said:
So what I say
I’ve spent 45 years eating all over the world and never once let a hygiene rating affect my decision.
Some of the best grub I had was cooked in an oil drum by a one legged man on a Kenyan roadside.
It was delicious.
Too much fuss in the UK about this kinda stuff.
You'll still be able to do that. However some people prefer to know how clean/hygienic the place they are ordering food from is.I’ve spent 45 years eating all over the world and never once let a hygiene rating affect my decision.
Some of the best grub I had was cooked in an oil drum by a one legged man on a Kenyan roadside.
It was delicious.
Too much fuss in the UK about this kinda stuff.
ETA I assume you could physically see the food being prepared in front of your eyes and the one-legged guy hadnt just had a crap at the side of the road before preparing it? Not always possible to check that on Uber eats
Uber, Just Eat and all of the others are just disruptive. They set up a platform to allegedly get you business, take a skim from your margin, you continue to get growing 'sales' from them because the orders you would have had on your own telephone now go through them. It is a descent to the bottom. As a fast food restaurant, due to the skim, your margins drop, you start buying cheaper ingredients to keep margin, people no longer rate your food and stop buying. It is all a major con.
Stop being lazy and ring them direct.
It is a con. I never order through any of them.
The fast food places I use know my name, where I live, what I normally order and still deliver!
What's different apart from the lazy bit?
Fecking parasites.
Stop being lazy and ring them direct.
It is a con. I never order through any of them.
The fast food places I use know my name, where I live, what I normally order and still deliver!
What's different apart from the lazy bit?
Fecking parasites.
Trophy Husband said:
Uber, Just Eat and all of the others are just disruptive. They set up a platform to allegedly get you business, take a skim from your margin, you continue to get growing 'sales' from them because the orders you would have had on your own telephone now go through them. It is a descent to the bottom. As a fast food restaurant, due to the skim, your margins drop, you start buying cheaper ingredients to keep margin, people no longer rate your food and stop buying. It is all a major con.
Stop being lazy and ring them direct.
It is a con. I never order through any of them.
The fast food places I use know my name, where I live, what I normally order and still deliver!
What's different apart from the lazy bit?
Fecking parasites.
Excellent and spot on, ditto taxis.. Stop being lazy and ring them direct.
It is a con. I never order through any of them.
The fast food places I use know my name, where I live, what I normally order and still deliver!
What's different apart from the lazy bit?
Fecking parasites.
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