Summarize this content to 2000 words in 6 paragraphs in Arabic Unlock the Editor\u2019s Digest for freeRoula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter.Uber accused rival food delivery service DoorDash of engaging in anti-competitive practices in a lawsuit filed in California on Friday. The San Francisco-based company said its closest competitor in the food-delivery market had coerced restaurants into working exclusively with them by threatening to issue penalties or demote restaurants in the DoorDash app.Uber is seeking unspecified damages and a judgment that would force DoorDash to change its business practices. \u201cRestaurants across the country have told us that DoorDash\u2019s bullying tactics leave them with an impossible choice: cave to their demands or pay the price,\u201d said Sarfraz Maredia, head of Americas at Uber Eats.\u201cWe\u2019re taking legal action because competition should empower restaurants.\u201d The lawsuit opens a new front in the battle between the companies for market share in the competitive market for food delivery services that accelerated during the Covid-19 pandemic. \u201cUber\u2019s case has no merit,\u201d DoorDash said on Friday. \u201cTheir claims are unfounded and based on their inability to offer merchants, consumers, or couriers a quality alternative.\u201d DoorDash Drive enables restaurants and take away chains to operate their own branded apps and websites but have all delivery logistics handled by DoorDash. Customers are charged a fee per order. DoorDash launched its so-called first-party service in 2016, while Uber followed suit with its version \u201cUber Direct\u201d four years later. Both companies generate a significant portion of their revenue from the services they offer restaurants, including fees for delivery and also advertising on their respective platforms. Uber posted its second full-year profit earlier this month, while DoorDash this week reported its second quarterly profit since going public in 2020. DoorDash is the largest player in the US food delivery market and has previously said it has about 90 per cent of all major restaurants in the country on its platform. Uber said that last year, a significant restaurant company \u201cabruptly notified\u201d them that it would not roll out services on the company\u2019s platform for several brands. \u201cThis decision resulted directly from DoorDash\u2019s punitive threats to increase its commission rates,\u201d it said in the court filing. The ride-hailing company claimed DoorDash also threatened to impose \u201cpunitive charges\u201d with fees increasing between 10 per cent and 30 per cent if a customer opted to use both company\u2019s services. DoorDash denies the claims.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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