Table 2.
Characteristics of food outlets, the healthiness of food outlets and nutritional qualities of most popular menu items available on Uber Eats in Sydney, Australia and Auckland, New Zealand.
| Characteristics | Sydney, Australia | Auckland, New Zealand |
|---|---|---|
| Number of unique food outlets (n) | ||
| Total number of unique food outlets | 680 | 394 |
| Food outlet ratings, median (IQR) | ||
| Rating (/5) | 4.4 (4.3–4.6) | 4.5 (4.3–4.6) |
| Reviews 1 | 323 (170–500+) | 245 (122–431) |
| Delivery details, median (IQR) | ||
| Number of delivery suburbs | 2 (1–4) | 3 (1–6) |
| Delivery cost ($AUD/$NZD) | $5.99 ($3.99–$6.99) | $7.99 ($5.99–$7.99) |
| Delivery distance (km) | 3.00 (1.90–4.00) | 3.20 (2.00–4.40) |
| Unique delivery routes 2 | 2318 | 1839 |
| Unique delivery route >1 km, n (%) | 2042 (88.1) | 1648 (89.7) |
| Food outlet classification [FES], n (%) | ||
| Bakery (0) | 1 (0.1) | 0 (0) |
| Restaurant/café franchise (0) | 4 (0.6) | 27 (6.9) |
| Restaurant/café local independent (0) | 141 (20.7) | 60 (15.2) |
| Salad/sushi bar (5) | 32 (4.7) | 15 (3.8) |
| Sandwich shop (5) | 2 (0.3) | 2 (0.5) |
| Major supermarket (5) | 1 (0.1) | 0 (0) |
| Specialty food store—extra foods (−8) | 41 (6.0) | 19 (4.8) |
| Take-away local independent (−8) | 202 (29.7) | 57 (14.5) |
| Take-away franchise store (−10) | 256 (37.6) | 214 (54.3) |
| Food outlets grouped by healthiness, n (%) | ||
| Healthy (FES range 5 to 10) | 35 (5.1) | 17 (4.3) |
| Less Healthy (FES range −4 to 4) | 146 (21.5) | 87 (22.1) |
| Unhealthy (FES range −10 to −5) | 499 (73.4) | 290 (73.6) |
| Most popular menu items, n (%) | ||
| Total number of most popular menu items | 3357 | 2412 |
| Discretionary foods | 2830 (84.3) | 2128 (88.2) |
| Core foods | 527 (15.7) | 284 (11.8) |
| Deprivation quintiles of physical food outlet location, n (%) | SEIFA IRSD 2016 | NZDep 2018 3 |
| Q1 Least disadvantaged suburbs | 271 (39.9) | 48 (12.2) |
| Q2 | 136 (20.0) | 109 (27.7) |
| Q3 | 113 (16.6) | 71 (18.0) |
| Q4 | 71 (10.4) | 95 (24.1) |
| Q5 Most disadvantaged suburbs | 89 (13.1) | 49 (12.4) |
n, number; AUD, Australian Dollar; FES, Food Environment Score; IQR, Inter Quartile range; NZD, New Zealand Dollar; km, kilometer; Q, quintile; SEIFA IRSD, Socio-Economic Indexes for Areas Index of Relative Socioeconomic Disadvantage; NZDep, New Zealand Index of Deprivation. 1 Food outlets with ratings above 500 were listed as 500+. For the purpose of this study counted as 500; 2 Unique delivery route = Unique food outlets × number of delivery suburbs; 3 Three suburbs had no NZDep 2018 available; therefore, 22 unique food outlets had missing data (5.6% of total unique food outlet locations for Auckland, New Zealand).