Are food deliveries a lifeline or a death knell for restaurants?

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“They have become a necessary evil, and I think for many people, evil is the word,” says Stefan Chomka, editor of Restaurant, the leading industry publication for hospitality.

Chomka is referring not to taxes, death or any of the obvious necessary evils in this world, but to restaurants offering a delivery service alongside the traditional dining in.