Ask the experts: Best credit cards for food delivery

Why have so many credit cards added food-delivery rewards (or emphasized that aspect of existing restaurant rewards) during 2020? Carola Grebitus, associate professor of food industry management, explains.

Why have so many credit cards added food-delivery rewards (or emphasized that aspect of existing restaurant rewards) during 2020? Carola Grebitus, associate professor of food industry management, explains.

In this story published Aug. 24, 2020, on WalletHub:

During the COVID-19 pandemic, consumers travel(ed) a lot less, and also reduced their ‘dine-in’ restaurant expenditures a lot. Hence, credit cards likely added food-delivery rewards to incentivize consumers to still use their credit cards for food consumption other than grocery store purchases.

– Carola Grebitus, associate professor of food industry management