# Professor Arun Sundararajan comments on the growth of meal-delivery apps in the San Francisco area

1 Faculty News April 23, 2016 ![San Francisco Chronicle logo](/sites/default/files/styles/246w/public/assets/images/con_030853.jpg?itok=5J96iBF2)>

Excerpt from the [San Francisco Chronicle](http://www.sfchronicle.com/food/article/SF-meal-delivery-pioneers-setting-a-bigger-table-7305820.php) -- "[Sundararajan](http://www.stern.nyu.edu/faculty/bio/arun-sundararajan) said ride-hailing companies such as Lyft and Uber have to employ nonprofessional drivers. And at Airbnb, he added, everyday people are converted into part-time hoteliers. 'Munchery and Sprig aren’t converting hobbyist home cooks into commercial chefs. They’re simply creating a bigger market for professionals.'"

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