DoorDash Finally Files to Go Public
Seven years after its founding, DoorDash filed its Form S-1 with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission today signaling its imminent intent to become a publicly traded company. This is a significant milestone for the San Francisco-based company and the delivery...
Proposition 22 Passes in Big Win for Platforms
Proposition 22 has passed in California, allowing gig-employment giants like DoorDash, Uber, Lyft and Grubhub exemption from the state’s gig-employment law. The total votes are still being tallied in California, but it appears that the ballot measure won by a...
Ghost Kitchen Real Estate: Building New Versus Existing Kitchens
With thousands of new delivery-only restaurants opening in the coming year, a range of opposing business plans are raking in a deluge of investment funds, bringing virtual concepts into existing restaurants and purpose-built ghost kitchen spaces. Whichever model...
After Self-Delivery Basics, It’s Time to Catch Domino’s
With so many restaurants doing delivery for the first time because of the pandemic or earlier adopters updating their delivery programs in recent months, the energy is shifting from the must-haves to nice-to-haves in the mold of delivery pioneers like Domino’s or...
Grubhub Faces Lawsuit over Non-Partnered Restaurant Listings
Grubhub is under legal fire for listing non-partnered restaurants on its platform, but what will actually come of a newly filed class-action lawsuit is not clear. The suit, filed by Gibbs Law Group, alleges that Grubhub misused trademarks by placing non-partner...
Outstanding Operators
Food On Demand Outstanding Operators features restaurant brands with innovative operations that are taking creative paths to success with delivery and all things off-premises.
