DoorDash Buys Square’s Caviar
DoorDash, the leading U.S. third-party delivery provider by market share, has entered into an agreement with Square to buy its Caviar delivery brand for $410 million in cash and DoorDash preferred stock. This huge acquisition underscores DoorDash’s recent gains...
Grubhub CEO Addresses Disparaging Reports, Calls Out Competitors
Grubhub CEO Matt Maloney is apparently fed up with negative press and how some of the brand’s competitors are behaving. He addressed both topics during the second quarter earnings call earlier this week. The Chicago-based company’s results were mixed. Grub posted a...
Survey Identifies Big Delivery Gripes, Driver’s Dirty Secrets
A new survey from US Foods digs into the grievances consumers have with third-party delivery and provides some eye-popping insight into some of the less-than-ethical things couriers do on the job. The food supplier conducted a national survey of 1,500 delivery...
Why Dunkin’ Inked a Close Deal with Grubhub
When a big brand jumps into delivery, there’s a big decision to make: Do you open the brand to every delivery provider possible to meet the delivery consumer everywhere or forge a deeper partnership with a single partner? For Dunkin’ Brands, the answer was a close...
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