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Grubhub
Grubhub is an American online and mobile prepared food ordering and delivery marketplace, which was founded in 2004 and is based in Chicago. The company connects diners with local takeout restaurants. The company has 19.9 million active users.
Girl Scouts Get Their Digital-First Merit Badge
January 13, 2021
Arguably the best culinary time of the year is approaching as the Girl Scouts are once again peddling their delicious wares to the general public. Over the next few weeks ...Few (Though Intriguing) Shifts In Latest Provider Ranking Of Aggregator Apps
January 12, 2021
Aggregators like to aggregate, clearly. They do it better than ever these days. And as goes the business of platform aggregators, so goes PYMNTS’ latest Provider Ranking of Aggregator Apps.
In ...Today In Payments: Trump Signs Stimulus Bill; Square Said To Mull Buy of Jay-Z’s TIDAL Music-Streaming Service
December 28, 2020
In today’s top news, President Trump signed the pandemic relief bill Congress passed last week, and Square CEO Jack Dorsey is reportedly interested in buying Jay-Z’s TIDAL music app. Plus, ...Grubhub Changes Tipping In California, Angering Drivers
December 27, 2020
Grubhub drivers are fuming over a new company policy that has led to dramatically reduced tipping, the Financial Times reported, citing exchanges with drivers and posts by other drivers on ...Grubhub Offers Restaurants New Tools For Commission-Free Ordering
December 8, 2020
Online food delivery platform Grubhub is providing restaurants with new tools for commission-free orders as the second wave of the pandemic triggers new dining room closures and capacity restrictions.
“It’s never ...Chipotle Personalizes Loyalty Program, Digital Ordering Experience
November 20, 2020
Winter is around the corner, bringing colder temperatures and prompting many restaurants to question whether their operations can survive the season.
Many quick-service restaurants (QSRs) have taken their dine-in services outdoors ...Chowly Teams With Grubhub To Streamline Restaurant Orders
October 29, 2020
Restaurant services platform Chowly is partnering with food delivery app Grubhub to bring local eateries a frictionless solution for online sales, the companies said in a statement on Thursday (Oct. ...Grubhub: 30M Active Diners Boost Top Line Growth In Q3, Up From 21.2 Million In '19
October 28, 2020
Online and mobile food ordering marketplace Grubhub reported a 53 percent increase in revenue to $494 million for the quarter that ended Sept. 30, according to a press release.
That’s a ...Today In Payments Around The World: Flywire Joins Forces With BELTA; EMQ Provides High-Value Settlement In Japan
October 8, 2020
In today’s top payments news around the world, Flywire has teamed with the Brazilian Educational & Language Travel Association on payment options for students studying abroad, while EMQ has begun ...The Ordering Innovations Attracting Restaurant Customers
October 8, 2020
The ongoing pandemic has hit few industries as hard as it has hit the restaurant industry, with stay-at-home guidelines and social distancing forcing many eateries to shut their doors either ...Just Eat Takeaway.com Shareholders OK Grubhub Deal
October 7, 2020
Shareholders of Just Eat Takeaway.com have approved the company’s acquisition of Grubhub for $6.9 billion, Reuters reported Wednesday (Oct. 7).
The deal, which is expected to close in the first half ...Lyft Loyalty Program Adds Free Grubhub Delivery
October 6, 2020
Lyft users who subscribe to the company’s $19.99 per month loyalty program, Lyft Pink, will now get the added benefit of free Grubhub deliveries, Lyft announced on Tuesday (Oct. 6) ...REPORT: The QSR’s Digital Checklist For Surviving The Long Haul
October 6, 2020
The ongoing pandemic is devastating the restaurant industry, with eateries leaning heavily on mobile ordering to make up for declines in walk-in traffic.
Restaurants are gradually opening dining rooms and patios ...Chowbus CEO: Building A Food-Delivery Platform For Mom-And-Pop Restaurants
September 3, 2020
The difficulties restaurants face with big delivery platforms like Grubhub or Uber Eats have been extensively cataloged. Critics claim the platforms take too big a bite out of restaurants’ revenues, ...Deep Dive: Third-Party Apps Keep Business Flowing Amid COVID-19 Pandemic, Increased Risk Of Fraud
August 19, 2020
Dine-in restaurants have taken a beating during the COVID-19 pandemic, but those that have shifted to digital channels and relied on third-party mobile apps have kept business flowing. Eateries are staying afloat by turning ...Portillo's On Offering A Fast And Secure End-To-End Customer Experience
August 18, 2020
Restaurant delivery-app downloads have spiked 50 percent since the pandemic’s onset, but with it comes the increased risk of fraud, says Eric Bevins, director of operations services at fast casual ...Grubhub Q2 Financials Soar On Digital Shift To Online Ordering
July 30, 2020
Lockdown living launched restaurant delivery aggregator Grubhub into a higher orbit, with the company logging gross food sales (GFS) of $2.3 billion in the second quarter of 2020, a 59 ...Grubhub 'State Of The Plate' Stats Show Trends For Spicy Chicken Sandwiches, Vegan Burgers
July 10, 2020
Grubhub has published its “State of the Plate” report, looking at food trends this year, with the pandemic having resulted in much more use of the food-delivery app.
The numbers show spicy ...Prepping For The Coming Grocery Delivery Wars
July 8, 2020
It’s got Netflix series written all over it: “Grocery Delivery Wars.”
Imagine drones racing through the skies, festooned with NASCAR-like logos, laden with boxes of comestibles as cohort drivers on the ...Uber Reaches $2.65B Deal To Buy Postmates
July 6, 2020
Uber Technologies agreed Monday (July 6) to purchase delivery firm Postmates Inc. in an all-stock deal worth $2.65 billion.
“Uber and Postmates have long shared a belief that platforms like ours ...Aggregators Eat Well In Latest Mobile App Provider Ranking
July 1, 2020
It’s a weird year all around, and that certainly applies to the world of mobile apps for order aggregators. PYMNTS’ latest Provider Ranking of Mobile Aggregators reflects heated competition, serious ...Uber Eyes Postmates Buy
June 30, 2020
Uber Technologies may have lost out on a bid to buy Grubhub this month, but that hasn’t stopped the global ride-hailing company from setting its sights on another food delivery ...Why Digital’s 3.0 Shift May Take Longer Than We Think
June 15, 2020
There is an out-and-out frenzy to capitalize on the pandemic-fueled digital shift that gave consumers few options for accessing products and services over the last twelve weeks.
Miss this shift and ...Paytronix CEO: Why Restaurants Want To Operate Their Own Ghost Kitchens
June 15, 2020
To say that last week was an active week of news in the restaurant world would be an understatement. First the much-anticipated Uber-Grubhub deal went up in smoke under the threat of antitrust ...New Funding To Make DoorDash A $15B Company
June 12, 2020
DoorDash Inc. is expected to receive new funding that would value the nation’s largest on demand meal delivery company at $15 billion even before the deal closes, The Wall Street ...New Report: How Fake Reviews Hurt Restaurants' Mobile Ordering Volumes
June 12, 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic has throttled restaurants’ revenues as social distancing protocols, stay-at-home orders and dine-in bans have forced eateries to rely solely on pickup and delivery to stay in business. ...Grubhub Faces Lawsuit From KFC, Taco Bell Parent Company
June 11, 2020
The owner of KFC and Taco Bell is suing Grubhub Inc., the Chicago-based online food ordering and delivery marketplace, alleging it violated terms of a distribution agreement, CNBC reported.
In 2018, Yum! Brands ...Today In Payments: Just Eat Takeaway.com To Buy Grubhub; Amazon Taps Goldman To Launch SMB Credit Program
June 11, 2020
In today’s top news, Just Eat Takeaway.com and Grubhub agreed to merge, and Amazon and Goldman Sachs partnered to offer a small- to medium-sized business (SMB) credit program. Plus, Apple ...Grubhub CEO Contends Richer Offer Won Out
June 11, 2020
Grubhub CEO and Founder Matt Maloney said on Thursday (June 11) that it was a richer offer that drove the restaurant ordering and delivery service into the arms of European ...Just Eat Takeaway/Grubhub Deal Shows Appetite For Food Delivery Consolidation
June 11, 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic isn’t enough to stop cross-border dealmaking – specifically in the food delivery services space, where critical mass is of critical importance. Consider the news that European food delivery ...Just Eat Takeaway.com To Buy Grubhub In $7.3 Billion Deal
June 10, 2020Just Eat Takeaway.com agreed on Wednesday (June 10) to buy Grubhub for $7.3 billion in a move that could result in the world’s largest online food delivery firm outside of ...The Uber-Grubhub Deal Might Go Bust, But Food Delivery Keeps Cooking Up Consolidation
June 10, 2020
It looks like a much-anticipated Uber Eats-Grubhub merger that might have changed the entire food delivery landscape won’t be coming to fruition after all. Uber is reportedly looking increasingly likely to pull ...Uber-Grubhub Deal Falls Apart
June 10, 2020
The merger between Uber Technologies Inc. and Grubhub will likely be taken off the table over antitrust concerns raised with the potential deal, sources told CNBC.
Instead, Grubhub is reportedly finalizing a ...New Suitors Emerge As Possible Grubhub Buyers
June 5, 2020
Amid ongoing discussions with Uber on a potential deal, two food delivery platforms in Europe — Delivery Hero and Just Eat Takeaway.com — have each noted interest in a merger ...Today In Payments: PayPal, Facebook Take Stake In Gojek; Aussie Central Bank May Lower ePayment Costs
June 3, 2020
In today’s top news, PayPal and Facebook are to take stakes in Indonesia’s Gojek, and the Reserve Bank of Australia is considering cutting costs of electronic payments to encourage eBanking. ...Talks Over Termination Fee May Threaten Grubhub-Uber Deal
June 2, 2020
Another major obstacle has emerged in Uber’s bid to buy Grubhub: The food-delivery service wants a big payoff if federal regulators nix the deal.
As previously reported in this space, some ...Google, Amazon And Other Top Tech Cos. Making M&A Deals Amid Pandemic
May 28, 2020
Giant tech companies are seeking deals at their fastest pace in years, fueled by COVID-19 despite an increase in scrutiny by regulators.
The Financial Times reported Google, Amazon, Apple, Facebook and ...Uber India Lays Off 600 As Ride Demands Vanish Amid COVID-19
May 26, 2020
As India sees COVID-19 cases quickly climb for the seventh day in a row as of Tuesday (May 26), Uber, like most businesses in the country, is seeing a severe ...Democrats Want Probe Of Possible Uber-Grubhub Merger
May 21, 2020
Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Min.) wants officials to look into potential antitrust violations involving Uber’s possible acquisition of Grubhub as the two companies remain in discussion.
The letter, addressed to Assistant Attorney General ...Today In Payments: Grubhub Says No Deal, But Negotiations Continue; SoftBank Posts $18B Loss As Jack Ma Exits Board
May 18, 2020
In today’s top news, Grubhub says “no deal” to Uber, but negotiations continue. Meanwhile, SoftBank posts $18 billion in losses after Jack Ma resigns, and the Federal Reserve’s Jerome Powell ...