Orlando-based Doorstep Delivery merges with Bite Squad

Orlando’s Doorstep Delivery has merged with Bite Squad and is transitioning its local fleet in an attempt to keep up with the technological power of UberEats and Amazon Restaurants. Doorstep Delivery had pioneered web-based restaurant delivery in the Orlando region, relying on e-mail and telephone dispatchers to mobilizes its fleet of 80 drivers and 300 …

Michael Hackel – How He Turned a Bad Restaurant Experience into a Multi-Million Dollar Empire

In February of 2015 Chicago based online food delivery company GrubHub completed the acquisition of Boston based DiningIn. DiningIn was started by a single entrepreneur, Michael Hackel, in 1988 and had evolved from a Boston based business to a nationally recognized brand which operated in Boston, Chicago, Dallas, Philadelphia, and the Twin Cities.  Michael grew …

GrubHub acquires Brighton online restaurant delivery service DiningIn

Online food delivery company GrubHub, based in Chicago, said Thursday that it has completed its acquisition of Brighton-based DiningIn. The deal, along with the acquisition of California-based Restaurants on the Run, is worth between $70 million and $80 million combined, according to GrubHub spokeswoman Abby Hunt. “We’re confident they’re the leading two players in the restaurant delivery space,” she …