Grubhub moves into dine-in, betting on restaurant traffic and rewards

The new weekly program gives diners Grubhub credit for eating at participating restaurants, including beta debuts in New York City and Chicago with Tacombi, Dos Toros, Chopt and other fast-casual brands. Grubhub is moving beyond delivery, launching a beta of The Drop, its first dine-in experience, which rewards diners with Grubhub credit when they claim an …

Uber Eats to buy ezCater for $2.3B

The catering platform will expand Uber Eats’ large order business, which has become a significant opportunity in recent quarters. Dive Brief: Dive Insight: EzCater currently partners with over 140,000 restaurants and generated over $2.5 billion in gross bookings over the trailing 12 months, according to the company, and it has grown in the high teens …

Uber bets $2.3 billion on ezCater to narrow gap with DoorDash

Oct 6 (Reuters) – Uber Technologies (UBER.N), opens new tab ‌said on Tuesday it would buy US catering platform ezCater in an all-cash deal for $2.3 billion, its latest move to strengthen delivery, the company’s fastest-growing business segment. The deal comes months ​after Uber agreed in July to buy German firm Delivery Hero in ​a $14.8 billion transaction aimed …

DoorDash Moves into POS Tech: A Strategic Threat to Payment Giants

Nikodem Gabler•May 13, 2026•3 min read DoorDash is preparing to launch its own point-of-sale technology, moving beyond delivery into the heart of restaurant operations. This strategic expansion directly challenges payment firms like Toast and signals a major shift in how delivery platforms control the merchant ecosystem. The news comes as market analysts downgrade major payment processors, …

DoorDash Expands Workplace Catering with New Group Ordering

by Bernadette Heier | Apr 30, 2026 | News Briefs DoorDash for Business is adding new catering and group ordering features aimed at workplace meals as companies look for easier ways to coordinate food for in-office teams. The delivery company introduced a set of offerings that includes Meal Manager for recurring team meals and tray-style catering for meetings and events. …

DoorDash Seen Outpacing Uber Eats in Onboarding Newly Opened Restaurants

According to a recent LinkedIn post from DataLane, analysis of 18,533 restaurant openings in 2026 suggests DoorDash is onboarding new venues materially faster than Uber Eats. The post indicates DoorDash is present at 34.4% of newly opened restaurants, compared with 23.7% for Uber Eats, implying DoorDash signs new openings roughly 1.45× faster. The company’s LinkedIn post …

Wonder lays off 533 as part of production consolidation

Dive Brief: Dive Insight: Wonder, which has grown to about 150 food hall locations, has been changing up its operations as it continues to grow rapidly. Earlier this month the company sold Grubhub’s campus business to DoorDash for $300 million. DoorDash also invested $125 million as part of a strategic partnership. In September, it started to deploy …

Olo App launch

LinkedIn, Noah Glass: The Olo App launches next month, a moment 21 years in the making. Team Olo has been hard at work building our first consumer app, and we’re excited for this new era of online ordering.  There’s a lot to love about the Olo App: zero commissions, map discovery, one-click acquisition, no paid …

DoorDash to buy Grubhub Campus Dining for $300M from Wonder

Dive Brief: Dive Insight: Purchasing the program gives DoorDash a significant source of data and new touchpoints with young consumers.  Grubhub’s campus dining program, once known as Tapingo, is live at upwards of 450 campuses. The system lets students order meals from campus foodservice and restaurant locations for pickup through its apps and pay for …

DoorDash and Wonder Announce Strategic Partnership

September 15, 2026 Broad partnership includes DoorDash’s $300 million purchase of Grubhub Campus Dining and $125 million investment in Wonder’s Series D SAN FRANCISCO & NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)– DoorDash, a global leader in local commerce, and Wonder, a leading food technology platform, today announced a strategic partnership. Under the agreement, DoorDash will acquire Wonder’s Grubhub Campus Dining …