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, …
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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. …
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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Today, DoorDash announced new enhancements to its Preferred Integrations Program, building on its 2025 launch, to help restaurants get more reliable, seamless performance from their point-of-sale (POS) and middleware integrations on DoorDash. As restaurants increasingly rely on POS integrations to manage orders, inconsistencies between systems can lead to cancellations, inaccurate menus, and time-consuming reconciliation. DoorDash’s latest updates …
From a simpler onboarding process to improved menu and content tools and smarter direct ordering solutions, these updates help merchants save time and reach more customers May 4, 2026 Today, DoorDash unveiled a suite of AI-driven tools and features for merchants, designed to streamline the onboarding journey, improve operational efficiencies, and grow their business across every …
Zesty, the AI-powered restaurant discovery app launched last year by DoorDash, will soon be no more. At least not as a stand-alone app. In an email sent to Zesty users on Friday, DoorDash said it will incorporate parts of Zesty into the regular DoorDash app. These include personalized restaurant recommendations and “conversational” search. “We built Zesty …
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LinkedIn post: Olo just launched a marketplace app to compete with DoorDash Toast tried this. it’s called Toast Local. you’ve probably never heard of it. (im half joking.. im a big fan of Toast) anyway, there’s a reason for that. and i’ve seen it before. i worked on hyperlocal restaurant marketplaces at LevelUp and Ritual.cotwo …
DoorDash made money again.The company reported on its Q4: 903M orders (+32% YoY), Marketplace GOV $29.7B (+39%), Revenue $4B (+38%), GAAP net income $213M (+51%). 1/ Agentic commerce question. An analyst asked Tony Xu – co-founder and CEO – whether AI agents could compress the discovery-to-checkout flow and erode DD’s position. Tony gave a bit …
