DoorDash Acquires SevenRooms for $1.2 Billion in Bold Restaurant Tech Expansion

DoorDash announced it will acquire restaurant tech platform SevenRooms for $1.2 billion to expand its merchant tools and enhance its commerce platform. Multiple news sources confirmed the deal, quoting company statements. The acquisition coincided with DoorDash missing revenue expectations, making headlines across financial outlets and raising interest in its future DoorDash Acquires SevenRooms for $1.2 …

Be the MVP of Every Game Day with DoorDash’s Gamified Weekly Rewards Program

Whether you’re following Ohio State Buckeyes’ Jeremiah Smith, Texas Longhorns’ Arch Manning or any other ones to watch, there’s one way to be the MVP of party planning all NCAA college football season. DoorDash is the ultimate go-to for stocking up on hosting and tailgating must-haves — and saving big when you order everything from folding chairs and …

DoorDash is ready for you to pay attention

On August 18th, Zaria Parvez announced she was leaving Duolingo after five years, eight billion impressions, and more viral moments with a giant Owl than we can count. So it was pretty big marketing industry news when a few days later it was reported that she would soon be the new director of social at DoorDash.  Parvez told AdAge, “It’s not …

DoorDash’s New Commerce Platform Opening Customer Data

Good LinkedIn post: just got off a call with a restaurant that’s moving to DoorDash’s new commerce platform. at first i wondered why and questioned it DoorDash is shipping an Owner.com-style stack: branded website + 1p online ordering + crm + email/sms + a cross-channel loyalty program all built on their marketplace rails the big …

DoorDash’s planned takeover of Deliveroo to be reviewed under EU’s simplified merger procedure

BRUSSELS (Reuters) -The planned $3.9 billion takeover of Deliveroo by U.S. meal delivery firm DoorDash will be reviewed under the European Union’s simplified merger procedure, EU Commission documents showed on Tuesday. The food delivery app companies reached a deal valuing Deliveroo at about 2.9 billion pounds ($3.92 billion) in May. The fact that the EU …

DoorDash adds loyalty program for partner restaurants

Dive Brief: Dive Insight: The addition of a loyalty program could help independent and small restaurant chains boost customer engagement as many large chains already have robust loyalty programs. DoorDash’s feature doesn’t require any point-of-sales integration and can replace a restaurant’s existing program. This also puts DoorDash in more direct competition with restaurant loyalty providers. …

McDonald’s launches first-party delivery channel with DoorDash

Dive Brief: Dive Insight: The new ordering channel increases the options available to consumers, and, since it is accessible directly through McDonalds.com, it may help the brand increase delivery orders by bringing consumers who don’t want to use or download a branded app.  “With millions of customers visiting McDonalds.com each month, this channel extends our …

McDonald’s and DoorDash Expand Global Partnership with New Online Ordering Experience in U.S

Ordering your McDonald’s favorites directly to your door just got even easier. Today, McDonald’s USA (NYSE: MCD) and DoorDash (NASDAQ: DASH) announced the launch of a new U.S. online ordering experience, allowing customers to order McDelivery via mobile web or desktop — no app downloads, logins, or accounts required. Orders are fulfilled by Dashers, offering a fast, reliable, and familiar …

Uber Eats vs. DoorDash: Inside the legal battle between ‘two titans’ of delivery

For the first time ever, Uber Eats sued DoorDash last week. Uber Eats alleged that DoorDash was engaging in anti-competitive behavior by interfering with its ability to capture delivery clients who use white-label delivery for branded websites and apps.  “This is the two titans squaring off against each other,” said Barry Barnett, a partner at Susman …

How DoorDash is evolving its retail media arm as ad revenue grows

Delivery giant DoorDash last week announced the first acquisition to strengthen its advertising division with a $175 million deal for the ad-tech startup Symbiosys. Uniting the two companies, which have worked together for the better part of two years, highlights the growing importance of offsite ads for retail media networks that are reaching fresh levels of maturity and grappling more …