third party delivery

Report: 7-Eleven makes under-the-radar purchase of delivery startup

7-Eleven convenience store

It looks like 7-Eleven is ditching longtime partner DoorDash.

The two companies have collaborated heavily in recent years, with the convenience store chain using DoorDash couriers to power its 30-minute delivery service. 

But a pair of inside sources told The Information on Thursday that 7-Eleven has acquired San Antonio-based delivery startup Skipcart, suggesting a desire to distance itself from the food delivery app.

Terms of the deal were not disclosed by the sources, and 7-Eleven did not...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/report-7-eleven-makes-under-the-radar-purchase-of-delivery-startup

Want a New York pizza in LA? Uber Eats delivers — for free

Uber Eats nationwide delivery app landing page

Uber Eats is in it for the long haul.

The third-party food delivery platform on Tuesday launched a service that will deliver food from restaurants in New York City, Los Angeles and Miami to customers anywhere in the lower 48 states — for free. The new offering, Nationwide shipping, will use FedEx carrier services.

In-app screenshots of the new service that were obtained by Modern Shipper show the Nationwide shipping option appearing on the Uber Eats (NYSE: UBER) homepage. From there, the ordering...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/want-a-new-york-pizza-in-la-uber-eats-delivers-for-free

DoorDash is still dominating the food delivery wars

DoorDash scooter, company earnings released

DoorDash continues to dominate food and convenience delivery. Despite major investments in expanding the business into categories like grocery and alcohol, as well as into new countries, the third-party delivery app’s revenue continued to grow as it posted all-time highs in marketplace gross order value (GOV), monthly active users (MAUs), average order frequency and users of DashPass, its delivery subscription offering.

Shares of DoorDash (NYSE: DASH) were up around 7% in early post-market...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/doordash-is-still-dominating-the-food-delivery-wars

This NYC food delivery startup is giving power back to restaurants

This food delivery startup is changing the game

It’s no secret that there’s a little bit of animosity between restaurants and food delivery apps like Uber Eats, DoorDash and Grubhub. Restaurants often hemorrhage up to 30% of their off-premise sales as part of the commission the apps charge them, and when places like New York City pushed back, the companies opened their collective coffers and jointly sued. Their actions have even earned them the title of “modern day Mafia” among some restaurateurs, who say that the apps are killing their...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/this-nyc-food-delivery-startup-is-giving-power-back-to-restaurants

A tale of 2 food apps: Uber Eats grows, DoorDash finds new verticals

Uber Eats and DoorDash go different directions in Q3 after earnings releases

There’s nothing quite like having your lunch delivered to your doorstep by Uber Eats — except having your lunch delivered to your doorstep by DoorDash. The two longtime food delivery rivals have been at each other’s throats for years, competing to cement themselves as the primary option for consumers in the U.S. and abroad.

So far, Uber Eats has won the global battle –– it’s available on six continents and is first or second in gross orders in just about every country in which it operates ––...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/a-tale-of-2-food-apps-uber-eats-grows-doordash-finds-new-verticals

NYC legislation establishes minimum payment per trip for delivery drivers

Grubhub, DoorDash and Uber Eats must now pay NYC delivery drivers a minimum payment per trip

New York City is quickly becoming one of the front lines in the battle for gig worker protections. 

In May 2020, the city enacted commission caps on third-party delivery services, limiting the amount they could charge partnering restaurants to 15% in an effort to help them weather the economic throes of the pandemic. About a month ago, it made those caps permanent. Predictably, the big three food delivery services, Uber Eats, DoorDash and Grubhub, reacted the same way they did when San Francisco...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/nyc-legislation-establishes-minimum-payment-per-trip-for-delivery-drivers

Food delivery companies sue NYC over commission caps

Uber Eats, DoorDash and Grubhub are suing New York City over its commission caps for food delivery apps

DoorDash, Grubhub and Uber Eats provider Uber Technologies are suing New York City over its recent measure that capped the commission that the apps could charge restaurants at 15%, a figure that was previously as high as 30%. It’s the latest legal action in a yearslong clash between America’s three largest food delivery companies and state and local legislators.

The companies are seeking an injunction that would stop New York City from enforcing the new law, as well as unspecified monetary...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/food-delivery-companies-sue-nyc-over-commission-caps

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