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Your favorite takeout joint is actually a catfishing scheme — it's totally legal
June 1, 2023 | 11:56amThe next time you order delivery from Seamless or DoorDash, look closer.
NYC stores are price gouging COVID rapid tests, selling for $80 and up
January 6, 2022 | 1:40pmAssorted NYC businesses have taken to food delivery apps including Seamless to resell at-home coronavirus antigen tests for well above retail price.
New York City Council wants food delivery apps to disclose phone fees
June 15, 2021 | 6:34pmFood delivery apps that create alternative phone numbers for their restaurant clients so they can take a cut of telephone food orders may soon need to start disclosing the practice...
Food delivery apps face multibillion-dollar hit as COVID pandemic lifts: study
April 29, 2021 | 12:07amFood delivery apps like Doordash, GrubHub and Uber Eats got fat off the pandemic to the tune of $19 billion — and now they’re facing a potential crash diet, according...
Grubhub rises 7 percent on news of European suitors
June 5, 2020 | 3:11pmGrubhub has received interest from at least two European companies, Delivery Hero and Just Eat Takeaway.com, as potential acquirers, CNBC reported on Friday, citing people familiar with the matter. The...
De Blasio signs bill capping NYC restaurant delivery-app fees
May 26, 2020 | 10:19pmMayor Bill de Blasio signed several bills on Tuesday that could temporarily eat into the profits of food-ordering and delivery apps like Grubhub and UberEats.
NYC seeks to limit fees by food apps like Grubhub during emergencies
April 23, 2020 | 4:18pmThe New York City Council wants to ban food-ordering apps like Grubhub from charging most of their usual fees to restaurants during any government-ordered state of emergency, The Post has...
Grubhub, Seamless orders dip in NYC despite coronavirus isolation
April 13, 2020 | 3:00pmOrdering in is on the outs. Grubhub and Seamless food deliveries have dropped in the Big Apple, even though New Yorkers are all staying home during the coronavirus pandemic, Grubhub...
Is food delivery safe during the coronavirus pandemic?
March 13, 2020 | 4:38pmCan your takeout take YOU out?
Grubhub will waive commission fees for restaurants hurt by coronavirus
March 13, 2020 | 1:28pmOnline food delivery company GrubHub Inc said on Friday it will temporarily suspend collecting commission fees of up to $100 million from independent US restaurants hit by the coronavirus outbreak....
The wrong way to crack down on Grubhub
March 2, 2020 | 7:12pmLast week the City Council unveiled legislation to limit food-delivery-app services like Grubhub, DoorDash and UberEats. But it looks like the wrong answer. Last May’s exposé by The Post’s Kevin...
NYC Council bills aim to slash food delivery fees
February 26, 2020 | 9:33pmBig Apple legislators are about to take a stab at regulating food delivery giants like Grubhub and UberEats. The New York City Council on Thursday will be presented with a...
NYC councilman slams Grubhub CEO as 'aggressive, dismissive' of probe
October 9, 2019 | 5:39pmA food fight between Grubhub and a New York City councilman is getting messier than ever. The food-delivery giant’s chief executive Matt Maloney has been “needlessly aggressive and dismissive” of...
Grubhub fees hurting small businesses, claims NYC council member
September 30, 2019 | 10:32pmA New York City politician is pooh-poohing claims by food-delivery apps that they help mom-and-pop restaurants more than they hurt them. City Council Member Mark Gjonaj on Monday pushed back...
State agency targets Grubhub with proposal to cap fees
August 14, 2019 | 9:34pmIn the latest attack on Grubhub’s businesses model, a New York state agency proposed a cap on how much third-party companies can earn helping restaurants with food orders. The New...
State liquor authority threatens delivery services over hefty fees
July 10, 2019 | 10:13pmGrubhub might have to swallow hard when it reads this new set of rules. The New York State Liquor Authority — a powerful agency that regulates restaurants serving alcohol statewide...
Grubhub CEO denies service set up restaurant sites without permission
July 2, 2019 | 5:10pmGrubhub’s chief executive on Tuesday denied that the company set up thousands of websites to take orders for restaurants without their permission — saying Grubhub’s contracts gave it the right...
Competition is forcing Grubhub to spend heavily on ads
February 7, 2019 | 3:38pmGrubhub, the 500-pound gorilla of restaurant takeout, is getting forced to spend more money than ever to fight off a fast-growing roster of competitors. Shares of the Chicago-based company, which...
New Yorkers love takeout Nepalese food on Thanksgiving
November 18, 2018 | 7:46pmForget turkey and all the trimmings. On Thanksgiving, New Yorkers crave spicy lentil soup, goat dumplings and fried donuts known as sel roti. Those are staples of Nepal’s cuisine, which...
Americans spend an absurd amount on takeout
December 8, 2017 | 4:09pmThinking about takeout tonight? It all adds up as new research reveals Americans spend an incredible $70,000 on takeout and delivery in their lifetime. A new study into the eating...