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DoorDash is a food delivery company that allows users to order food from restaurants in their area. It was founded in 2013 and is headquartered in San Francisco, California.
The landscape of the restaurant industry has been permanently altered by COVID-19, with a significant shift towards takeout and delivery. Amidst these changes, virtual kitchens, also known as ghost kitchens, have seen substantial growth. These are streamlined versions of restaurants that focus solely on off-premise sales channels, typically delivery and […]
The on-demand food delivery industry is a rapidly growing one. In 2022, the global market for on-demand food delivery was valued at $127.6 billion and is expected to reach $215.4 billion by 2028. Several factors drive this growth, including the rise of smartphones, the increasing popularity of online ordering, and […]
Recent developments in California and New York City have significantly changed the fast-food industry, particularly affecting companies like DoorDash and Pizza Hut. California has enacted a law to raise the minimum wage for fast-food workers to $20 per hour by 2024. This substantial increase, $4 more than the state’s general […]
DoorDash wants to test new restaurant concepts and expand its delivery reach. DoorDash, the food delivery company, is opening a ghost kitchen in San Jose. The kitchen, which is located at The Plant Shopping Center off Curtner Avenue, will allow DoorDash to test new restaurant concepts and expand its delivery […]
DoorDash has launched a new feature, “Drinks with DoubleDash,” allowing customers to order food from one location and drinks from another in a single order without additional delivery fees or order minimums. This feature builds upon DoorDash’s existing DoubleDash service, which enables shopping across multiple stores and categories in one […]
Uber Eats has launched an innovative multi-store ordering feature, allowing customers to order from two different restaurants or stores in a single transaction. This new feature is a significant step forward in the food delivery industry, offering greater convenience and flexibility to users. Key Highlights of the New Feature: Uber […]
DoorDash, a leader in on-demand food delivery, has been exploring innovative ways to enhance its logistics and customer experience. In their thirteenth hackathon, a team at DoorDash delved into the potential of artificial intelligence, specifically reinforcement learning, to tackle the complex assignment problem they face daily. This article outlines their […]
With the popularity of food delivery service apps like Uber Eats, Postmates, and DoorDash, more and more restaurants are preparing food in off-site facilities known as ghost kitchens. Ghost kitchens, also known as cloud kitchens or virtual kitchens, are restaurants that do not have a physical storefront and only provide […]
We grew our headcount too fast and face severe economic headwinds, says CEO Will Shu Deliveroo, the online food delivery company, has announced plans to cut 350 jobs, about 9% of its workforce, in response to the current economic situation. The company’s CEO, Will Shu, acknowledged the company’s rapid headcount […]
DoorDash has restructured its caching system, a mix of different technologies across its microservices, into a unified, multi-layered cache. This new system provides a generic mechanism to address issues from the fragmented approach, such as cache staleness and heavy reliance on Redis. The architecture was driven by the need for […]