One way to figure out how long someone’s lived in San Francisco is to bring up app-based food delivery. To folks who arrived here after their popularity (say, in the…
The smartphone app that allows you to order food from a smorgasbord of restaurants and get it delivered to your door is brilliant. It’s easy, fast and efficient. (It may…
One of the more annoying things I run into with the Google local panels is a link to order online that simply does not work. In fact, I see it…
A frustrated tweet from a San Francisco restaurant owner might have started the ball rolling on a new set of laws, as legislators in California and Rhode Island are now…
UPDATE, Feb. 12, 2020: This story has been updated with additional comments from DoorDash. Dive Brief: Rhode Island legislators are considering a bill that would ban third-party delivery apps from listing…
Rhode Island legislators have introduced a bill that would ban the likes of Grubhub, DoorDash, and Postmates from listing non-partnered restaurants on their sites without prior written consent, according to Restaurant…
On Tuesday, California State Assemblywoman Lorena Gonzalez (D-San Diego) introduced legislation to protect restaurants from being exploited by food delivery platforms that add restaurants without permission and withhold customer data. "We need…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — The Rhode Island Hospitality Association (RIHA) said its members are fed up with third-party delivery apps like GrubHub and DoorDash using their restaurant names without their…
Outdated menus. Wrong prices. Ten Bells Tavern and Sandwich Hag contend with the stresses of a modern convenience. And not all of the restaurants even consent to being listed. Meri…
It's hard to miss how many technology companies engage in increasingly questionable -- and occasionally reprehensible -- conduct. This is something beyond the unsavory frat bro behavior of people like…