The deal is done. On the morning of June 15, Just Eat Takeaway closed their purchase of Grubhub Inc. in an all stock transaction worth $7.3 billion. Grubhub shareholders will receive shares of Just Eat Takeaway as part of the merger agreement. Just Eat Takeaway will have 100% of shares of Grubhub. All regulatory approvals …
Maybe you decided to give Grubhub a try. You get your first delivery offer. Wait, what? Where are the miles? Doordash and Uber Eats tell you how far a delivery will go. Doesn’t Grubhub do the same? No. All you get is a map. How do Grubhub drivers know how far they will go on …
I decided to give Veho a try, delivering packages here in the Denver metro area. Veho is different than the on demand restaurant delivery that I’m used to. Instead, contractors sign up for routes. They pick up packages from Veho’s warehouse and deliver from there. I wanted to get a feel for how it works …
Doordash has added a new Top Dasher perk for the first time in a year and a half. But have they really? Doordash sent emails and in-app notifications to Dashers in several markets offering a new benefit for their incentive program. “Qualifying as a Top Dasher will now give you priority access to hig-value orders… …
We waited for this ever since the Postmates Uber Eats merger was a rumor. When Uber announced the acquisition of food delivery company Postmates in July, 2020, we wondered what that would look like. All the questions. Will they operate individually? How will the two food delivery apps co-exist? What happens to independent contractors for …
Is Doordash hiding the tips from Dashers? Yes, Doordash has admitted they are hiding part of the tip from Dashers on certain delivery offers. On some deliveries if the tip is higher than normal, Doordash will only display a smaller pay total when offering a delivery through the Dasher app. Only after completing the delivery …
Congress is expected to pass the latest stimulus. The Senate has approved the 1.9 trillion dollar American Rescue Plan. Most of us are thinking about the $1400 stimulus we’ll receive. However, 7 lines in the 630 page bill will make a huge tax difference for a lot of gig economy workers. HR 1319 section 9674, …
Is it possible to get deactivated by Doordash for using the older version 5.63.6 of the Dasher app? Or how about for using an app like Driver’s Utility Helper (DUH, sometimes known in the driver community as Dash Utility) to help you make decisions? Is there a danger in linking to apps or programs where …
Now that Prop 22 is in play and drivers are being paid a minimum, Grubhub has responded with a new tip policy in California that charges customers extra while telling them they don’t need to tip. Under Prop 22’s new minimums, gig companies have to calculate a minimum pay based on 120% of minimum wage, …
Dashers today discovered that they have to agree to the new updated Doordash Independent Contractor Agreement if they want to dash. What has changed on the updated Doordash Independent Contractor Agreement? Changes in the agreement appear to be geared towards strengthening their case in the use of independent contractors, making mass arbitration more difficult, and …
The moment I thought would never arrive has arrived. Doordash has gone public. Day 1 is in the books and it went better than anyone could have expected. At least it was better for those who invested early. I’m not sure if it’s a disaster waiting to happen for those who decided it was a …
Ron at EntreCourier Well, Courier Nation, I’m excited to have our guest on today. I have Bob McNulty from TripDelivers. TripDelivers is a new entrant coming into the delivery scene and really kinda upending things with a totally different model and a totally different approach both for the restaurants and for the drivers. Everything that …
In a time where working multiple delivery platforms is a thing, can I make enough money if I choose delivering only for Doordash? When does it make sense to go with multiple options? When does it make sense to choose just one? Can I make enough delivering only for Doordash? There is no universal answer …
Some believe Uber Eats is paying less with the updated pay model which now shows the expected pay when a delivery is offered to couriers on the Uber Eats driver app. I’m not sure that’s true. That said, a lot of Uber Eats couriers feel like Uber Eats is paying less – a LOT less …
Uber Eats is trying something new: Showing the total amount, including expected tip, when they offer deliveries. They rolled it out in my market. What was it like taking offers now that I know the total amount that a delivery will pay? Uber Eats Information and Tipping: An Evolution As a driver, I have to …