The danger is that these apps want to be a middleman between your entire future customer base and you (the restaurant owner/operator).

That's what I mentioned in my last sentence. 

Is Doordash tripling revenue because of true long term changes in customer behavior, or is it purely a pandemic-driven shift?  Is takeout business across the board stagnant compared to before the pandemic, or up a lot?  Personally my takeout frequency is up 400% in the pandemic, and I don't use delivery services, so I don't think we can draw a lot of conclusions based on random stats.

No restaurant is forced to use Doordash or Grubhub.  If a restaurant partners with them, then there must be a net benefit.  They must be profiting on sales via Doordash, even after a 10-30% cut.   The article states as much.

Love that your nickname for the first female vice president in our nation's history is a play on the word for prostitute. Very classy & cool.

The title of the thread should be TOS.

Hello,
For those that did your flooring after close of escrow, how long did the flooring take? And when can the flooring vendors actually come into your home for accurate estimate?

Thank you.

You can't just extrapolate based on net profits.  If you're a restaurant owner and you get an extra takeout order from Doordash, your marginal expense to cover the order is almost entirely the raw food ingredients.  Your hourly staff might have to work a bit harder or get a shorter smoke break, but they'll clock out at the same time.  Your rent is fixed.  Your insurance is fixed or nearly so.  Same for utilities.  Any additional orders from delivery services are entirely welcome.  What's not wanted is the scavenging of orders you would have gotten directly if not through a delivery service.

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The Hut is finally OPEN!

They started last week Tuesday for takeout and delivery only. Interior looks nice with plenty of seating for families, 3 flat screen TVs, and a bar area.

But once we are all vaccinated/immune... can they buffet?

In retrospect, the buffet pizza at Pizza Hut was pretty bad. I enjoyed it as a kid but I don't miss it.

But what about future generations of kids?