From unComped News
The Delivery App Changelog
Every change DoorDash, Uber Eats, Grubhub and ezCater made that affects what a restaurant pays, gets paid or has to do: fees, payouts, dispute rules, programs you'll be pitched. Newest first, each with its source.
From public announcements and trade press only, dated by when the source published it. Some app pages give only a month. New entries come in with each issue of unComped News; follow the changelog by RSS. Missed one? hello@getuncomped.com
November 2026
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Riders on some Lyft trips can browse nearby DoorDash restaurants and order before the ride ends. DoorDash doesn't say which trips or cities, or whether restaurant terms differ.
Source: DoorDash
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DoorDash launched $12 Meal Boxes in more than 20 U.S. cities, with no delivery fee for the customer. A dish must be worth at least $14 to join; select restaurants, by request.
Source: DoorDash · DoorDash merchants
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DoorDash expanded catering for groups of 10 to 150 or more, at its regular marketplace commission and under contract. Code TRYDDCATER50 gives new customers 50% off a first $200+ order through Nov 30; funding not stated.
Source: DoorDash · DoorDash merchants
October 2026
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Grubhub added Sauce as an ordering-technology partner for its restaurants, giving eligible restaurants ownership of customer data for digital orders placed through Sauce.
Source: Food On Demand
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Uber agreed to buy ezCater for $2.3 billion in cash, subject to regulatory approval. Neither company has said what changes for restaurants' fees, payouts or terms.
Source: ezCater · Restaurant Dive
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Uber Eats offers Merchant Capital, a cash advance from Pipe repaid as a share of Uber Eats sales plus one fixed fee. Pipe pays Uber a referral fee.
Source: Uber Eats
September 2026
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DoorDash launched DashOS, one platform tying together its marketplace, direct ordering, reservations, loyalty and marketing tools. The announcement gives no pricing.
Source: DoorDash
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DoorDash agreed to buy Grubhub's campus dining business for $300 million, expected to close in 2027. No change to restaurant terms was described.
Source: Restaurant Dive
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Uber Eats redesigned the Order Manager screen restaurants use to run orders during busy shifts.
Source: Uber Eats
August 2026
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Uber Eats added AI review summaries and menu descriptions, live chat with customers during an order, and $3 in Uber Cash for customers who post food photos; funding not stated.
Source: Uber
June 2026
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Grubhub put its restaurants into new partnerships with Amazon Alexa+, Bilt, Beli and Eater at no extra cost. Restaurants that want out have to ask their Grubhub sales rep.
Source: Grubhub
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Uber Eats added Account Security Shield, which may repay some lost earnings after a verified account takeover, plus order-level adjustment details and extra checks on bank-detail changes.
Source: Uber Eats
May 2026
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DoorDash added AI photo-editing tools to the Merchant Portal, for cleaning up menu photos. Cost not stated.
Source: Food On Demand
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DoorDash expanded in-app restaurant reservations to 10 major cities. The article doesn't say what restaurants pay for it.
Source: Food On Demand
April 2026
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DoorDash for Business added workplace catering and group ordering, with restaurants supplying tray-style catering; live in San Francisco and New York.
Source: Food On Demand
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Uber Eats added Dynamic Item Offers, dynamic discounts and goal-based ad campaigns in Uber Eats Manager.
Source: Uber Eats
March 2026
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Uber Eats raised marketplace fees: Lite from 15% to 20%, Uber One orders on Plus to 30%, pickup from 6% to 7%, and custom rates up 3 points, capped at 30%.
Source: Restaurant Dive · Uber Eats pricing
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Uber Eats orders now flow straight into Toast's POS, kitchen screens and printers, so staff don't re-enter them. Cost not stated.
Source: Uber Eats
February 2026
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Grubhub catering orders can now flow into a restaurant's own Olo system instead of Grubhub's restaurant portal.
Source: Wonder (Grubhub)
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Grubhub stopped charging diners delivery and service fees on orders over $50. Its CEO later said Grubhub absorbs those fees, not restaurants.
Source: Restaurant Dive · Food On Demand
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Uber Eats made its Uber-funded limited-time offer campaigns easier to find and join, and free-item offers now remind customers to redeem them.
Source: Uber Eats
January 2026
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Grubhub's parent, Wonder, bought the restaurant rewards app Claim. Restaurants pay per order claimed through a promotion; live for Grubhub restaurants in New York first.
Source: Restaurant Dive
December 2025
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Grubhub restaurants can connect Square, so Grubhub orders run through the Square POS and kitchen display with menus and inventory synced. Set up through a Grubhub account advisor.
Source: Grubhub
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Uber Eats Manager added guided ad setup with a daily budget: you pay per click, and spend never goes over the budget.
Source: Uber Eats
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