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Food delivery apps are changing the way we eat, and raking in billions - CBS News
For the first time, U.S. restaurants are projected to make more money from food consumed outside their doors than inside. The food delivery industry has swelled to a $10 billion per year industry, thanks in no small part to ordering apps such as DoorDash, GrubHub, Uber Eats and many more.
It took over two decades for the seemingly overnight success to take off, and has changed the way most Americans get their food.
The concept of online delivery can be traced back to 1999, when a site called Seamless-Web began delivering to New York law firms. The better-known Seamless eventually merged with delivery app giant Grubhub.
Grubhub, with its approximately 2,700 employees and eight-floor headquarters in Chicago, also started modestly when founder Matt Maloney and his friends began grabbing paper menus from local restaurants.
For the first time, U.S. restaurants are projected to make more money from food consumed outside their doors than inside. The food delivery industry has swelled to a $10 billion per year industry, thanks in no small part to ordering apps such as DoorDash, GrubHub, Uber Eats and many more.
It took over two decades for the seemingly overnight success to take off, and has changed the way most Americans get their food.
The concept of online delivery can be traced back to 1999, when a site called Seamless-Web began delivering to New York law firms. The better-known Seamless eventually merged with delivery app giant Grubhub.
Grubhub, with its approximately 2,700 employees and eight-floor headquarters in Chicago, also started modestly when founder Matt Maloney and his friends began grabbing paper menus from local restaurants.