{"id":752238,"date":"2013-05-20T10:28:45","date_gmt":"2013-05-20T14:28:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/gigaom.com\/?p=647079"},"modified":"2013-05-20T10:28:45","modified_gmt":"2013-05-20T14:28:45","slug":"grubhub-seamless-merge-creating-one-giant-online-delivery-service","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.com\/index\/752238","title":{"rendered":"GrubHub, Seamless merge, creating one giant online delivery service"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Chances are you\u2019ve contemplated late-night pizza or Thai food delivery, you\u2019ve run into GrubHub or Seamless (or both, depending on your city). <a href=\"http:\/\/gigaom.com\/2012\/11\/13\/wheres-that-delivery-guy-grubhub-intros-meal-tracking\/\">Chicago-based GrubHub<\/a> is the largest of the e-commerce engines that power independent restaurants\u2019 delivery and takeout orders, and New York\u2019s Seamless is among GrubHub\u2019s biggest challengers.<\/p> <p>Now the two have decided to merge and build the mother of all delivery and takeout portals. The companies said combined GrubHub and Seamless will have a presence in more than 500 cities and more than 20,000 restaurant clients. In 2012, the companies said they processed a combined $875 million in gross food sales, bringing in $100 million in revenue (though neither has taken the unusual step of <a href=\"http:\/\/gigaom.com\/2013\/04\/17\/bitcoins-burning-a-hole-in-your-pocket-try-ordering-some-takeout\/\">accepting Bitcoin as payment like competitor Foodler<\/a>.)<\/p> <p>The companies didn\u2019t reveal any financial terms of the deal, nor did they unveil a name for the combined the company. 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Chicago-based GrubHub is the largest of the e-commerce engines that power independent restaurants\u2019 delivery and takeout orders, and New York\u2019s Seamless is among GrubHub\u2019s biggest challengers. 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