Food 2.0 in US is linked
1999 Seamless is founded by two hungry lawyers, fed up with using out-of-date paper menus to order food to their office
2004 Grubhub is founded by two hungry web developers, looking for an alternative to flipping through paper menus to order takeout
2006 Grubhub’s co-founders win the University of Chicago Edward L. Kaplan New Venture Challenge
Seamless acquired by Aramark
2007 – 2011 Grubhub secures five private funding rounds from leading venture capital investors including Benchmark Capital
2011 Grubhub acquires Dotmenu, the parent company of AllMenus and campusfood
Seamless acquires MenuPages
Seamless spun-off as a separate company to Aramark’s shareholders
2012 Grubhub debuts in-restaurant technology platform to streamline order taking
2014 Grubhub goes public and begins trading on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker, GRUB
2015 Begins offering Grubhub delivery capabilities in more than 50 U.S. cities
Acquires DiningIn, Restaurants on the Run and Delivered Dish
2016 Announces new branding, visual identity and logo for Grubhub
Introduces Apple Pay and Google Pay as checkout options, and launches Grubhub gift cards
Acquires LAbite
Unveils new ratings and reviews system to give diners and restaurants even more insights
2017 Rolls out point-of-sale integration to simplify online order management and delivery for restaurants
Acquires Eat24, Foodler and select OrderUp markets
Partners with Yelp, Groupon, TripAdvisor, InterContinental Hotels Group and Amazon Alexa to reach diners in more places they’re inspired to order
2018 Launches RestaurantHER initiative to support women-led restaurants
Enters national partnership with Yum! Brands, including $200 million investment
Acquires LevelUp, Tapingo and the remaining OrderUp markets
Launches Donate the Change feature to give diners a new way to support those in need
2019 Celebrates
20th anniversary of Seamless and 15th anniversary of Grubhub
