# @michael-girdley on YouTube

- **Type:** Video
- **Original URL:** https://youtube.com/watch?v=-4KhfZksF2Y
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/67004281-michael-girdley-youtube
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/postThumbnails/8d8fbdca2f.jpg
- **Posted:** 2026-06-17T13:00:16.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Michael Girdley (@michael-girdley) — https://gondola.cc/michael-girdley

## Caption

At the height of the pandemic, European food delivery giant Just Eat Takeaway bought Grubhub for $7.6 billion. The company believed it could restore growth through cost cutting and operational discipline, but DoorDash was playing a completely different game. While Grubhub focused on profits, DoorDash spent aggressively to win market share and dominate the industry. Just three and a half years later, Grubhub was sold for only $650 million, wiping out 91% of the original investment.

Watch the full video here: https://youtu.be/Jbsb-yb6js8

#grubhub #doordash #fooddelivery #business #acquisitions

## Stats

- **Views:** 20,253
- **Likes:** 853
- **Shares:** 0
- **Comments:** 20

## Tags

fooddelivery, doordash, grubhub, business, acquisitions

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