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Wonder is acquiring Grubhub

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146 points endtwist | 5 comments | 13 Nov 24 19:12 UTC | HN request time: 0.001s | source
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longtimelistnr ◴[13 Nov 24 20:05 UTC] No.42129386[source]▶
Ghost kitchens are the biggest scam in the food delivery world. why would anyone pay for an unsanitary kitchen to fry them up some frozen food?
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1. thfuran ◴[13 Nov 24 20:21 UTC] No.42129540[source]▶
Many normal restaurants do a lot of heating up pre-prepared food as well.
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2. longtimelistnr ◴[13 Nov 24 20:37 UTC] No.42129712[source]▶
The point still stands, at least you get table service and hot food if you go into the restaurant
3. jancsika ◴[13 Nov 24 20:39 UTC] No.42129736[source]▶
1990s app buzz: discover and distribute music 100,000% more efficiently than brick and mortar!

2020s app buzz: eat food at least as expensive as brick-and-mortar that is no worse in quality!

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4. pfdietz ◴[13 Nov 24 20:51 UTC] No.42129878[source]▶
> no worse in quality!

Evidence needed.

5. Centigonal ◴[13 Nov 24 23:45 UTC] No.42131501[source]▶
the easy wins are gone, but the funding is still there!