In the past, any restaurant who provided their own delivery proved it was viable despite lacking the economies of scale, tech and extra efficiency offered by re

In the past, any restaurant who provided their own delivery proved it was viable despite lacking the economies of scale, tech and extra efficiency offered by restaurant-agnostic delivery drivers. Nowadays it’s impossible to compete if VCs are happy to burn money to undercut you at a loss but that doesn’t mean the underlying model is flawed - if VCs and “growth and engagement” stops being a thing there could absolutely be an independent delivery operator that doesn’t screw everyone over.