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Stories, ideas, and research on restaurant technology — from the team at Vendo.

LATESTJune 24, 2026

The Real Cost of 'Free' Delivery Platforms

DoorDash, Uber Eats, and Grubhub market themselves as revenue channels. But when you trace the actual per-order economics — commissions, hidden fees, inflated menus, and lost customer data — the math tells a different story.

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KEY STAT
30%
of revenue lost to platform fees on average for restaurants running on DoorDash + Slice.
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The hidden cost of a fragmented tech stack

Restaurants pay five companies to do one job. Here's what the spreadsheet looks like when you add it all up.

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The kitchen display that replaces the ticket rail

Paper tickets are still running 80% of independent kitchens. Here's what a real-time display changes — and what it costs to replace.

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