this is actually pretty close to an already existing service in Denmark called just-eat.dk, except it focuses mostly on fast-food, and you order over the internet.
So pg missed the boat on this one. Fortunately I haven't seen this anywhere in the us and it will take some times before these guys will branch out of the country, if at all.
Just-Eat is the largest player in the market (revenue of around 700 million dollars/year), SeamlessWeb in the US are the next closest competitor but they're a long way behind.
SeamlessWeb are doing a pretty poor job in the US, someone could probably build a decent competitor for the US market and then sell out to Just-Eat fairly easily.
From personal experience (lived in 3 Just-eat.com "countries") I would say Denmark is the biggest. In the cities, there's a really high coverage of restaurants -- and not just fast-food either.
The problem for restaurants is pretty interesting, and reminds me of the disintermediation RoundTable is doing in the US.
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this is actually pretty close to an already existing service in Denmark called just-eat.dk, except it focuses mostly on fast-food, and you order over the internet.
So pg missed the boat on this one. Fortunately I haven't seen this anywhere in the us and it will take some times before these guys will branch out of the country, if at all.
Just-Eat is the largest player in the market (revenue of around 700 million dollars/year), SeamlessWeb in the US are the next closest competitor but they're a long way behind.
Compared to reddit, pgs advice must have cost them a fortune.
Damm.
There's probably still time :-)
SeamlessWeb are doing a pretty poor job in the US, someone could probably build a decent competitor for the US market and then sell out to Just-Eat fairly easily.
Just Eat is expanding pretty aggressively, currently in eight countries, UK is the largest. http://www.just-eat.com/
From personal experience (lived in 3 Just-eat.com "countries") I would say Denmark is the biggest. In the cities, there's a really high coverage of restaurants -- and not just fast-food either.
The problem for restaurants is pretty interesting, and reminds me of the disintermediation RoundTable is doing in the US.
I thought it was a UK-only thing earlier. I was surprised when I saw them in Belgium.
Many restaurants have implemented it on their own via iPhone app or web app. Chipotle is an example.