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Between Grubhub, Uber Eats, DoorDash, Postmates, Seamless and more, third-party delivery companies face a lot of competition. While some companies are thriving, others are, well, sinking.CNBC reported that <a href="https://www.cnbc.com/2019/10/30/goldman-analyst-after-grubhubs-40percent-plunge-we-got-this-wrong.html?utm_source=1851franchise.com&utm_medium=article&utm_campaign=amid-hefty-declines-grubhub-outlines-a-new-plan-to-try-and-stay-afloat-2711462" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Grubhub took a massive hit</a> and its stock prices decreased 43%, after the company reported a “disappointing third quarter.”&nbsp;As a result of this major loss, the brand announced a new plan to try to help it find its way back to the top. According to <a href="https://www.nrn.com/news/grubhub-outlines-aggressive-strategies-order-growth-slows-down?utm_source=1851franchise.com&utm_medium=article&utm_campaign=amid-hefty-declines-grubhub-outlines-a-new-plan-to-try-and-stay-afloat-2711462" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Nation’s Restaurant News (NRN)</a>, Grubhub said it plans on being more aggressive in attracting new customers, as well as dissuading customers from using other delivery service platforms by expanding its perks/loyalty programs.&nbsp;Additionally, Grubhub plans to pivot from its historic legal policy of never listing non-partner restaurants to including these non-partner options on its platform <a href="https://1851franchise.com/doordash-goes-rogue-and-opens-shared-ghost-kitchen-2711310#editorials">to try to gain more customers across the board</a>.&nbsp;<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Ru8DMW-grY&utm_source=1851franchise.com&utm_medium=article&utm_campaign=amid-hefty-declines-grubhub-outlines-a-new-plan-to-try-and-stay-afloat-2711462" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">That’s a bold strategy, Cotton! Let’s see if it pays off for them</a>.&nbsp;

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