5 Questions With DoorDash’s New Vice President of Communications, Elizabeth Jarvis-Shean

We’re excited to welcome Elizabeth Jarvis-Shean (AKA Liz or EJS) to our Management Team, a seasoned communications and public affairs professional who recently joined us as VP of Communications. Liz has spent the past decade leading communications and public affairs for high-impact and global tech startups including Tesla, Nuna Inc…

Launching the Future of Autonomous Delivery with Cruise Automation

At DoorDash, we’ve always viewed delivery as the intersection of a math problem and a human problem. Experimentation is in our DNA. That’s why today, we’re pleased to announce our partnership with General Motors’ Cruise Automation, an industry leader in autonomous vehicles. Starting in early 2019, DoorDash and Cruise will test the first food deliveries using autonomous vehicles in San Francisco. Together with Cruise, we’re looking to answer three primary questions: What key technical and infrastructure challenges exist with autonomous delivery? How can autonomous delivery positively impact merchants, dashers, and customers? Are autonomous vehicles capable of achieving the same quality standards DoorDash customers have come to know and love? We’re kicking off our pilot in San Francisco, a complex and intricate city where Cruise has been testing vehicles for the past three years. To begin, we’ve built a runner system to move orders from the merchant to the autonomous vehicle. Then, the customer will be notified when the autonomous vehicle is approaching the customer address. In partnership with Cruise Automation, we look forward to scaling and improving the delivery experience for our merchants, dashers, and customers. Curious to learn more about the future of last-mile delivery? Join our team to help us decide which new technologies we should pilot next.

Bringing Fairer Dasher Pay Nationwide

From DoorDash’s very start, we’ve seen Dashers as one of our key customers. We aim to provide the best possible experience every day and take every aspect of the Dasher’s role seriously. Pay is obviously a big part of the Dasher equation. In…

Better Insights to Fuel our Restaurant Partners’ Success

Today, DoorDash is officially introducing the Insights Hub, a new tool in the Merchant Portal designed to give business owners more access to data and help them grow their off-premises business. Running a restaurant is challenging, there are many moving pieces, and it’s…

10 Questions With DoorDash’s New Chief People Officer, Sarah Wagener

Look up “people person” in the dictionary and we’re pretty sure you’ll see the above photo of Sarah Wagener, our new Chief People Officer. Sarah’s had the kind of impressive career in recruiting and HR that makes her a inspiration to all women (and men!) in tech, from leadership positions…

Austin’s top eats, delivered by DoorDash during ACL Fest

Visit DoorDash.com or download the app to order now from your Austin location. Torchy’s Tacos A slogan like “Damn Good…

Brent Seals’ Career Journey at DoorDash

As you look back at your personal career journey, you may see something that resembles a bit of a windy road, a straight and narrow path, a bumpy start, smooth sailing or anything in between. We sat down with Brent Seals, General Manager, Canada to learn about his experience navigating…

Friendsgiving: All About Dessert

Molly Yeh, food blogger and host of the Food Network’s Girl Meets Farm…

Expanding Our Partnership with Chase to Offer Co-brand Cardmembers complimentary DashPass…

Getting on-demand access to the best of your neighborhood, from your favorite restaurant meals and baked goods to store-to-door delivery of convenience and grocery staples and more has never been easier with DoorDash. Throughout the past year, as consumer expectations for convenience have grown, we have continued to meaningfully expand…

DoorDash Kitchens opens in the Peninsula

At DoorDash, we’re constantly thinking about ways to help our merchants grow their reach and revenue while bringing the best selection of restaurants closer to our customers. From our restaurant partners, we know that launching brick and mortar locations can be a costly…

The National Restaurant Association and DoorDash Host Webinar to Answer Merchants’ Restaurant…

Since the start of the pandemic, restaurants have had to innovate and adapt in order to survive. Throughout the last year, DoorDash has demonstrated its commitment to its merchant partners by announcing its five-year, $200 million Main Street Strong Pledge, providing $10 million in Main Street Strong COVID-19 relief grants…

On Earth Day, DoorDash’s Sustainability Journey Moves Forward

At DoorDash, our sustainability journey is rooted in our mission to empower local economies. Sustainability is intertwined with equity and access, and thriving local economies are key to a more sustainable future. As part of our journey, DoorDash has worked to combat food waste through Project DASH, has introduced eco-friendly…

Grilling Season On-Demand: Announcing our Partnership with Beyond Meat to Offer Limited-Edition…

Today we announced a partnership with Beyond Meat® to offer limited-edition grilling kits available exclusively at DashMart. Just in time for summer and July 4th, we conducted a consumer survey* which found that nearly three-quarters (73%) of Americans agree that grilling is a must-do activity this summer and more than…

Black FryDay means FREE fries

Long lines? Hangry kiddos? Not exactly relaxing. Don’t get fried on Black Friday — get fries. As in, a FREE order of fries. That’s right, Black FRYday is here and we’re pretty sure it’s gonna be your new favorite holiday. Starting at 6am until 11:59pm PST on Nov. 23, enjoy…

Personalized Store Feed with Vector Embeddings

Customers come to DoorDash to discover and order from a vast selection of their favorite stores, so it is important to be able to surface what is most relevant to them. In a previous article, Powering Search & Recommendations at DoorDash, we discussed…

Your Groceries, Now Delivered

By Christopher Payne, Chief Operating Officer We’ve all been there: you’ve started to make dinner, when suddenly it hits you. You’re out of olive oil. Do you drop everything for a grocery store run? Luckily, that’s no longer necessary — now you can get your groceries delivered right to your door. As of today, we’ve teamed up with Walmart to power their online grocery delivery. Thanks to DoorDash Drive, our innovative fulfillment technology, Walmart now has the keys to DoorDash’s expansive fleet of Dashers. Kicking things off with deliveries in the Atlanta metro area, we’ll continue to expand our reach with Walmart across the U.S. so that everyone can experience the convenience of grocery delivery — whenever they need it. Whether you’re shopping for that missing ingredient or need a whole refrigerator’s worth of groceries, simply place your order online at Walmart.com/grocery or on the existing Walmart Grocery App, switch to the Delivery tab, and select a delivery window at checkout. After items have been hand-selected by Walmart’s personal shoppers, a Dasher will deliver your order to you during the delivery window you selected. It’s that easy. We’re excited to take the convenience you already know and love from DoorDash one step further with grocery delivery. So save a trip to the store and say goodbye to unloading all those bags of groceries from your car — and get ready for a time back to do something you love.

Reopening for Delivery: Rebuilding our Restaurants in a Post-Pandemic World

Authored by: Maribel Araujo, co-owner of Caracas Arepa Bar, and Andrew Field, owner of Tacoway Beach What originally connected us was our shared belief that the best thing we can do in our lives is to create a community through our food and hospitality — a safe place for our…

Celebrating Asian Pacific Islander Heritage Month at DoorDash

May is Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month in the United States, and Asian Heritage Month in Canada. It is a time traditionally dedicated for remembrance and celebration of the many contributions of the Asian Pacific Islander (API) community. We also recognize the significance of this month in the…

2020 Census: Do your part while you wait for your order

DoorDash believes that all voices should be heard. That’s why we’re reminding everyone in our community who resides in the U.S. and Puerto Rico to complete the 2020 census. This important process takes place only once every 10 years but takes less…

Fighting food waste at the legislative level

In California and around the country, too many Americans simply don’t have enough to eat. According to Feeding America, 1 in 8 Americans are food insecure, including more than 12 million kids. At the same time, more than one-third of our food supply goes…

The impacts of price controls

Over the last year, there have been efforts at all levels of government to help support restaurants across the country as they grapple with the challenges associated with the pandemic. From passing momentous Federal legislation like the Paycheck Protection Program and the $28 billion Restaurant Revitalization Fund, to adapting local…

Bringing Restaurants Even Closer to Your Door with DoorDash Kitchens

At DoorDash, we’re all about speed. We work to optimize the entire delivery experience to help users get their meals as quickly as possible: from the DoorDash mobile app, to vehicle types, to restaurant integrations, and more. Of course, we’ve also found that…

Announcing DoorDash as the Official On-Demand Delivery Platform of the NBA, WNBA and NBA 2K League.

DoorDash is tipping off the partnership to coincide with the start of the 2020 NBA Playoffs. As the NBA’s first partner in the on-demand delivery platform…

Introducing The All-American Thanksgiving

Celebrating Thanksgiving your way is the American way To spotlight the diverse ways Thanksgiving is celebrated across America, we partnered with Eddie Huang — chef, restaurateur, television show host, and author of Fresh Off The Boat — to host “The All-American Thanksgiving” for 15 strangers in Augusta, Georgia. Eddie and…

Feast with Friends: Group Orders, Now on Mobile

Food is meant to be shared. Whether it’s with family, friends, or colleagues, there’s nothing better than sitting around a table and enjoying a meal together. For more than two years, DoorDash has offered a group ordering feature on the web. Group ordering allowing anyone…