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membership-only food delivery deals
How Common Are Membership-Only Food Delivery Deals?
DealMeal found none in public marketplace listings—but signed-in subscriber offers remain outside the dataset’s view.
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new-customer deals vs regular-customer deals
New-Customer Deals vs. Regular-Customer Deals: What the Data Found
DealMeal’s historical analysis found no new-user promotions in public marketplace offer titles—and one DoorDash first-order fee waiver layered beside ordinary store deals.
free item with purchase deals
Free Item With Purchase: The Overlooked Delivery Deal
DealMeal data shows that one in four current offers gives away food, yet most free-item promotions do not identify the reward.
food delivery deals
The Current State of Food Delivery Deals
A 14-day DealMeal Labs analysis finds a near tie overall—but three platforms using very different promotion strategies.
free delivery promotions
Why Free-Delivery Promotions Are Surprisingly Rare
Across 399,799 historical offers, fewer than one in 100 advertised free delivery—and almost all came with conditions.
percentage-off deals
Percentage-Off Deals: How Deep Do They Really Go?
DealMeal data shows that 20% and 25% dominate, while bigger headline discounts are rare and often limited to selected items.
average food delivery discount
How Big Is the Average Food Delivery Discount?
DealMeal data shows the typical dollar-off promotion is $5, while rare large offers make the arithmetic mean look higher.
food delivery deal types
Every Food Delivery Platform Has a Signature Deal Type—But Not Equally
DealMeal analysis found different historical leaders across Uber Eats, DoorDash, and Grubhub, yet only Grubhub behaved like a true deal-type specialist.
DoorDash vs Grubhub discounts
DoorDash vs. Grubhub: Which Platform Has Better Discounts?
DealMeal data shows that DoorDash is usually stronger for orders under $40, while Grubhub’s larger dollar-off deals tend to take over at $50.
Uber Eats vs Grubhub
Uber Eats vs. Grubhub: Which App Saves You More?
DealMeal data shows Uber Eats leading most $20–$40 orders, while Grubhub becomes competitive once the basket reaches $50.
percentage off vs dollar off
Percentage-Off vs. Dollar-Off: Which Deal Saves More?
Model different order totals to show when a fixed discount beats a percentage promotion and when it does not.
food delivery app with the most BOGO deals
Which Food Delivery App Has the Most BOGO Deals?
DealMeal’s historical archive and a current snapshot both point to Uber Eats—but the right metric is BOGO share, not raw deal count.
minimum-spend food delivery deals
The Minimum-Spend Trap: The Median Deal Requires $5 of Spending per $1 Saved
DealMeal’s August 5 snapshot found a $5 median spend requirement, and no platform winner, after correcting how percentage-off caps are counted.
food delivery menu prices
Food Delivery Menu Prices: What 330,988 Items Reveal
DealMeal Labs compared menu prices across Uber Eats, DoorDash, and Grubhub—and found that restaurant mix matters far more than raw platform averages suggest.
food delivery deals
We Analyzed 680,678 Food Delivery Deals Across 12 Months
DealMeal’s year-long analysis reveals how discount depth, deal format, restaurant type, sales channel, and timing shape food-delivery promotions.
Uber Eats vs DoorDash deals
Uber Eats vs. DoorDash: Which Has Better Deals?
DealMeal analyzed 391,612 Uber Eats and DoorDash offers to identify which app delivers better promotional value. Uber Eats led in BOGO offers, deeper upper-range discounts, and pickup promotions, while DoorDash provided more predictable 20% discounts with generally higher spending requirements.
Uber Eats vs DoorDash vs Grubhub deals
Uber Eats vs. DoorDash vs. Grubhub: Which Has the Best Deals?
DealMeal analyzed more than 454,000 observed promotions to determine which platform performs best for BOGO offers, dollar discounts, percentage savings, and minimum-order requirements.