The organic baby food wars heat up
It’s a good time to be a baby. It’s also a great time to be a parent who wants to ensure that his or her baby is consuming healthy foods but doesn’t necessarily have...
Category: Food
What you missed at the GrubHub trial about 1099 independent contractors
In a windowless, 15th-floor courtroom in downtown San Francisco last week, GrubHub was defending its 1099 independent contractor employment model for its delivery drivers. There’s no verdict yet, and there probably won’t be for...
Startups focus on the microbiome as an organic solution to increase crop yields
One of the multi-billion dollar problems facing the world these days is how to grow more food. As the planet approaches adding another billion or more people, and as an increasing number of those...
GrubHub is not a food delivery company, says COO
GrubHub COO Stan Chia took the stand today in the company’s trial surrounding its practices of employing 1099 independent contractors to make deliveries. In Chia’s testimony, GrubHub lawyer Theodore Boutrous focused on the element...
Ex-GrubHub driver testifies on ‘ghost orders’ and the acceptance rate hustle
On day two of Lawson v. GrubHub, plaintiff Raef Lawson returned to the stand to testify about his experience driving for GrubHub. GrubHub is defending its practices of employing delivery drivers as 1099 contractors. Lawson...
As trial begins, GrubHub looks to defend itself as a 1099 employer
In day one of GrubHub v. Lawson, the first-ever case to go trial in California regarding the debate involving 1099 contractors and W-2 employees in the gig economy, lawyers for both sides presented their...
GrubHub trial could have major implications for the gig economy
Next week, GrubHub will face two of its former drivers in court, which could set a precedent for future cases around the 1099, gig economy. The trial, which is the first of its kind...
Postmates laid off all its city managers yesterday
While one on-demand delivery startup expands this week, another is contracting a bit. TechCrunch has learned and confirmed that Postmates has let go of all of its city managers, as it centralizes some of its operations...
Baidu confirms sale of its food delivery business to rival Ele.me
The online food ordering-and-delivery market, once very hot, appears to be cooling down a little in China. Today Baidu, the country’s search giant, announced an exit from the business: Baidu has sold its Xiaodu...
Billionaires and big ag are joining venture investors to fund lab-grown meat
The future of food is going to get weird. Read More
