Grubhub’s $10 off promo forces restaurants to front the discount costs

Photo Illustration by Igor Golovniov/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images Grubhub announced last week that, between the hours of 5 to 9 PM, customers could order takeout or delivery through its platform and receive $10 off orders of $30 or more. It sounds like a good deal, until you realize that while Grubhub is promoting the offer on behalf on restaurants, it’s also contractually forcing those business owners to eat the cost of that discount for every eligible order. (Disclosure: my