Ideas
foodlocalecommerce

Independent restaurant delivery coalition

Build a delivery platform owned by restaurants to reduce DoorDash commissions, focusing on local partnerships rather than national scale.

Why now

DoorDash's dominance creates an opportunity for local alternatives that give restaurants better margins.

Who for
Independent restaurants
Business model
Membership fees + reduced commissions
Effort
A few months

Restaurants lose significant revenue to third-party delivery commissions while having limited alternatives.

A cooperative delivery platform where restaurants share infrastructure costs and keep more revenue per order.

Membership fees plus lower commission structure than national players.

MVP: Basic ordering system for 5-10 partnered local restaurants.

Risk: Hard to achieve sufficient density for efficient delivery routing.

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