AI could upend food delivery

<figure> <img alt="" data-caption="" data-portal-copyright="" data-has-syndication-rights="1" src="https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/10/268795_Can_AI_reform_overpriced_food_delivery__CVirginia2.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;crop=0,0,100,100" /> <figcaption> </figcaption> </figure> <p class="wp-block-paragraph">DoorDash, the leading food delivery app, processed 970 million orders in its second quarter this year and generated $4.5 billion in revenue. A 10-person startup called Bites is a blip in comparison: It has just around 300 restaurants signed up in the Bay Area, where it's operating as a pre-seed startup. But this summer, Bites caught DoorDash's attention.</p> <p class="wp-block-paragraph">In August, a slew of restaurants in the Bay Area received a strange email from DoorDash, warning businesses that they may be listed without their consent on Bites. </p> <p class="wp-block-paragraph">The form letter, copies of which were seen by <em>The Verge</em>, said that DoorDash had heard from "several partners" that were adde …</p> <p><a href="https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/1005726/doordash-ai-agentic-food-delivery-bites">Read the full story at The Verge.</a></p>