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Humble, Texas/USA 01/01/2020: Grubhub sign posted in the ground near some local businesses in Humble, TX. Grubhub is
an online fast food delivery service that is becoming increasingly popular in the US. Photo via Getty Images
BY JASON COHEN
Last week, the newly-minted
Just Eat Takaway.com, bought
Grubhub.com, making it the second
largest restaurant delivery
company in the United States.
For months, Councilman
Mark Gjonaj, chair of the small
business committee, fought to
limit the powers of third party
apps. In May, he helped pass a
series of COVID-19 relief bills including
one that will cap delivery
fees at 15 percent, instead of
the usual 30 percent.
Reggie Johnson, Gjonaj’s
chief of staff, said the councilman
is worried that Just Eat
Takeaway.com will target small
businesses like Grubhub did and
try to run them into the ground.
Gjonaj and other legislators are
hoping to make these bills permanent
when the state of emergency
ends, but nothing is set in
stone.
Johnson said this transaction
shocked everyone and most
people were under the impression
Uber was going to acquire
Grubhub.
“There have been some real
lapses on how they carried this
out,” Johnson said. “Grubhub
has not always been the best corporate
citizen.”
On June 10, Just Eat Takeaway.
com and Grubhub Inc. entered
into an agreement whereby
the company is to acquire 100
percent of the shares of Grubhub
in an all-stock transaction to
create the world’s largest online
food delivery company outside of
China.
Grubhub is a leading online
and mobile food-ordering and delivery
marketplace in the U.S.,
with nearly 300,000 restaurants
across 4,000 cities. Its portfolio of
brands includes Grubhub, Seamless,
LevelUp, AllMenus and MenuPages.
Executive director of the NYC
Hospitality Alliance, Andrew
Rigie, hopes Just Eat Takeaway.
com takes Grubhub in a different
direction.
“Assuming Just Eat did its
due diligence, they know they
paid billions for Grubhub’s horrible
reputation among restaurant
owners in New York City and
around the nation,” Rigie said.
“Grubhub’s new corporate owners
now have a responsibility to
change the company’s predatory
practices and improve relationships
with restaurants.”
Johnson told the Bronx Times
an investor call took place Thursday
morning, where Just Eat
Takeaway.com told people it was
a similar company to Grubhub,
which worried Gjonaj, Johnson
said.
Grubhub has been accused of
charging restaurants erroneous
phone fees and Johnson explained
it was profi table because it took
money from drivers and cash off
listing fees from restaurants.
Meanwhile, Uber, DoorDash
and Postmates, are losing money
because they are focused on logistics,
such as happy drivers, insurance
and background checks.
The councilman expressed his
concerned, as Grubhub makes up
53 percent of the restaurant sales
in NYC.
“This may be a bigger Grubhub
with bigger marketing,” Johnson
said. “We want to see what this
company is going to do and what
it is about.”
BY JASON COHEN
For the 13th year in a row,
Children’s Hospital at Montefi
ore (CHAM) is one of U.S.
News & World Report’s Best
Children’s Hospitals in the
United States.
It leads the nation as a top
25 provider of pediatric cancer,
neonatology, nephrology and
gastroenterology and GI surgery.
CHAM’s neurology and
neurosurgery rank among the
top 50 programs in the country
on this year’s list.
“Children in need of complex
and specialized care come
to our hospital from around the
block and around the globe,”
said Dr. Michael Cabana, physician
in-chief at CHAM and The
Michael I. Cohen, M.D., University
Chair, Department of Pediatrics
at Albert Einstein College
of Medicine. “It is gratifying
that our world-class providers
and care at CHAM are recognized
not only by the families
who consistently return to us,
but also by U.S. News & World
Report. We are delighted to be
on the Best Children’s Hospitals
list once again.”
The Division of Pediatric
Hematology, Oncology, and Cellular
Therapy at CHAM is renowned
for providing compassionate
and personalized care
to children with brain cancer,
leukemia, solid tumors and
other rare cancers. The team
of clinicians, many of whom
trained at leading pediatric oncology
programs, are sought
out for their knowledge and
expertise. The division is also
highly respected for its extensive
research efforts, currently
participating in approximately
30 active clinical trials for children
with cancer.
“Our team offers advanced
treatment options, novel programs
and a genuine commitment
to families as we
help them through some of
the most challenging experiences
of their lives,” said Dr.
David Loeb, chief, Division of
Pediatric Hematology, Oncology
and Cellular Therapy at
CHAM and professor of Pediatrics
and Professor of Developmental
and Molecular Biology
at Albert Einstein College
of Medicine. “Whether we are
treating children with sophisticated
therapies such as stem
cell transplantation, or traditional
chemotherapy, patients
and their families can be confi
dent that our team of doctors,
surgeons, nurses, social workers
and psychologists are developing
a collaborative and comprehensive
approach for every
child’s long-term health.”
In addition to quality care
and comprehensive patient and
family services, the Division of
Pediatric Hematology, Oncology
and Cellular Therapy recently
relocated to a new, stateof
the-art outpatient clinic. The
new space features 21 fullyequipped
exam rooms, a phlebotomy
suite, onsite laboratory
for fast results from critical
blood tests, and a procedure
room enabling patients to undergo
routine procedures under
sedation without having to
leave the clinic.
The clinic is not only an effi
cient space, it is also beautifully
decorated, making it a
warm and welcoming environment
for children of the Bronx,
the New York City metropolitan
area and beyond.
The U.S. News & World Report
Best Children’s Hospitals
rankings assess hospitals based
on performance in three broad
areas of quality: clinical outcomes,
effi cient coordination of
care, and providing suffi cient
care-related resources tailored
to particular conditions. The
rankings are also based on
survey responses from pediatric
specialists who are asked
to name up to 10 hospitals they
consider best in their specialty
for children with serious or diffi
cult medical problems.
Visit Best Children’s Hospitals
for the full rankings. For
more information about CHAM,
go to http://www.cham.org.
Councilman Gjonaj not in
favor of Grubhub acquisition
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