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55-878: In 1971, James Maynard and William F. Carl conceived the idea that became Golden Corral after several unsuccessful attempts to acquire a franchise with other companies. Golden Corral was incorporated in 1972 and the first Golden Corral Family Steak House opened on January 3, 1973, in Fayetteville, North Carolina . The company has since expanded to nearly 500 locations across the United States; about 100 of them are company-owned. The others are franchised stores. As of 2007, gross sales were over $ 1.53 billion. The company had more than 500 restaurants by 1987. That year, they decided to begin franchising by licensing 55 distressed restaurants to their most successful general managers. Because of poor training, nationwide concerns about

110-470: A monthly fee. In 2021, the company announced a partnership with Yandex to add Yandex delivery robots to the Grubhub platform for food deliveries in colleges. On May 12, 2020, Uber announced that it was approaching Grubhub with a takeover offer. However, on June 9, 2020, Just Eat Takeaway announced it would be purchasing Grubhub for $ 7.3 billion in an all-stock deal. The acquisition would create

165-664: A one-week summer camp program at various camps around the country for children of wounded, disabled or fallen military service members. Camp Corral has served over 17,000 military kids between the ages of 8 and 15, with 24 camp locations in 19 states. Golden Corral raised over $ 1.8 million for Camp Corral in 2018 alone. In January 2002, the National Arbitration Forum ordered that the domain "www.goldencorralrest.com" be transferred to Golden Corral from an unapproved domain service based in Russia . From 2004 to 2006,

220-518: A political screed after the Nov. 8 election and said that those who disagree with its anti-Trump views should resign." After a Twitter boycott campaign was initiated, Maloney later claimed his words were "misconstrued", adding "I want to clarify that I did not ask for anyone to resign if they voted for Trump. I would never make such a demand. On the contrary, the message of the email is that we do not tolerate discriminatory activity or hateful commentary in

275-505: A reported $ 390 million cash. Tapingo , a San Francisco–based platform for campus food ordering was acquired by Grubhub in November 2018. In March 2019, Grubhub took over SkipTheDishes ' operations in the United States after SkipTheDishes announced its exit from the U.S. market. By mid-2020, in the middle of the coronavirus pandemic where demand for services delivering food from restaurants and takeaways surged, Grubhub announced it

330-401: A response on YouTube, saying that the food was never served to the customers, the employee in the video was trying to make money from the video and the manager of the location had been fired. The CEO of Golden Corral stated that he would fully investigate the incident and that the employee would not be terminated. James Maynard (entrepreneur) James H. Maynard (born February 14, 1940)

385-608: A restaurant delivery service in seven markets across the Pacific Northwest and Southwest, including Denver, Las Vegas, San Diego, Portland, El Paso, and Albuquerque. LAbite, a Los Angeles–based restaurant delivery service, was acquired by Grubhub in May 2016. In August 2017, Grubhub agreed to acquire Eat24 from Yelp for $ 287.5 million, subject to regulatory review. In October 2017, Grubhub announced that it had completed its acquisition of Eat24. In late 2018 Grubhub shut down

440-501: A similar situation and the case is ongoing. On November 10, 2016, after the victory of President Donald Trump in the general election, Grubhub President and CEO Matt Maloney sent a company-wide memo to employees saying that he rejected the "nationalist, anti-immigrant and hateful politics of Donald Trump" and "If you do not agree with this statement then please reply to this email with your resignation because you have no place here." The Washington Times reported that Maloney "unleashed

495-601: A total of 23 people were affected by the outbreak. The salmonella bacteria was found in a floor drain, leading health inspectors to believe that it had been washed from equipment earlier. No original source was found. Similar outbreaks occurred in Wyoming (a location now closed) and Orlando , Florida in late 2012. In 2012, an outbreak of norovirus was linked to a now closed Golden Corral restaurant in Casper , Wyoming. Over 344 illnesses, with 282 primary cases, were reported by

550-425: A web-based system for ordering food from restaurants and caterers. Six years later, in 2005, SeamlessWeb introduced a free ordering service to consumer diners to complement the existing corporate-ordering service. In April 2006, SeamlessWeb was acquired by Aramark and integrated into its Food, Hospitalities, and Facilities segment. Jonathan Zabusky was named president of Seamless in 2009, and by June 2011, Seamless

605-519: A week but do not receive overtime rates for their work. According to the Grubhub contractor lawsuit, the company violated several FLSA and Illinois laws by failing to pay overtime and failing to pay minimum wage. The plaintiffs filed their class-action Grubhub contractor lawsuit on June 29, 2018, in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. Broderick and Carmen filed the lawsuit on behalf of themselves and all others in

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660-443: A year. The partnership allows Amazon to take a 2% stake in the company with the option to acquire up to 15% based on performance. In May 2024, Amazon announced that Grubhub+ would become permanently included with Amazon Prime memberships. Throughout 2020, Grubhub released a series of animated television commercials of people ordering food on the app. In January 2021, one of these commercials, called "Delivery Dance", became popular on

715-610: Is an American entrepreneur and is the Chairman & CEO of the Investors Management Corporation, a holding company for food service and service industries, the largest of which is Golden Corral Corporation. Born in Jacksonville , North Carolina , Maynard graduated from East Carolina University in 1965 with a bachelor's degree in psychology. Along with William F. Carl, he conceived and opened

770-712: Is an American online and mobile prepared food ordering and delivery platform based in Chicago, Illinois . Founded in 2004, it has been a subsidiary of the Dutch company Just Eat Takeaway since 2021. In 2024, Wonder Group Inc. bought Grubhub from Just Eat Takeaway for $ 650 million. The transaction is expected to complete in the first quarter of 2025. Grubhub has been criticized for antitrust price manipulation, listing restaurants without permission, and allegedly misclassifying workers. Grubhub Seamless went public in April 2014 and

825-521: The Lawson vs. Grubhub court case. In a 2017 lawsuit, attorney Shannon Liss-Riordan said that the company re-labels words, using euphemisms like "blocks" instead of "shifts", to justify deliberate misclassification of drivers as contractors. The Wallace v. Grubhub Holdings contractor lawsuit alleges that Carmen Wallace and Broderick Bryant and other drivers were misclassified as independent contractors and Grubhub defied wage-and-hour requirements under

880-807: The New York City Metropolitan Areas (only one in the Bronx ) and the low population states of Nebraska , Delaware and Wyoming . In some other larger metropolitan areas, such as the San Francisco Bay Area (only one location, in Concord to the northeast), Philadelphia , Washington , and New Orleans , there are only locations in the far-flung suburbs. The first Puerto Rico location opened on October 25, 2020 in Canovanas with plans to open more locations throughout

935-594: The University of Chicago Booth School of Business 's Edward L. Kaplan New Venture Challenge with the business plan for Grubhub. In November 2007, Grubhub secured $ 1.1 million in Series A funding, led by Amicus Capital and Origin Ventures for the purpose of expanding into San Francisco and New York markets. In March 2009, Grubhub earned $ 2 million in Series B funding, led by Origin Ventures and Leo Capital, which

990-411: The "Gateway" style rolled out late 2018. These locations were created in the hopes of offering a more contemporary appearance for the interior and exterior of the building, with different layouts for the dining room, adding new food service bars and kitchen areas. Many locations offer "GC on the go" services, as well as delivery partnerships with companies like Grubhub , Uber Eats and DoorDash . GC on

1045-524: The 2011 NASCAR Cup Series season. In 2011, Golden Corral sponsored two drivers for the Daytona 500; Blaney earned primary sponsorship for his Tommy Baldwin Racing entry, while Brian Keselowski received associate sponsorship after his surprise finish in the qualifying races. If a Golden Corral-sponsored driver finishes in the top ten, the chain honors a "Kids Eat Free" promotion. Dave Blaney finished 3rd at

1100-538: The 2011 fall Talladega race. J. J. Yeley finished 10th at the 2013 Daytona 500 . Regan Smith finished 8th at the 2016 Daytona 500 . This is a promotion Golden Corral has honored during restrictor plate races after the 2011 Daytona 500 when the chain was the primary sponsor of the No. 36 Tommy Baldwin Racing entry. In 2003, an outbreak of salmonella was linked to a Golden Corral restaurant in Kennesaw , Georgia and

1155-567: The Eat24 brand. Certain assets were acquired from 11 franchisee-owned OrderUp markets in September 2018. Certain assets from 27 OrderUp markets had already been acquired in 2017. GrubHub completed its acquisition of OrderUp in October 2018. LevelUp , a Boston-based diner engagement and payment solutions platform was acquired by Grubhub in September 2018. The acquisition of LevelUp was for

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1210-717: The Fair Labor Standards Act, the Illinois Minimum Wage Law, and the California Labor Code. The plaintiffs in Wallace v. Grubhub claim that the work of these drivers makes them employees rather than independent contractors. Wallace and Bryant argue that drivers work on scheduled shifts, and must work in a certain area. "The drivers as a general matter cannot engage in personal non-work activities during their GrubHub shifts,"

1265-979: The United States at restaurants using the defendants' delivery apps. The case is filed in the federal U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York as Davitashvili v GrubHub Inc. , 20-cv-3000. Although a number of preliminary documents in the case have now been filed, a trial date has not yet been set. In October 2020, a group of restaurants launched a class-action suit against Grubhub for having included them in its listings without having asked permission (or, in some cases, despite permission having been denied), because this caused "damage to (the restaurants') reputations, loss of control over their customers’ dining experiences, loss of control over their online presence, and reduced consumer demand for their services"; plaintiffs specifically cited that Grubhub would list obsolete menus with invalid prices and/or unavailable options (leading to customer complaints) and that Grubhub refused to delist restaurants upon request. This practice

1320-466: The Wyoming state epidemiologist. The virus got a push from 31 sickened food handlers at the restaurant who mostly kept working their normal shifts. On July 1, 2013, a YouTube video was uploaded alleging that during a health inspection, the Port Orange , Florida, Golden Corral location, owned by Eric A. Holm, was improperly storing prepared and raw food next to their dumpster. Employee Brandon Huber

1375-403: The chain to sustain its business and to ensure the safety of its guests, some of the chain's locations were reopened offering cafeteria-style dining and family-style service. Others were permanently closed. In October 2020, one of its largest franchise operators filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection and had plans to cancel at least six out of 33 leases. Golden Corral sponsors Camp Corral,

1430-575: The children's hospital itself, while $ 1.5 million funded a distinguished professorship in the Department of Pediatrics within the Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University. The name of the hospital is called James and Connie Maynard Children's Hospital . This article about an American businessperson born in the 1940s is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Grubhub Grubhub Inc. (stylized in all caps )

1485-549: The company was delivering in more than 50 markets across the U.S. In July 2018, Grubhub announced that it had expanded its delivery capabilities to 28 new cities in the US. Grubhub's UK competitors are Deliveroo and UberEATS . In the U.S. its competitors include Uber Eats, DoorDash , Postmates , and EatStreet . In February 2020, the company announced the launch of its new Grubhub+ monthly subscription program, which offers free, unlimited food delivery from partner restaurants for

1540-419: The complaint states, meaning that they essentially function as employees. They also allege that they do not receive the same benefits that an employee does. Grubhub drivers are allegedly required to pay some of their expenses. Because of how they are paid, the plaintiffs claim they may often get paid below federal or state minimum wage, even when they work long hours. Many drivers allegedly work more than 40 hours

1595-508: The concept was not economically viable and wrote off $ 11M on the venture. During this time frame, Eric A. Holm filed for personal bankruptcy . The company updated their restaurants to a concept, called "Strata", during the mid-2000s in an effort to bring more of the food preparation into view of the guests. In all locations, guests serve themselves, including requesting made-to-order items such as Belgian waffles , omelets and char-broiled steaks. The most recent designed restaurants are known as

1650-479: The consumption of red meat , and a shift in market shares to upscale restaurants, sales were falling. The company added salad bars to all of its locations, sacrificed seating in most and in others sacrificed part of the parking lot to make additions to the buildings. In 1991, the first seven "Metro Market" concept restaurants opened. They were 10,000 square feet (930 m) and seated between 400 and 450 customers. These new Golden Corral restaurants more than doubled

1705-502: The equity and GrubHub representing 42% of the equity of the combined business; the merger was finalized in early August 2013. Grubhub went public in April 2014 at $ 26 per share. During its time as a standalone company, it traded on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "GRUB". In June 2014, Grubhub began offering delivery for restaurants that did not operate their own delivery service. By 2016,

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1760-616: The first Golden Corral restaurant in Fayetteville in 1973. He organized Investors Management Corporation and developed the Golden Corral Family Steak House restaurant chain and other IMC subsidiaries. Maynard is now the owner or franchisor of approximately 500 restaurants nationwide with sales in excess of $ 1.3 billion. On May 17, 2011, Maynard and his wife Connie donated $ 10.5 million to the children's hospital at Vidant Medical Center . $ 9 million went to

1815-454: The go allows customers to pack anything they want into a takeout container and then pay for it by the pound. Many restaurants also offer reserved parking. During the COVID-19 pandemic in early 2020, the chain had to temporarily close down most of its locations just like other restaurants in response to the directives for the prevention of COVID-19 that spread across the globe. In order for

1870-679: The internet as a meme , with many people uploading parodies of it. The commercial shows several people dancing after ordering food from Grubhub, set to " Soy Yo " by the Colombian pop band Bomba Estereo . The commercial was panned, as it was seen as too obnoxious. Comparisons were made online between this ad and a similar ad from the grocery store chain Kroger . In February 2018, US Magistrate Judge Jacqueline Scott Corley found that Grubhub correctly classified plaintiff Raef Lawson as an independent contractor and rejected his misclassification claim in

1925-429: The island. In late 1993, VICORP acquired the right to a small Florida chain called Angel's Diner. They acquired this from Eric A. Holm. Unfortunately, he had also sold the rights to Golden Corral and VICORP was forced to pay Golden Corral $ 1M to secure the exclusive rights. The intent was to convert underperforming Village Inn and Bakers Square units to this new concept. After building seven units, VICORP realized that

1980-479: The largest online food delivery service outside of China, and provide Just Eat Takeaway with a base in the U.S. market. North American headquarters would remain in Chicago with Grubhub founder, Matt Maloney, joining the board of directors and heading North American operations. On June 10, 2021, Just Eat Takeaway took operations of Grubhub as Grubhub stockholders approved Transaction with Just Eat Takeaway. The sale

2035-589: The majority of which were in Texas , Oklahoma , New Mexico and North Carolina , was also a change for the company, moving away from small towns and into metropolitan areas. In 2001, system-wide annual sales exceeded $ 1 billion for the first time. As of 2021, there were nearly 500 restaurants in 43 states covering most regions of the country aside from: Oregon (no locations), Hawaii (no locations), New England (only three restaurants— Springfield, Massachusetts , New Haven, Connecticut , and Manchester, New Hampshire ),

2090-706: The parent company of Allmenus and Campusfood. Grubhub completed the acquisition of AllMenus that month. MenuPages was acquired by Seamless in September 2011. DiningIn, an online ordering and food delivery company based in Brighton, Massachusetts , was acquired by Grubhub in February 2015. Restaurants on the Run, a corporate food delivery company based in Aliso Viejo, California , was acquired by Grubhub in February 2015. In December 2015, Grubhub acquired Delivered Dish,

2145-481: The podcast Underunderstood reported that Yelp listings for some restaurants provide Grubhub "referral numbers" which, when called instead of the restaurant's phone number itself, facilitate the recording of the calls and can result in the restaurant being charged commission fees, even in some cases when resulting in no order. In June 2019, reports came out alleging that Grubhub had registered more than 23,000 web domains in restaurants' names without their consent, in what

2200-578: The restaurant owners signed contracts that include clauses that require prices to be the same for dine-in customers as for customers receiving delivery. The plaintiffs state that this arrangement increases the cost for dine-in customers, as they are required to subsidize the cost of delivery; and that the apps charge “exorbitant” fees, which range from 13% to 40% of revenue, while the average restaurant's profit ranges from 3% to 9% of revenue. The lawsuit seeks triple damages, including for overcharges, since April 14, 2016, for dine-in and delivery customers in

2255-463: The restaurant sponsored the Golden Corral 500, a NASCAR Cup Series spring race at Atlanta Motor Speedway and was the main sponsor for the 2009 season of WindTunnel with Dave Despain on Speed . Golden Corral also sponsored the No. 28 Yates Racing Ford of Travis Kvapil during select NASCAR Cup Series events in the 2009 season. Dave Blaney used Golden Corral as one of his sponsors for

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2310-410: The service failed to properly disclose that prices for food ordered through GrubHub could be higher than the same item ordered at a restaurant. The investigation by the attorney general's office also found that Grubhub would route web traffic from users to microsites that host a restaurant’s menu as well as third-party websites, such as Yelp or Menupages .com. Later that same month, a settlement

2365-576: The size of the old, which were typically 5,000 square feet (460 m) with a capacity of 175 people. There was the addition of the Brass Bell Bakery, named for the brass bell which rang every 15 minutes to signal that fresh bread, rolls, and pastries were coming out of the oven. An expanded buffet, dubbed the Golden Choice Buffet, was also added, which had a new layout to showcase its items. The location of these new restaurants,

2420-419: The workplace and that we will stand up for our employees." In a tweet that was later deleted, Maloney added: "To be clear, Grubhub does not tolerate hate and we are proud of all our employees—even those who voted for Trump." By Thursday night, the hashtag #BoycottGrubHub was trending on Twitter. Following Maloney's statement, on November 11, 2016, the company's shares dropped 5.93%. An August 2019 episode of

2475-580: Was able to intercept the tampered meal after it had already been delivered. The restaurateur wants Grubhub to provide tamper-proof seals, as the current stickers are easily removed "like a piece of Velcro ." Grubhub declined a request for an interview following the incident, and released a statement: We have no tolerance for misconduct on our platform. The vast majority of our orders are completed without incident or complaint, and when things don't go as planned, we work hard to make things right. Upon hearing of this situation, we took immediate action and suspended

2530-533: Was announced whereby Gruhub would be required to pay $ 125,000 to several Pennsylvania food banks and be more transparent about its pricing. As part of the settlement, GrubHub will be required to add price disclosures to their menu and checkout-pages. In October 2023, local media stations KTLA and KABC-TV reported that a restaurant owner in Long Beach, California , had caught a Grubhub delivery driver eating from and then repackaging an order. The restaurateur

2585-522: Was banned in California in 2021 for its abuse of restaurants. On May 17, 2022, Grubhub offered a promotional code offering free lunch for those ordering in New York City . Grubhub's system and local restaurants were immediately overwhelmed after fielding nearly 6,000 orders per minute. Grubhub released a statement the same day stating they let restaurant workers know in advance, but the claim

2640-525: Was cast as "an attempt to generate greater commission revenue and prevent restaurants from building their online presences." Grubhub disputed the allegations, insisting that restaurants had explicitly agreed in their contracts with Grubhub to allow web domain purchases and the creation of websites advertising their businesses. In April 2020, a group of New Yorkers sued DoorDash, GrubHub, Postmates, and Uber Eats, accusing them of using their market power monopolistically by only listing restaurants on their apps if

2695-471: Was completed on June 15, 2021. As part of this, Grubhub's logo was changed to include the Just Eat Takeaway house. In April 2022, Just Eat said that it would consider a full sale of Grubhub after Cat Rock Capital, an activist investor , pressed the company to focus on European markets. In July 2022, Amazon struck a deal with Just Eat to offer Prime customers free Grubhub+ membership for

2750-503: Was followed by $ 11 million in Series C funding, led by Benchmark Capital in November 2010. In March 2011 $ 20 million in Series D funding raise was led by DAG Ventures . Grubhub's portfolio of brands includes Seamless, AllMenus, MenuPages, LevelUp, and Tapingo. Seamless is an online and mobile food ordering platform for regional restaurants active in the U.S. and London. In September 2011, Grubhub secured $ 50 million in Series E funding and acquired New York–based competitor Dotmenu,

2805-443: Was given a six-month paid leave after filming and uploading the video to YouTube. Items included, among other things: pot roast, gravy, hamburger patties and raw baby back ribs. These items were still on their prep trays and bins, as well as on a speed rack. The employee in the video alleges that this is a common practice for the restaurant and insinuated that the food was to be served later that day. On July 8, 2013, Golden Corral posted

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2860-479: Was immediately disputed by workers. Multiple outlets regarded the promotion as a "disaster," with restaurants unable to keep up with the demand and insufficient delivery workers available to pick up orders, resulting in wasted food and customers without their meals. Restaurants were left facing angry customers, refunded orders, and inability to reach Grubhub's customer service. In November 2022, Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro sued Grubhub, claiming that

2915-472: Was keeping its drivers safe by offering contact-free delivery as well as the option to order pickup for anyone who felt more comfortable getting the food themselves. On June 9, 2020, Netherlands based Just Eat Takeaway announced an agreement to buy Grubhub for $ 7.3 billion in stock. In November 2024, Wonder Group Inc. bought Grubhub from Just Eat Takeaway for $ 650 million. In 1999, New York lawyer Jason Finger founded SeamlessWeb to provide companies with

2970-410: Was re-privatized, as Boston -based Spectrum Equity Associates invested $ 50 million for a minority stake in the company from Aramark. The company then changed its name from SeamlessWeb to Seamless. In September 2011, Seamless acquired MenuPages, and in February 2012, Seamless released an iPad app. In May 2013, Grubhub and Seamless announced that they were merging, with Seamless representing 58% of

3025-400: Was traded on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol GRUB. As of 2019, it had 19.9 million active users, with 115,000 associated restaurants in 3,200 cities in all 50 US states. The original Chicago -based Grubhub was founded in 2004 by Mike Evans and Matt Maloney to create an alternative to paper menus. Two years later, in 2006, Maloney and Evans won first place in

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