Grubhub Gives Back

The delivery service is partnering with test kitchen The Hatchery Chicago.

August 04, 2023

Grubhub is partnering with The Hatchery Chicago, a nonprofit food and beverage incubator and test kitchen.

According to a company announcement, Grubhub’s partnership with The Hatchery Chicago includes:

Sponsoring a pitch competition and awarding the winner with 1-year fully paid access to the private Grubhub Kitchen at The Hatchery.
Developing new educational materials to guide The Hatchery Chicago’s entrepreneurs interested in utilizing third-party delivery to grow their businesses.
Providing philanthropic support through the Grubhub Community Fund to The Hatchery Chicago’s Sprouts Incubation program.

“Our partnership with The Hatchery Chicago is especially exciting because their mission to help local entrepreneurs build and grow successful businesses is exactly what we do at Grubhub every day with our own restaurant partners,” said Liz Bosone, Grubhub’s vice president of restaurant success. “Not only are we offering financial support, but teams across Grubhub are working with The Hatchery Chicago to offer deeper, meaningful engagement that can help put their entrepreneurs on a path to sustained growth and success.”

The $300,000 partnership aims to give entrepreneurs the space and opportunity to develop and grow their business in the food and beverage industry.

“Since opening our doors on the West Side of Chicago in 2019, The Hatchery Chicago has helped hundreds of entrepreneurs get their starts in our kitchens and learn the necessary skills to launch and grow viable businesses,” said Natalie Shmulik, The Hatchery’s chief strategy & incubation officer. “On top of our existing services, our partnership with Grubhub allows us to look at new ways to support our community of entrepreneurs, including helping them successfully leverage online marketing and delivery resources to increase efficiencies and generate revenue.”

Recently, NACS Daily reported on Grubhub’s partnership with Homewood Suites, which will enable customers to order from c-stores and restaurants for off-site dining options using geolocation and QR codes. Read more here.