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Waitr company history timeline

2015

In 2015, Waitr hired Griff’s Hamburger Executive Cory Griffin as Chief Operating Officer.

2018

In 2018, the company was acquired through a $308 million reverse takeover by Tilman Fertitta's Lancadia holdings, which is part of the Fertitta Entertainment portfolio.

2019

In January 2019, Waitr acquired Minneapolis-based Bite Squad for $321 million which effectively doubled Waitr's size.

In 2019, the company announced it would lay-off all of its employed drivers, and move to a contract-only model, similar to Grubhub and DoorDash.

2021

In 2021, Waitr made several major acquisitions.

2022

The company announced in January 2022 that later in the year it would be rebranding itself ASAP and shift focus to non-restaurant deliveries, particularly cannabis.

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Founded
2008
Company founded
Headquarters
Lake Charles, LA
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Founders
Christopher Meaux,Evan Diaz de Arce,Addison Killebrew,Adam Murnane,Manuel Ramirez,Manuel Rivero
Company founders
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