
McDonald's Corporate Focuses on Delivery... But Franchisees Aren't Lovin' It
McDonald's focuses on delivery, but franchisees are not pleased with the new strategy, leading to tensions between corporate and franchisees.
Uber Eats is a company in Burnaze's franchise knowledge graph, mentioned since 2016. 471 stories link here, each summarized from the original publisher. * Weigel's has tripled its delivery revenue over the past year by expanding its reach through partnerships with third-party delivery platforms like DoorDash and Uber Eats [[2026-09-18 How Weigel’s Tripled Delivery Revenue (6f722c)]]. * Wakefern Food Corp. has partnered with Uber Eats to offer on-demand grocery delivery from over 375 ShopRite, Price Rite, and Fairway Market locations [[2026-09-09 Wakefern joins Uber Eats platform (b2cba6)]]. * Uber Technologies is acquiring ezCater, a corporate catering marketplace, for $2.3 billion to expand Uber Eats' reach among large-order business customers [[2026-10-09 Uber Buys ezCater for $2.3 Billion What It Means for Restaurants (159c67)]]. * Instacart is exploring strategic options, including a potential sale, with reported discussions with Uber and DoorDash [[2026-10-26 Instacart said to explore sale, other options (2d742c)]]. * Olo, a restaurant technology provider, is launching a mobile app that allows customers to order pickup and delivery from restaurants across its network, with a 5% fee from consumers [[2026-10-19 Olo's New App Could Change How Restaurants Compete for Digital Orders (7dd5c3)]]. * AI agents, such as Muse, can order food from restaurants like Pizza Hut, potentially changing the way customers interact with restaurant websites and apps, and threatening third-party delivery marketplaces like DoorDash and Uber Eats [[2026-10-13 How AI agents could change restaurant ordering (ad30af)]]. * Uber Eats faces potential competition from Walmart, which is making a push into restaurant delivery, utilizing its large store footprint and growing delivery network to reach restaurants and consumers [[2026-09-04 Walmart makes a bold play for restaurant delivery (3fceb9)]]. * AMC Theatres' food delivery sales have increased nearly 50% year over year, with the company offering concessions, including popcorn, for delivery via third-party services, including potentially Uber Eats [[2026-09-03 Food delivery is booming at the movie theater (99271c)]].

McDonald's focuses on delivery, but franchisees are not pleased with the new strategy, leading to tensions between corporate and franchisees.

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