Diving In | How Food Delivery Killed Competition (And Took Your Budget With It)

Diving In | How Food Delivery Killed Competition (And Took Your Budget With It)

Published: July 3, 2026

Duration: 16:27

Thanks for joining us during the holidays. White our team is taking a break, we want to share a series with you that we think you’ll love. It’s called Diving In. 

Getting food delivered should be simple — but somehow it's gotten outrageously expensive. Economist Justin Wolfers breaks down why food delivery apps like DoorDash, Uber Eats, and Grubhub make it nearly impossible to compare prices, and why that's no accident. 


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