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Grubhub offered New Yorkers a free lunch promotion yesterday. It backfired

NPR | By Alejandra Marquez Janse,
Kathryn Fox, Manuela López Restrepo
Published May 18, 2022 at 5:17 PM EDT

Food delivery service Grubhub launched a free lunch promotion on Tuesday in New York City. It didn't go well. Both customers and restaurateurs were left frustrated.

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Alejandra Marquez Janse
Alejandra Marquez Janse is an assistant producer for NPR's evening news program All Things Considered.
Kathryn Fox
Manuela López Restrepo
Manuela López Restrepo is a producer and writer at All Things Considered.