Man makes money buying his own pizza on DoorDash app

A pizza restaurant owner in the US found out that the DoorDash delivery app was selling his pizzas at a lower price than he offered, yet still paying his restaurant the full price. The owner, who had not authorized his business to be on the app, discovered this when he ordered his own pizza and noticed the price discrepancy. It was later revealed that DoorDash was conducting a trial to assess customer demand by scraping restaurant websites and offering discounted prices without informing the owners. Despite ordering multiple pizzas at the lower price, DoorDash continued to pay the full amount to the restaurant. The incident sheds light on the challenges posed by third-party delivery platforms and their business models, which often rely on heavy subsidies. DoorDash, backed by Softbank, faced scrutiny for its practices, while its CEO made controversial remarks comparing himself to Jesus in defense of the company's financial losses.