Waiter.com
| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Food delivery |
| Founded | December 1995 |
| Founder | Craig Cohen, Michael Adelberg |
| Headquarters | Sunnyvale, California , United States |
Area served | California Bay Area, San Francisco, Dallas, Raleigh/Durham, Seattle, Austin, Los Angeles, Portland |
| Products | Restaurant delivery platform |
Waiter.com, originally known as World Wide Waiter, is an internet-based restaurant delivery platform that began operations in December 1995. Established by Craig Cohen and Michael Adelberg, both alumni of Stanford Business School, the service primarily targets corporate dining and catering requests, while also accommodating residential customers and takeout orders. Its primary market is California’s Bay Area.
History
As the pioneer in online restaurant delivery, Waiter.com launched in 1995 with a network of 60 partner restaurants in Silicon Valley, growing to more than 1,300 by 2017. The company was first headquartered in Los Altos, California, before relocating its main office to Sunnyvale.
Waiter.com extends its services across several U.S. metropolitan areas including San Francisco, Dallas, Raleigh/Durham, Seattle, Austin, and Los Angeles. In January 2020, the company broadened its reach into Portland, Oregon by acquiring the local delivery business Portland Pedal Power.