Chicago-based food delivery platform Grubhub will lay off about 400 corporate employees, the company said Monday.
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The layoffs will affect about 15% of the company’s staff. Before the cuts, Grubhub had 2,800 employees, 850 of which were based in Chicago. The company said the number of layoffs in Chicago would be roughly in line with 15%.“These changes will enable Grubhub to invest in the growth of our core business and better position the company for long-term success,” a company spokesperson said in a statement.
In a note to employees posted online Monday, CEO Howard Migdal said the company operated in a “highly competitive and constantly evolving industry,” requiring it to “continually look at whether we are set up in the right way to deliver for our diners, restaurants and delivery partners.
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