
Ruth Isenstadt
Senior Director, Merchant Strategy & Operations
Ruth has been at DoorDash for 8 years, holding multiple internal and external facing roles across the merchant organization. As the Head of Merchant Strategy & Operations, her mission is to make DoorDash the easiest way for Merchants to grow their business profitably: whether that be joining the platform, managing day-to-day operations, or growing profitably with DoorDash.

Delivery Only Restaurants: Pros, Cons, and How to Start One
You don't need a dining room or a storefront to run a profitable restaurant in 2026. Delivery-only restaurants skip both and serve customers through delivery and pickup alone, a lower-risk, simpler path to launch without too many overhead costs.

Online Food Delivery Market Growth: 2026 Data & Trends
Delivery bags are everywhere: on your block, in your parking lot, stacked behind competitors' back doors. You already know the online food delivery market is growing. The real question is whether that growth is showing up in your revenue.

How to Set Up Delivery for Your Restaurant in 5 Simple Steps
A potential customer browses delivery options on their lunch break, doesn't see your restaurant, and orders from your competitor instead. That gap between you and your competitors widens each day that delivery isn't part of your operation.
