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Company: Grubhub
Current Parent Company: Wonder Group
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Penalty: $3,500,000
Year: 2022
Date: December 30, 2022
Offense Group: consumer-protection-related offenses
Primary Offense: consumer protection violation
Violation Description: Attorney General Karl A. Racine announced thatGrubhub Holdings, Inc. and Grubhub, Inc. will pay $3.5 million for charging customers hidden fees and using deceptive marketing techniques to increase profits in violation of District consumer protection laws.
Level of Government: state
Action Type: agency action
Agency: District of Columbia Attorney General
Civil or Criminal Case: civil
Facility State: District of Columbia
HQ Country of Current Parent: USA
HQ State of Current Parent: New York
Ownership Structure of Current Parent: privately held
Major Industry of Current Parent: restaurants and foodservice
Specific Industry of Current Parent: food halls and food delivery
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