Favor Delivery

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NeighborFavor, Inc.
Favor Delivery
Type Subsidiary
Founded2013;10 years ago (2013)
Headquarters,
United States
Area served
Texas
Key people
Keith Duncan (CEO)
Parent H-E-B (2018–present)
Website favordelivery.com

Favor Delivery is a same-day delivery and online food ordering platform headquartered in Austin, Texas. The company was founded in 2013 [1] and was acquired by San Antonio, Texas-based regional supermarket chain H-E-B in 2018. [2] Following the acquisition, Favor CEO, Jag Bath, was named chief digital officer of H-E-B while remaining Favor CEO. [3]

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Starting by serving major cities in Texas, Favor expanded between 2013 and 2016 to serve a total of 23 cities in the United States and Canada. However, in June 2016 it pulled out of Philadelphia, Washington, DC, and 3 other major cities in the US, [4] shut down operations in Toronto in December, [5] and in January 2017 pulled out of the remaining cities it had served outside Texas. The company continued operations in 15 cities in Texas. [6]

By November 2019, Favor operated in 130 cities across Texas. [7]

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