Case Study: Food & Grocery Data Scraping from DoorDash
The Challenge
Our client, a food delivery analytics and retail intelligence firm, needed to collect restaurant, grocery, and convenience store data from DoorDash – including menus, product names, pricing, ratings, and delivery availability. With thousands of listings updated frequently across multiple cities, manual data extraction was not feasible for maintaining real-time insights.
Hurdles We Faced
- Dynamic & API-Based Content: DoorDash uses React-based dynamic pages and internal APIs, preventing traditional HTML scraping.
- Geo-Location Restrictions: Data visibility changes by city and zip code, requiring automated location switching.
- Anti-Bot & Rate Limits: Repeated queries triggered request blocking and throttling.
- Complex Nested Data: Each store or restaurant contained layered categories, modifiers, and product options.
Our Step-by-Step Approach
Requirement Analysis:
Outlined key fields – store/restaurant name, location, menu/product categories, item names, prices, ratings, and availability.
API Reverse Engineering:
Inspected network traffic to identify and utilize internal APIs for structured, faster, and more reliable data access.
Proxy & Geo-Targeted Setup:
Integrated rotating proxies with city-based targeting to simulate user requests from different locations.
Custom Scraper Development:
Built Python-based automated scripts to extract data for restaurants, grocery stores, and convenience shops with full item details and prices.
Data Cleaning & Structuring:
Transformed raw JSON data into a standardized format ready for dashboards, analytics, and comparison tools.
Automation & Scheduling:
Configured automated scraping to update data daily, ensuring real-time insights into changing menus and pricing.
Results & Impact
- Extracted comprehensive food and grocery data across multiple DoorDash locations.
- Delivered structured, analytics-ready datasets for competitor analysis, trend detection, and pricing optimization.
- Enabled the client to track changes in menus, stock, and promotions with minimal manual effort.
Our Services & Expertise
At Ascendance Solutions, we specialize in:
- Food & Grocery Platform Data Scraping
- Geo-Targeted Proxy Management
- API-Based Data Extraction & Automation
- Data Structuring for Analytics & Market Intelligence
📧 Connect with us at connect@ascendancesolutions.com to automate food and grocery data collection from DoorDash and similar delivery platforms.
