Tensions sizzle as Schenectady County takes aim at price gouging on food delivery apps
Restaurateurs, app companies both find fault with the latest government effort planned to regulate charges for deliveries
FacebookTwitterEmail
FILE - This Feb. 20, 2018, file photo shows the Grubhub app on an iPhone in Chicago. Food delivery service Grubhub is considering a possible sale of the business as competition intensifies in the sector. The Wall Street Journal reports that the company is looking at its strategic options. Grubhub competes in a sector filled with players including Uber Eats, DoorDash and Postmates. Consolidation in the industry is expected. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast, File)Charles Rex Arbogast/AP
Schenectady County, too, will weigh capping fees for third-party food delivery apps | The Daily Gazette
SECTIONS
Schenectady County is following Albany County’s lead on capping fees for third-party food delivery apps.
Legislation introduced on Monday goes further than the executive order signed by Albany County Executive Dan McCoy last week by capping all fees charged to restaurants to 15 percent not just delivery charges.
Fees on apps like Grubhub, DoorDash and Uber Eats can reach as high as 30 percent, prompting growing backlash amid the industry at a time when restaurants, already facing slim profit margins, are more reliant on the online services than ever amid the coronavirus pandemic.