Oregon caps delivery app fees charged to restaurants
Under the bill, delivery apps like Uber Eats, GrubHub, PostMates and DoorDash can only charge restaurants up to 15% in fees. Author: Devon Haskins Updated: 7:22 PM PST December 23, 2020
MILWAUKIE, Ore. Gov. Kate Brown signed a bill on Wednesday that limits fees charged to Oregon restaurants by third-party apps like Uber Eats, GrubHub, PostMates and DoorDash.
Senate Bill 1801 passed the state legislature on Monday, a win for restaurant owners across the state.
Sean Sexton, co-owner of Ovation Bistro in Milwaukie, said fees from third-party apps were eating away at his restaurant s profits. So the delivery folks are charging one-third, said Sexton. The lowest one is about 22 1/2 [percent] for them to not help you with gaining customers. Up to the average is one-third or up to 33% of your ticket. So that s 100% of a profit margin for a restaurant.
Planning battle weighs on AGL in LNG import race
Dec 16, 2020 – 4.14pm
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AGL Energy has failed to establish the need for its LNG import terminal in Victoria, has inadequately considered Aboriginal cultural values of the site and has not provided enough information to fully assess its potential environmental impact, an independent panel assessing the controversial project has been told.
The 38 days of hearings, which will conclude on Thursday with AGL s final submissions, are part of an extended assessment of the $300 million Crib Point project that has seen AGL fall behind rivals proposing similar import projects, including mining billionaire Andrew Forrest in NSW s Port Kembla.