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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
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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
Decision by Albany County to cap delivery fees receives mixed reception | The Daily Gazette
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CAPITAL REGION Call it the death of a thousand fees.
Amid mounting backlash, Albany County has capped food delivery apps for charging more than 15 percent for delivery fees.
Albany County Executive Dan McCoy hopes the emergency order he signed on Monday will cut down on often-exorbitant fees, “ensuring our local businesses and residents aren’t being nickel-and-dimed while delivery workers are left holding the bag with a mediocre tip.”
Fees on apps like Grubhub, DoorDash and Uber Eats can reach as high as 33 percent, prompting growing frustration amid the industry – particularly at a time when restaurants are more reliant on the services as ever amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.