Delivery is not just for pizza anymore. Companies like Grubhub, Doordash, Uber Eats, etc. have become increasingly popular especially since the pandemic.
The biggest complaint most customers and restaurants voice is the added ‘delivery fees’ these services charge ranging from 20-40%.
The Indianapolis City-County Council now wants to step in. Monday evening a proposal was introduced that would limit third-parties delivery fees to 15% or less of the total purchase for both the user and restaurant. The proposal also states that those services cannot charge restaurants more than 5% for any additional fees.
If the proposal passes, third-party delivery services could face a $500 fine for overcharging.
The issue many have is not with the proposal, but rather the overall involvement of the city.
“The argument is not they charge too much. The argument is you (the city) haven’t made a better solution,” says Tony Katz. “You should be focused on doing the thing that would help these businesses-opening up with 100% occupancy indoor and outdoor and let them decide how they feel comfortable. That would be a reasonable, rational course.”
Stergio Poulous, co-owner of Giorgio’s Pizza told our news gathering partners at WISH, he agrees.
“It is a philosophical issue for me. I mean government needs to pretty much stay out of business. I mean we have tried to govern business over the last 12 months when we really should be governing and protecting the citizens.”
We now ask you: should the city be involved in business decisions? Let us know your thoughts!
Hear Tony’s full argument here:
