Local lawmakers provide struggling restaurants with temporary relief from food delivery fees

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Local lawmakers provide struggling restaurants with temporary relief from food delivery fees
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With the survival of many independent restaurants hanging in the balance, lawmakers are stepping in to limit how much third-party delivery companies like DoorDash and Grubhub can charge restaurants for orders for the duration of the coronavirus pandemic.

for impacted independent restaurants, while Grubhub deferred payments for qualifying restaurants.

He added that many customers have shifted to ordering from large chain restaurants that were not impacted by the city's emergency order. Grubhub said in a statement that fee caps "will not withstand a legal challenge." The fee caps are temporary, but a potential merger between Uber and Grubhub could mean more permanent regulatory scrutiny., according to people familiar with the matter, but CNBC's David Faber reported Tuesday that they are at odds over a price. Neither company confirmed that Uber made an offer to acquire Grubhub.

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