Delivery CoOp

Delivery Co-ops Offer Growing Alternative to National Gig Delivery Services

When the pandemic-induced economic shutdown hit the United States in March 2020, among the hardest hit businesses were restaurants. A National Restaurant Association report published last January estimated that 110,000 establishments had closed at least temporarily—and many permanently. That’s one in six restaurants nationwide. An estimated 2.5 million jobs were lost. To survive amid shutdown orders and …

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Delivery Co-ops Provide an Answer to High Fees and Low Wages

During the pandemic, homebound Americans more than doubled their food delivery orders, largely through third-party apps like Seamless and UberEats. COVID-19 lockdowns may have hastened the apps’ growth, but economists have tracked a dramatic uptick in the use of such platforms over the past five years. But the convenience of these apps masks an inherently predatory nature, with crippling …

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Can a Delivery App Actually Support Restaurants?

The COVID-19 pandemic, combined with the rise of third-party delivery companies, has been a disaster for independent operators. David Coomer and Aaron Withers, friends connected in the restaurant industry, have watched it unfold up close. Pre-COVID, independent restaurants could stomach the 30 to 40 percent fees because delivery accounted for a small portion of business. …

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Some restaurants hate delivery apps like Grubhub and Uber Eats. So they’re seeking out alternatives

Free pizza and burger specials Some restaurants are trying to get customers to order directly from them by offering special deals.One example: If you order two pizza pies from one of Motorino’s three NYC locations by phone, you get a third pie for free. Motorino advertised the special online and on its pizza boxes.Customers who …

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