Band together with the restaurants in your community to form a local delivery co-op that’s independently owned, operated, and controlled. Stop dishing out big slices of your revenue to national third-party delivery companies who don’t know your business. Little by little, companies like GrubHub and Uber Eats are doing to independent restaurants what Amazon did …
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LoCo Knoxville, a local restaurant cooperative, takes a bite out of costly delivery services
Knoxvillians John and Amber Pfohl have a heart for restaurants. As people who have worked in the food service industry and parents who enjoy the convenience of delivery, they knew what they had to do when presented with the opportunity to expand a cooperative food delivery business in their community. “We ordered delivery during lockdown to help …
Ivy and Coney Owners Introduce Grassroots Delivery Platform DC To-GoGo
Before the COVID-19 pandemic, Ivy and Coney had limited experience with pick-up and delivery. If you wanted a Detroit or Chicago-style hot dog paired with a cold beer, you had to order it at the Shaw bar. Owners Chris Powers, Adam Fry, and Josh Saltzman gave Grubhub a test drive, but say the fees involved made for unsustainable business. Fed up …
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No Grubhub or UberEats? Oregon restaurants start their own shared delivery service
OREGON, Ill. (WTVO) — Since restaurants can’t offer dine-in services, many are offering takeout and delivery. But some smaller communities don’t have access to UberEats and Grubhub. Andrew Carlson, owner of Scoops Famous Subs, at 108 N 4th Street, says it was important to offer a delivery service for his customers. “We figured out that …