The food delivery app charges 35% plus VAT on each delivery, restaurants owners said.
While the apps help them to bring in orders, they're not cheap to use.A man riding a bicycle for food delivery service Deliveroo pauses at an intersection on March 9, 2018 in Berlin, Germany.Restaurant owners across the U.K. want Deliveroo to lower the amount of commission they take on each delivery as they struggle to stay afloat during the coronavirus pandemic.
"It's too high," he said, adding that in the last two months, the $2 billion-plus start-up has charged him between £4,000 and £5,000 with a £506 signup fee.told restaurants to close on March 20 U.K. Hospitality, an organization that represents restaurants across the U.K. said deliveries are helping to safely feed the nation at the moment.
Uber Eats has also waived the additional delivery fees that are levied on customers and can cost anywhere between £1 and £5.Kadir Tuluk, who owns the Sunshine Café in Surbiton in London, said: "If Deliveroo take 42%, how do we make money?" He added: "They make the money, not us." "We are committed to supporting restaurants and the thousands of people who rely on them for work and as an essential service during this difficult time," said an Uber Eats spokesperson.
"We are the most exposed people to the risk now," said Kassem, who owns a fish and chip shop. "We touch the table, they touch the same table. It's impossible to be contact free.""Most of our chef members, who are risking public transport to go into workplace kitchens to prepare meals for delivery, are not being paid anything extra," said Unite officer with national responsibility for the hospitality industry, Dave Turnbull.
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