NEW YORK- Food delivery apps such as DoorDash and Uber Eats have provided business for restaurants throughout the pandemic. Now, restaurants are looking to find ways around these apps and the commissions they charge. These delivery apps charge restaurants upwards of 30% on every order. Some states have started enforcing caps on delivery-app fees in an effort to help small restaurants.

The newest app, Spread, only charges restaurants $1 for every order with the goal of being a cheaper more small-restaurant friendly alternative. Sales on third-party food-deliver services have doubled since the pandemic began last March. DoorDash has also started a service for smaller restaurants that allows customers to buy directly from the restaurant. The app does not take a commission for this service but instead charges a flat see to deliver those orders. Uber Eats followed and Grubhub have both begun to look into similar programs within their apps, but have not launched services as of yet.

Chain restaurants are also looking into avoiding the third-party through different pickup options and delivering to customers themselves.

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