Last updated on June 23rd, 2020 at 02:05 pm

Grubhub: Laws Protecting RestaurantsWhile ordering dinner from almost any restaurant, without having to leave the comfort of our homes, is a convenience that we New Yorkers are quickly getting used to.  App-based delivery services, that make it possible, may be putting our favorite restaurants out of business.

Recent complaints from restaurant owners, regarding fees and bad practices by Grubhub , led NYC Council members to warn Grubhub Inc. execs to change industry practices or face some of the first U.S. laws regulating fees they charge restaurants. Fearing a rise in storefront closures, Council Members feel that restaurant owners have found themselves caught in a business model that fails to add to their bottom line, eats at their profits, and could potentially force them to close their doors.

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Rada Tarnovsky
Rada Tarnovsky
Rada Tarnovsky is a practicing attorney, who co-founded Letter Grade Consulting to help food service operators comply with regulations set forth by the NYC Department of Health.  Servicing restaurants, hotels, theatres, corporate cafeterias and schools, Letter Grade Consulting provides operators with preemptive solutions, education and training to sustain the highest level of food safety, remain inspection ready and maintain the “A” in the window. Rada can be reached at