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    Food delivery apps are more popular than ever. But can they help restaurants survive?

    by Garrett Snyder, Los Angeles Times Sep 28, 2020 4 minutes

    LOS ANGELES - How much should delivery companies be able to charge restaurants? It's a question that has been brought into sharp relief by COVID-19, as restaurants have seen takeout and delivery orders, which might have previously made up a fraction of their sales prepandemic, become essential to their survival.

    Nationwide, among the "Big Four" apps that make up an estimated 95% of the third-party delivery market - Postmates, Grubhub, UberEats and Doordash - most charge restaurants a commission fee of 15% to 30% per order. Business owners usually negotiate a contract when signing up for a delivery app: If a restaurant

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