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Council Member Salamanca explains food delivery fee cap compromise
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Council Member Rafael Salamanca, Jr. discusses a new bill that maintains a cap on food delivery fees while providing flexibility for marketing services. He explains how this compromise benefits local restaurants, consumers, and delivery workers, describing it as the strongest food delivery commission cap of its kind in the country.
- The bill includes safeguards for transparent pricing and allows restaurants to opt in or out of marketing services.
- Restaurants retain control over menu prices and can include marketing materials in deliveries.
- The legislation aims to help small and independent restaurants compete with big chains by providing access to vital marketing tools.
Rafael Salamanca, Jr.
0:24:33
Thank you majority leader.
0:24:35
It's a long overdue compromise and is a major win for local restaurants and consumers and is a result of extensive negotiations to ensure small independent restaurants voices were heard and their needs met.
0:24:47
Let's be clear, this compromise maintains a cap on delivery fees while providing the flexibility for marketing services making it without exaggeration the strongest food delivery commission cap of its kind in a country with key safeguards in place.
0:25:01
The enhanced safeguards in this bill ensures transparent prices for marketing services clearly outlined so restaurants avoid surprises and can opt in or opt out as needed.
0:25:12
Restaurants will also retain the ability to set their own menu prices, the ability to include marketing materials in everyday delivery, and delivery platforms are prohibited from purchasing a restaurant's name as a keyword for use in advertising.
0:25:26
From the beginning, the focus of this legislation was to better enable small and independent restaurants to grow and support the unique characters of their neighborhood.
0:25:35
This bill restores restaurants fundamental ability to invest in marketing, expand their customer reach, and compete with big chains in this highly competitive market.
0:25:43
It also provides restaurants with much more choices and autonomy to leverage delivery platforms in ways that work best for them, allowing them to tailor their services and change them as needed.
0:25:55
This moves away from a one size fits all approach.
0:25:58
This bill also allows restaurants can now access vital marketing tools like an in app promotion and target campaigns to reach new customers and increase their visibility tools they often lack the resources to implement on their own.
0:26:13
This build is a common sense compromise that would empower small businesses, bring more order to local restaurants, and create more earning opportunities for delivery workers.
0:26:23
A win win for all stakeholders in our delivery ecosystem.
0:26:27
Thank you.