Tag: Food Delivery
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Confusion swirls as Colorado imposes new retail delivery fee, catching businesses by surprise
Colorado consumers will start noticing a 27-cent fee on receipts for almost everything that gets delivered to them, including restaurant food, after Colorado’s new “retail delivery fee” took effect July 1. The fee must be collected and paid to the state by retailers “on all deliveries by motor vehicle to a location in Colorado with…
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Customers will soon have to opt-in for utensils, condiments from Denver restaurants
Plastic utensils and condiment packets will no longer automatically come with delivery and takeout food in Denver, after the City Council approved a bill requiring customers to opt-in to receive them. Under the ordinance, restaurants and third-party delivery companies will be required to ask customers if they want single-use items like cutlery, napkins and condiments…
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City Council proposal asks customers to opt-in for utensils, condiments from Denver restaurants
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The plastic utensils and condiment packets that come with to-go food could become a thing of the past, after the Denver City Council business committee approved an ordinance requiring customers to opt-in to receive them. The ordinance was unanimously approved by the committee during its…
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Adams County caps third-party food delivery fees for extent of indoor dining limits
As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to devastate the restaurant industry, Adams County has capped the amount of fees third-party delivery services can charge restaurants. Effective immediately, third-party food delivery services cannot charge retail food establishments more than 15% of the total purchase price, excluding gratuities, taxes and other fees. Delivery services are also banned from garnishing…
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$280M in COVID-19 aid passed in special session aimed at filling gaps from federal inaction
The General Assembly approved a COVID-19 relief package of 10 bills on Wednesday, ending a three-day special session that Gov. Jared Polis called to fill the gaps left by Congress’ inaction. The assistance measures, which ranged from providing support to child care operators and food pantries to capping fees charged for food delivery, amounting to…
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Aurora caps food delivery fees, pushes voting on marijuana changes
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The Aurora City Council voted on limitations to third-party food delivery fees and considered marijuana market changes during a meeting Monday night. Aurora lawmakers voted unanimously to finalize a temporary cap on fees paid by restaurants to third-party companies like Uber East and Grubhub for…