Skip The Dishes

• ‘I’m extremely disappointed’: B.C. government fires back at Skip The Dishes’ new fee

  B.C.’s Minister of Jobs, Economic Recovery and Innovation is speaking out against food courier company Skip The Dishes, after it added a temporary $0.99 cent “B.C. Fee”.

  Politics

  Feb 4
• Skip The Dishes adds $0.99 ‘B.C. Fee’ after province caps what it can charge restaurants

  The B.C. government capped what delivery services can charge at 15 per cent for three months starting Dec. 27, in a bid to help restaurants hit by the COVID-19 pandemic.

  Consumer

  Feb 4
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• Cheaper food delivery service in Montreal giving Uber Eats and company a run for their money

  Local restaurant owners, struggling to make a profit during the pandemic, are turning to a local start-up which is making it cheaper for them to set up food deliveries.

  Canada

  Jan 27
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• Calgary consumer questions SkipTheDishes security after ‘account takeover’

  A SkipTheDishes customer in Calgary is questioning how her personal and financial information was used to place three orders in Montreal.

  Consumer

  Jan 26
• N.S. food delivery startup offers restaurants lower fees, customer service control

  Restaurateurs say exorbitant fees of up to 30 per cent charged by online food ordering and delivery apps can make it unprofitable to stay open.

  Economy

  Jan 26
• Halifax restaurants call for cap to third-party delivery service fees

  Restaurants Canada says the fees charged by food delivery services are excessive -- 'on a $10-order, the average restaurant makes 43 cents' -- since COVID-19 restrictions came in.

  Canada

  Jan 14
• Lethbridge council to debate motion requesting province caps food-delivery app fees

  Councillor Rob Miyashiro will bring forward a submission at the Jan. 12 meeting of council that he hopes will help local restaurants.

  Consumer

  Jan 11
• Newer Lethbridge businesses say they don’t qualify for government support amid COVID-19

  "We don't have wage subsidy, we don't have grants, there's no rent support, there's nothing."

  Economy

  Dec 21, 2020
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• Calgary city council supports 15% cap on food delivery fees

  In a unanimous vote, Calgary city council supported a request to the provincial government to cap the delivery fees at 15 per cent.

  Politics

  Dec 16, 2020
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• Calgary council to consider downtown office redevelopment, cap on food-delivery apps

  Office buildings in downtown Calgary could see redevelopment into apartments, and restaurants could get a break on food-delivery app fees if city council agrees.

  Politics

  Dec 14, 2020