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title: "Grubhub, DoorDash, Postmates and Uber Eats Sued Over Restaurant Fees"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/7f34a7ea-c609-4124-b618-cbf68cad4232
source: "1851 Franchise"
original_url: https://1851franchise.com/grubhub-doordash-postmates-and-uber-eats-sued-over-restaurant-fees-2712807
category: "Restaurants"
industry: "Restaurants"
topics: ["Regulation & legal"]
published: 2020-04-14T18:13:47.000Z
modified: 2026-11-01T02:28:04.619Z
image: https://newimage.1851franchise.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=85,format=webp,width=1280,height=720/story/featureImage/8369a39a3080e2cd578f8709f1132e0f9768.jpg
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# Grubhub, DoorDash, Postmates and Uber Eats Sued Over Restaurant Fees

**TL;DR:** Grubhub, DoorDash, Postmates, and Uber Eats were sued over restaurant fees, alleging antitrust law violations. The suit claims that the companies' practices force restaurants to charge higher prices for all customers.

*originally published in 1851 Franchise on 2020-04-14. [Read the original](https://1851franchise.com/grubhub-doordash-postmates-and-uber-eats-sued-over-restaurant-fees-2712807).*

## Story

**Grubhub, DoorDash, Postmates and Uber Eats have all been named in a class action lawsuit filed by three New York City customers on Monday,** **reports Reuters****.**

**The suit alleges that each of the third-part delivery companies violated U.S. antitrust laws by requiring that restaurants charge the same price for dine-in and delivery despite charging those restaurants “exorbitant” — 10–40 percent — for order processing.**

**The suit claims that to meet these requirements, restaurants are forced to charge higher prices for all customers, even those who don’t use the apps.**

**The lawsuit arrives just days after** **San Francisco capped commission fees** **charged to restaurants by third-party delivery apps to 15 percent, a move GrubHub is asking customers to oppose.**

## Entities

- 1851 Franchise (publication)
- Restaurants (sector)
- DoorDash (company)
- Uber Eats (company)
- Grubhub (company)
- Postmates (company)
- third-party delivery (topic)
- San Francisco, California (location)
- Reuters (company)
- antitrust law (topic)
- commission fees (topic)
- restaurant fees (topic)

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Originally reported by 1851 Franchise (https://1851franchise.com/grubhub-doordash-postmates-and-uber-eats-sued-over-restaurant-fees-2712807). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/7f34a7ea-c609-4124-b618-cbf68cad4232).