Peter Luger Tokyo, LA COVID Surge, Mass AG Suing GrubHub, Delivery Fee Cap Extended, Vending Machine Pizza Raise
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Iconic Peter Luger Steakhouse Opens Its First Overseas Branch With Wondertable, Operator Of Union Square Tokyo And Jean-Georges Tokyo (Forbes) The local partner is Wondertable, which currently operates 44 restaurants in Japan and 83 overseas with various concepts, including Japanese, Italian and craft beer bars. The company is known for having successfully introduced multiple overseas brands to Japan, such as Union Square Tokyo in partnership with Danny Meyer’s Union Square Hospitality Group, Jean Georges Tokyo and Lawry's The Prime Rib.
New Data Show That LA’s Current COVID Surge Is Once Again Hurting Restaurants and Workers (Eater LA) Los Angeles’s current coronavirus surge has reached the same levels as last summer when the governor closed all indoor dining and bars.
Massachusetts attorney general sues Grubhub for violating temporary fee cap (Restaurant Dive) The attorney general's office is seeking refunds for restaurants and civil penalties of $5,000 per violation, along with the costs of investigating and prosecuting the case.
NYC extends limits on food delivery app fees to February 2022 (Yahoo Finance) The limits were due to expire in August and kept fees no higher than 15 percent for deliveries, plus 5 percent for other services. Apps could have charged up to 35 percent without the fee ceiling.
Basil Street Using Equity Crowdfunding to Raise $20M for its Pizza Vending Machines (The Spoon) Basil Street makes what it calls Automated Pizza Kitchens (APK), which are standalone vending machines that serve up hot pizza. The APKs are roughly 20 sq. ft. and hold 150 frozen 10-inch, thin-crust pizzas.