Seven Public Policy Principles for Third-Party Delivery

Creating a national framework designed to protect restaurants and guests by promoting transparency, the National Restaurant Association, in partnership with DoorDash, Grubhub, Uber Eats and Postmates, released Public Policy Principles for Third-Party Delivery to better define best practices for third-party delivery and guide lawmakers in developing public policy. 

This marks the first time the restaurant industry and third-party delivery companies have come together to create guidelines and culminates a year-long effort by the Association to develop national policies based on the experiences of restaurant operators of all sizes. 

The seven principles are:

Restaurants have a right to know and determine when and if their food is delivered. Customers should expect the same degree of food safety from delivery as they do when dining in a restaurant. Restaurants should be able to offer alcohol to customers through third-party delivery in a safe and legal manner. Restaurants deserve…