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Why Your Restaurant Delivery Partner Is Drowning Your Margins
Episode 76 of Restaurant Business with Fexingo digs into the hidden economics of third-party delivery. Lucas and Luna break down how commission stacks, menu inflation, and consumer fee fatigue are reshaping restaurant profitability in mid-2026. They use a real-world case: a 200-seat independent Italian spot in Chicago whose delivery revenue looks great on paper but bleeds cash when you subtract platform fees, marketing surcharges, and chargebacks. The episode explains why the 'delivery boom' has quietly become a margin trap for most operators, why some chains are now building their…
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