The Next Delivery Fee Crackdown Has Arrived, What Restaurants and Hospitality Brands Should Do Before the FTC Changes the Rules
Hospitality Law, Restaurant Law, Regulatory Compliance Hari Nathan Kalyan Hospitality Law, Restaurant Law, Regulatory Compliance Hari Nathan Kalyan

The Next Delivery Fee Crackdown Has Arrived, What Restaurants and Hospitality Brands Should Do Before the FTC Changes the Rules

The FTC's April 2026 rulemaking targets fee transparency on online food and grocery delivery, including menu markups, service fees, and promotion restrictions. Comments are open through May 18, 2026. Restaurants and hospitality brands should treat platform contracts as legal exposure, not just terms.

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Dining Out NYC: How a Pandemic Lifeline Became a Permitting Nightmare
Hospitality Law, Restaurant Law, New York Hari Nathan Kalyan Hospitality Law, Restaurant Law, New York Hari Nathan Kalyan

Dining Out NYC: How a Pandemic Lifeline Became a Permitting Nightmare

NYC's permanent Dining Out NYC program under Local Law 121 of 2023 has stalled at the DOT. Participation dropped 80 percent from pandemic peaks, applications sit in administrative review, and only a fraction of restaurants have permits. Why permit strategy now belongs inside the deal model.

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