Since last March, when the first cases of covid-19 were reported in Costa Rica, consumers have been subjected to severe restrictions on mobility, which has led to transformations in the forms of marketing.

One of the most significant changes is that people now use home service more frequently for the consumption of prepared foods, a situation that has forced restaurant chains to make alliances with companies that manage applications dedicated to delivery service.

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These alliances have not represented better conditions for the restaurants, since according to the businessmen of the sector, they have had to give up part of the profits to finance the costs of the service.

Isidro Perera, manager of KFC Costa Rica, told Elfinancierocre.com that "... There is a great desire of the restaurant sector not to have to depend on them and to seek other options that are more economical. There are already local Costa Rican platforms that are offering the service, precisely because of that unfulfilled demand, because global operators tightened the industry.'"

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Platform rates should level off as competition increases and demand becomes more stable, but for now apps are taking advantage of their moment, explained Roberto Bruno of Soda Tapia.

Some of the delivery companies competing in the Costa Rican market are Uber Eats, Glovo, Rappi, Biko, Nosh and Panza.

Rappi's directors assure that at the beginning of the sanitary crisis they reduced the amount of the commissions, and now they offer support conditions for new allies. In the case of Glovo, they assure that after distributing profits, the company keeps only 2% or 3% of the profits generated by each ticket.

Source: elfinancierocr.com

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