A surge in numbers of wholesale and retail food distributors are messing up New York City's busy prices.
After a month of punishing tolls from the Metropolitan Transportation Bureau, the logistics company quickly united and formed NYC Food Distribution Alliance. The group testified in front of state lawmakers on Thursday to sue delivery truck exemptions, warning that stratospheric food prices could rise even higher across the already large apples.
“We may be facing more than $300,000,” he said, adding that Seth, Senior Vice President of Logistics at Baldor Specialty Foods, which serves the restaurant and has around 80 trucks passing through the zone every day. This is Gottlieb.
Gottlieb said Baldor will pay a toll between $500 and $1,000 a day, depending on the time of year.
The LP Brand, a Hunts Point-based seafood distributor, is being fired on roughly five trucks with tolls ranging from $500 to $600 a week, CEO Ian McGregor told the Post.
He expects to sacrifice congestion prices to fall into a $60,000 a year for a fleet of 17 trucks.
This is in addition to $100,000 a year, the company pays between $50,000 and $100,000 per year in parking tickets, bridge and tunnel tolls, and MTA payroll taxes.
“Along with these costs, paying another $14 for a small truck to go above the 60th cent threshold each time is a true slap in the face,” says MacGregor. Meanwhile, a regular car is only needed to pay once a day, he figured out.
Food Distributor Group opened in December when around 100 companies, including Baldor, FreshDirect, Great Performances Catering, The Hunts Point Produce and the meat market, joined forces to oppose controversial tolls. Starting to hold the event I did.
Their numbers swelled to over 200 members as the full impact of tolls became more clear.
Consumers and businesses will move the 60th St, $9 for cars, $14.40 for light trucks, $21.60 for heavy trucks from 5am to 9pm to 9pm on weekdays. There is a discount for delivery between 9pm and 9pm. 5am
In the early days, some distributors were excited about what appears to be a decline in traffic in Midtown.
Drivers at Bronx meat wholesaler Nebraskaland had finished their route an hour ago last month, and co-owner Daniel Romanoff was excited.
“But eventually the traffic came back,” lamented Romanov. “We're taking an increase in jaw costs,” he added, noting that the company has not raised customers' prices.
The alliance also claims that costs have already affected the small margins of NYC's nonprofit food banks. We estimate that this is equivalent to $30,000 or 90,000 meals a year.
January is one of the latest months of the year, so it's not usually a big deal as delivery is delayed to restaurants that want meat to arrive between 7am and 9am . However, as the tourist season increases, distributors may be forced to bring more trucks to Manhattan.
President Trump threatened to push the prices of congestion up, but it is not clear whether Gov. Kathy Hochul's administration is suitable for food service exemptions.
“We don't have any savings with busy pricing,” McGregor said. “It's all sticks, no carrots.”
