The Hungarian partner restaurants that subscribe to the system say that Foodpanda’s commission, which went from 7% to 15%, is unsustainable. But abandoning Foodpanda is not necessarily a better option as many restaurants derive a large chunk of their revenues from orders placed through the platform.

Dániel Kováts, the proprietor of Foodpanda and a member of ruling Fidesz party, said that the price hike was necessary in order to offer better service to partners and customers and covers such costs as advertising packages and a soon-to-be-launched mobile app for placing orders, hvg.hu added.