OrderUp
FormerlyLocalUp
IndustryOnline Food Ordering and Delivery
FoundedBaltimore, Maryland (2009 (2009))
FounderChris Jeffery, Jason Kwicien
Headquarters
Baltimore, Maryland
,
United States
Number of locations
37 markets
Area served
United States
OwnerJust Eat Takeaway
Number of employees
100+
ParentGrubhub
Websiteorderup.com

OrderUp is an online and mobile food-ordering and delivery company which operated in at least 37 markets. Prior to being acquired by Grubhub, OrderUp was a part of the Groupon family of companies and operated as both OrderUp and Groupon-To-Go.

History

OrderUp started as an online food ordering business, called LionMenus, which served State College, PA.[1] In 2009, the founders relocated to Baltimore, MD and formed LocalUp to expand to additional markets.[2] The company used $1.5 million in investments to facilitate growth into small markets.[3] OrderUp is one of a growing number of companies geared towards capitalizing on online food ordering. Other companies, including Grubhub, provide similar services to restaurants and consumers.[4]

Initially, LocalUp licensed their technology to entrepreneurs who created online food ordering sites in their own communities[5] These licensees white-labeled the technology and ran the everyday operations.[1] LocalUp operated under this licensing model until 2012, when the company rebranded as OrderUp and switched to a franchising model. Now, OrderUp has switched most local sites to the national brand.[1] OrderUp is one of the first companies to provide a digital franchise in order to target local markets.[6]

In August 2014, the company announced a $7 million Series A investment round focused on growing its technical team and expanding its delivery service nationally.[7]

In July 2015, Groupon acquired the company.[8]

In July 2017, Grubhub acquired certain assets from 27 company-owned OrderUp food delivery markets from Groupon.[9]

In October 2018, Grubhub acquired certain assets of 11 franchisee-owned OrderUp food delivery markets across California, Colorado, Indiana, Missouri, Oregon, Oklahoma, and Virginia.[10]

Size

As of August 2013, OrderUp had sites in about 25 American cities and had launched a mobile application from which users can order food using Android or iOS devices.[11] In 2016, OrderUp was in 62 cities.[12]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "PSU Grads Make Ordering Out Even Easier". WTAJ-TV. Retrieved 2013-10-22.
  2. ↑ Zaleski, Andrew (28 January 2013). "OrderUp: Canton startup invests in 'digital franchising' to bring online food-ordering nationwide". Technically Baltimore. Retrieved 2013-10-22.
  3. ↑ Sentementes, Gus. "LocalUp finds footing in online food ordering". The Baltimore Sun. Retrieved 2013-10-22.
  4. ↑ "LocalUp: Building Online Ordering Hubs for Restaurateurs". 2 August 2011. Retrieved 2014-01-20.
  5. ↑ Rao, Leena. "LocalUp Wants To Be a Hyper-Local Grubhub for Smaller Cities and Neighborhoods". TechCrunch. Retrieved 2013-10-22.
  6. ↑ "Digital Franchises: New Spin on an Old Business Model". Inc. 7 March 2013. Retrieved 2013-10-22.
  7. ↑ Waldman, Tyler (20 August 2014). "OrderUp served $7M investment". Technical.ly. Retrieved 2014-09-11.
  8. ↑ Correa, Cynthia (17 July 2015). "Groupon Acquires Food Delivery Service OrderUp". Eater.
  9. ↑ "Groupon and Grubhub Announce Strategic Partnership to Bring Food Delivery to Groupon Customers Throughout the United States". 31 July 2017.
  10. ↑ "Grubhub, Inc. - Media - Overview".
  11. ↑ Lawler, Ryan. "'Hometown' Food Delivery Startup OrderUp Launches a Mobile App". TechCrunch. Retrieved December 11, 2013.
  12. ↑ "OrderUp: Digital Delivery". Columbia Business Times. 2016-11-29. Archived from the original on 2017-03-17. Retrieved 2017-03-16.
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