Chowly, Inc.

Chowly, Inc.

Company type	Private
Industry	Restaurant technology
Founded	2015;11 years ago (2015)
Founders	Sterling Douglass [1] Justin McNally
Headquarters	Chicago, Illinois, United States
Products	Chowly Platform
Number of employees	100
Website	chowly.com

Chowly, Inc., also known as Chowly or Chowly Platform, is an American restaurant technology company. ^[2] The company specializes in digital tools and services for restaurants. Chowly was established in 2015 and is currently headquartered in Chicago. ^[3]

Chowly Platform integrates third-party online food ordering platforms, such as Uber Eats, DoorDash, and Grubhub, with restaurant point of sale (POS) systems. ^{[4] [5]}

History

Chowly was founded in 2015 by Sterling Douglass ^{[6] [7] [8] [9]} and Justin McNally in Chicago. ^[10]

By 2019, Chowly had partnered with various delivery platforms such as DoorDash. ^[11] In February 2023, Chowly acquired Koala, ^{[12] [13]} an online ordering platform. ^{[14] [15]} The company also acquired Targetable in January 2024. ^{[16] [17]} The Chowly Platform was launched in 2025. ^[18]

Overview

The Chowly Platform connects third-party delivery marketplaces ^[19] such as Uber Eats, DoorDash, Grubhub, Postmates directly to the restaurant's POS system. This automatically sends orders directly to the kitchen printer or display system, bypassing manual entry. ^[20] The platform also has a dynamic pricing tool ^[21] that uses machine learning. ^{[22] [23] [24]}

The platform integrates with various POS systems, including Toast, Square, Clover, NCR Aloha, and Revel Systems, ^[25] and can also be used to improve Google business profiles. ^[26]

See also

• Online food ordering
• Point of sale
• Ghost kitchen
• DoorDash
• Toast, Inc.

References

1. "Spotlight Interview: Sterling Douglass, Cofounder and CEO of Chowly". Restaurant Technology News. March 3, 2023.
2. "Is Your Brand Missing… a Mascot?". SUCCESS Magazine. October 15, 2025.
3. "Chowly is raising $5.8 million to help restaurants manage on-demand delivery orders". TechCrunch. July 13, 2018.
4. "Chowly Company Profile". PitchBook. Retrieved 12 December 2025.
5. Canham-Clyne, Aneurin (1 February 2023). "Chowly makes first acquisition with Koala buy". Restaurant Dive. Retrieved 12 December 2025.
6. "A Conversation with Sterling Douglass, CEO of Chowly". Emerging.com. July 5, 2023.
7. "Top 50 CEOs to Watch: Sterling Douglass". Pavilion. February 2024.
8. "Sterling Douglass on Bridging Tech and Hospitality with Chowly". Meez Podcast. May 14, 2024.
9. "Winning in the Digital Space With Sterling Douglass". Ovation. June 26, 2023.
10. "Helping Restaurants Make the Most of the Internet - Sterling Douglass & Justin McNally". Tech In Chicago. 24 April 2020.
11. "Chowly History Timeline". Chowly. Retrieved 12 December 2025.
12. "Chowly acquires Koala". Fast Casual. February 1, 2023.
13. "How Chowly's Koala buy will broaden online ordering access for SMBs". Industry Dive. February 2, 2023.
14. "Chowly acquires Koala". QSR Web. 1 February 2023.
15. Kaiser, Tom (1 February 2023). "Chowly Buys Guest Experience Platform Koala". Food On Demand.
16. "Chowly buys Targetable". Restaurant Dive. 4 January 2024.
17. Maze, Jonathan (4 January 2024). "Chowly acquires Targetable". Restaurant Business. Retrieved 12 December 2025.
18. "Chowly Introduces The Chowly Platform: The Most Integrated and Simplest Solution for Independent Restaurant Operators". PRWeb. January 13, 2025.
19. "How Chowly Helps Restaurant Delivery Manage Third-Party Platforms". Emerging.com. June 7, 2023.
20. "Quantic POS and Chowly Integration". Quantic POS. Retrieved 12 December 2025.
21. "Chowly Joins Forces with Stellar Menus to Help Restaurants Increase Revenue and Protect Margins". Restaurant Technology News. March 21, 2023.
22. "Why dynamic pricing just needs a rebrand". Nation’s Restaurant News. September 3, 2024.
23. "Dynamic pricing a divisive subject at National Restaurant Show". Restaurant Business. May 20, 2024.
24. "Chowly Introduces Smart Pricing". Business Wire. 1 February 2023.
25. "Chowly POS Integrations". Menufy. Retrieved 12 December 2025.
26. "Chowly Helps Restaurants Optimize Google Business Profiles to Drive Orders". QSR Magazine. May 2, 2023.

External links

• Official website