OrderUp

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OrderUp
FormerlyLocalUp
IndustryOnline Food Ordering and Delivery
Founded Baltimore, Maryland (2009 (2009))
FounderChris Jeffery, Jason Kwicien
Fatemarkets acquired by Grubhub
Headquarters
Baltimore, Maryland
,
United States
Number of locations
37 markets
Area served
 United States
Owner Just Eat Takeaway
Number of employees
100+
Parent Grubhub
Website orderup.com

OrderUp was 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.

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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 27 company-owned OrderUp food delivery markets from Groupon and announced plans to retire the OrderUp brand. Sixty full-time employees were laid off from OrderUp's headquarters in Baltimore. [9] [10]

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

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. [12] In 2016, OrderUp was in 62 cities. [13]

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