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| Formerly | LocalUp |
|---|---|
| Industry | Online Food Ordering and Delivery |
| Founded | Baltimore,Maryland (2009 (2009)) |
| Founder | Chris Jeffery, Jason Kwicien |
| Fate | markets acquired byGrubhub |
| 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 byGrubhub, OrderUp was a part of the Groupon family of companies and operated as both OrderUp and Groupon-To-Go.
OrderUp started as anonline food ordering business, called LionMenus, which servedState College,PA.[1] In 2009, the founders relocated toBaltimore,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, includingGrubhub, 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 afranchising 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]
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]