Trouble Finding Staff? You’re not alone. We want to give everyone who’s entering the hospitality industry a fair chance. But after hundreds of conversations with restaurant owners, operators, managers and stakeholders, we keep hearing the same thing: “It’s difficult to find quality staff.” Obviously this isn’t true in all cases and there are many talented […]
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Product Updates – July 2022
OrderUp Product Updates for July 2022 Hello! It’s been a busy and exciting month for our team and our restaurant partners. We’re super excited about some of the new features and product improvements we’ve made during July. Please see below to follow along. New Menu Client Merchant-User Authentication New Chit Timestamps New Receipt Layout Set […]
7 Ways QR Codes Can Engage Customers in Restaurants
We have reached a point in our evolution where technology is inextricably linked to our daily lives. Gone are the days when we had to ask friends for site addresses and jot them down in a book before we could check them out on our home computer. Now people can get the information within seconds […]
Product Updates – June 2022
Product & Platform Updates for June 2022 Note: If you are here from the July Newsletter, please click HERE for the July Updates and to learn more about the New Menu Release. Payout Time Reduced We’re happy to announce that our payout cycle to partner merchants has been reduced to 3 days. For existing partners, there is […]
Digital Tab System for Restaurants
What if your diners could open a tab right from their phone? In our latest product push, OrderUp is proud to announce the launch of digital tabs for dine-in restaurant service. This feature allows guests or tables to open up tabs, without presenting a physical card to staff. Furthermore, the guest or table is able […]
How Restaurant Diners Feel About QR Code Ordering
QR Code Ordering & Payments have grown in popularity, but do your customers actually want it? QR codes gained importance in the fight against COVID-19, but with the virus in the past for the most part, should restaurants still be using them? And more importantly, do restaurant customers want them? In this post, we’ll take […]
The Case for Contactless Food Halls
The future food hall is contactless Food halls are becoming increasingly popular across the world’s major cities, with consumer excitement and buzz growing rapidly. They’re a great place for the modern foodie to experience different tastes and flavours from multiple different chefs and cuisines. In recent years, their popularity has exploded. In the United States, […]
Partner Spotlight: Renuka’s Kitchen
From home kitchen, to household name. Renuka’s Kitchen is now a household name for traditional Indian cuisine in Austin Texas, and has amassed almost 500 reviews, with an average of 4.9 stars. But it wasn’t always that easy. About Renuka Renuka and her family made the move from India to Austin in late 2019, right […]
Canada Digital Adoption Program for Restaurants
What does Canada’s Digital Adoption Grant mean for restaurants? What is the Digital Adoption Grant? The Government of Canada announced that it will be investing $4 billion over the next four years to support over 160,000 small and medium sized businesses. The goal of the Canada Digital Adoption Program (CDAP) is to help small and medium sized […]
Free Online Ordering for Restaurants with OrderUp
How to accept orders from everywhere online! Accepting online orders through OrderUp is free and easy. Here’s a step-by-step guide to help you start accepting online orders on your website, Instagram, Facebook page, or blog today! 1. Get your FREE digital menu The first step in being able to accept online orders is to digitize […]
