New Delivery Service Comes to Richmond

OrderUp can bring Strawberry Street Cafe's crab cakes right to your door.

Watch out, delivery folks, you’re about to face stiff competition. And it comes from an unlikely source.

Groupon had a rough time in 2015. Its stock price plummeted and falling revenues spurred layoffs throughout the company, nationally and internationally. Fortunately for the online coupon company, this year is going better — Chinese behemoth Alibaba bought a stake in the business, driving up share prices, and Groupon is continuing to expand — into different ventures.

At the end of last summer, Groupon bought Baltimore-based company OrderUp for $69 million, and the online order and delivery service is now available in Richmond.

More than 40 local restaurants are participating. Once you download the OrderUp app, you’ll have a choice, starting today, between food from Coriander, Red Eye Cookie Company, Strawberry Street Cafe and Weezie’s Kitchen, among others, plus chains such as Chipotle, Noodles & Company, Subway and Which Wich, plus a few more. Here’s the complete list.

“Richmond is a city with a thriving restaurant scene, and many of the amazing local eateries on our platform haven’t offered delivery until now,” said Chris Jeffery, chief executive officer and co-founder of OrderUp in a press release.

OrderUp’s delivery areas include downtown and in Jackson Ward, the Fan, the Museum District, Carytown, the near West End and the Willow Lawn area.

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