Due to the coronavirus restrictions, restaurants had to close completely for weeks, and even now, their operations are still severely limited. Many restaurant owners are therefore trying to stay afloat with food deliveries and takeout. The Munich-based startup Orda is helping restaurant owners with its free app.
Since the beginning of the coronavirus crisis, the restrictions have led to revenue losses of 70 to 100 percent, according to the German Hotel and Restaurant Association (DeHoGa). Until the first easing of restrictions, takeout and delivery were the only way for restaurants to make money.
To enable restaurants to offer takeout services digitally, the Munich-based startup Orda has developed a coronavirus aid package and opened its platform free of charge to restaurateurs throughout Germany. Restaurants can list on the platform free of charge. Guests use the associated app to order food and pay immediately by credit card, PayPal, or Apple Pay. The order is then sent to the restaurant. Once prepared, guests pick up their food contactlessly and without waiting at the restaurant. This allows users to support their favorite restaurants with direct sales while enjoying their favorite dishes at home.
"Since we went online with the ORDA app, we've seen an average of four times as many takeaway orders as before. This is how we're staying afloat during the crisis,"
so Monthipha Saparp by Khanittha, Thai food in the Werksviertel from Munich.
In order to be able to help as many restaurants as possible quickly and easily during the Corona crisis, Orda has suspended all fees until further notice and has waived fixed terms. the Munich startup also from many of the delivery services that are sticking to their usual fees and commissions during the Corona crisis.
Prominent support for Orda
Orda is supported by prominent investors, such as Michael and Clarissa Käfer of Käfer Feinkost, as well as business angels Jan Deepen and Stefan Jeschonnek, who founded the multi-billion dollar payment service provider SumUp. In its 2018 seed round, which also included venture capitalists Alex Meyer, Thomas Wilke, and Konstantin Urban of 42CAP, the startup raised over one million euros.
"The Orda app has great potential. It revolutionizes processes in the hospitality industry and makes them more effective,"
declared at that time Michael and Clarissa Käfer from Käfer delicatessen.
