GloriaFood is shutting down: what to do before your ordering stops

GloriaFood is closing. Oracle, which owns it, says GloriaFood products and services are being discontinued, and new signups have stopped. Oracle’s own two pages give different end dates, March 31, 2027 and April 30, 2027, so the safe plan is to have your orders running somewhere else before March 31, 2027.

This guide covers what was announced, what to save, a step-by-step move checklist and how to compare your options.

What Oracle and GloriaFood announced

There are two official notices, and they do not match.

Where	What it says
oracle.com (Food and Beverage page)	“GloriaFood products and services are being discontinued, with full end of service scheduled for March 31, 2027.” It also says Oracle is no longer accepting signups.
gloriafood.com (homepage banner)	“GloriaFood will reach end of life on April 30, 2027. We remain committed to supporting existing customers through this date.”

Most blogs quote April 30, 2027. Oracle’s corporate page says March 31, 2027. We checked both pages on November 11, 2026.

Our advice: plan around March 31. If the later date holds, you get a month of breathing room. If it doesn’t, you won’t be caught with a dead order button.

Oracle also says it “does not offer a direct replacement.” The GloriaFood banner makes customers “aware of FoodAmigos,” which offers onboarding help for restaurants that move there. That is information, not a requirement.

What happens to your orders and data

Neither notice says what happens to your data. There is no public promise that your menu, customer list or order history will be kept, exported for you or readable after the end date.

So assume this:

• Your order button stops working. Any “See menu & order” button on your website, Facebook page or Google profile that points to GloriaFood will stop taking orders.
• Your customer list is at risk. Names, phone numbers and emails of past customers are the one thing you cannot rebuild. Save them first.
• Your order history goes away. Keep at least the last 12 months if you can, for sales planning and taxes.
• Paid add-ons end too. GloriaFood’s pricing page lists paid extras such as online card payments ($29 a month), advanced promo marketing ($19 a month) and reservation deposits ($0.50 per guest), as of Nov 2026. Check your account billing and note which ones you use, so your next system covers them.

If you are not sure what your account can export, ask GloriaFood support in writing now, while support is still running.

The move checklist (step by step)

Give yourself four to six weeks. Do it in a quieter month, not in the middle of your holiday rush.

Week 1: Save everything

1. Customer list. Download or copy every customer name, phone, email and marketing consent into a spreadsheet. Save two copies.
2. Order history. Export or copy as many months as you can. Note your best sellers and your busiest days and hours.
3. Menu. Save every item, price, description, size, add-on and modifier. Take screenshots of the full menu as backup.
4. Photos. Save every dish photo at the largest size available.
5. Settings. Screenshot your hours, delivery zones, delivery fees, minimum order, prep times, tax settings and active promo codes.

Week 2: Find every place your order link lives

Make a list. Most restaurants miss at least one of these:

• Your website’s “Order online” button
• Your Google Business Profile ordering link
• Your Facebook and Instagram pages
• Printed menus, flyers, table tents and window stickers with QR codes
• Email footers and text message templates
• Yelp and other listing sites

Weeks 3–4: Set up the new system

1. Rebuild the menu in the new system using your saved copy. Check every modifier and price twice.
2. Connect payments. Decide where card money goes and what the card fee is.
3. Connect the kitchen. Make sure orders print or show where your cooks will see them. Place five test orders at different times of day.
4. Run both side by side for a week or two, if you can. Keep GloriaFood live while staff learn the new screen.

Week 5: Switch every link on the same day

1. Website button. Point “Order online” to the new ordering page.
2. Google ordering link. In your Business Profile, open Food ordering, select Add a link for your new ordering page, then select it and choose Set as preferred for pickup (and delivery if you offer it). Remove the old GloriaFood link with Remove link. These are Google’s own steps from its help page.
3. Social pages. Update the order button on Facebook and Instagram.
4. QR codes. Reprint any printed QR code that points to GloriaFood. If your QR codes point to your own website page instead, you only change the page.

Tip: in future, point every printed QR code and button at a page on your own website, not straight at a vendor. Then a vendor change never means reprinting.

Week 6: Tell your regulars

1. Send one short email and text to your saved customer list: “We have a new way to order online. Same menu, same kitchen. Order here: [link].”
2. Put a note in every bag for two weeks.
3. Offer a small thank-you on the first order from the new system, if it fits your margins.

Only message people who agreed to hear from you, and follow the rules in our SMS and email marketing guide.

Your options, side by side

There is no single right answer. It depends on your POS, your budget and how much help you want. Here is what each option says about itself on its own pages, as of Nov 2026. Prices change, so check each page before you sign.

Option	Works with	Published price (as of Nov 2026)
FoodAmigos	Named on the GloriaFood homepage; offers onboarding help for GloriaFood restaurants	Pricing not listed in a form we could confirm; ask them
Clover Online Ordering	Clover POS	Clover’s blog says no setup or subscription fees beyond the card-not-present fee on each online order
ChowNow	Several POS systems	$229–$409 a month billed yearly, or $249–$449 billed monthly; setup fee $119–$499; card processing 2.95% + $0.29
Menufy	Several POS systems	$149 a month on a 12-month agreement, or $179 a month month-to-month
WhatsTable	Clover POS only	$0 a month; 5–10% of sales that come through WhatsTable

How to compare them fairly

Use your own numbers. Say you do $8,000 a month in online orders.

• A flat $249 a month plan costs $249, plus card fees.
• A 5% of sales plan costs $400; at 10% it costs $800, plus card fees if they are separate.
• A flat fee wins when you have steady volume. A percentage can cost less when online orders are small or seasonal.

Run the math on a slow month and a busy month. Our delivery fee calculator helps you see what the delivery apps take on the same orders.

Then ask every vendor these five questions:

1. Do orders go straight into my POS and kitchen printer?
2. Where does card money land, and what is the card fee?
3. Is anything added to my guest’s bill?
4. Can I download my customer list at any time?
5. What happens to my data if I leave?

That last question is the lesson from GloriaFood.

A quick note on your website

If your GloriaFood widget sat on top of an old website, this is a good time to check the rest of the site too. Diners decide fast on a phone. Our list of restaurant website must-haves covers the basics, and our Restaurant Website Report 2026 has the wider picture for independents.

Not sure where you stand? Our free growth check looks at whether diners can find you, call you and order from you.

How WhatsTable helps

If you run Clover, WhatsTable can replace GloriaFood’s order button. Online orders from your own website go straight into Clover and print in your kitchen. Guests pay with Apple Pay or card, and the money goes to your own Clover account. Nothing is added to the guest’s bill. You keep your customer list.

WhatsTable is $0 a month plus 5–10% of sales that come through WhatsTable. Walk-ins are free. WhatsTable works with Clover POS only today, so if you use another POS, pick one of the other options above.

See how online ordering works.