Dispatches from the sunset.

Operator stories, migration playbooks, and honest industry POV from the team building Storekit. Written for restaurants in the middle of switching.

Migration

The GloriaFood migration playbook — week by week

A practical timeline for moving your menu, guests, and orders off GloriaFood before 30 April 2027 — without losing a Friday night.

Harry Soar · 10 May 2026 · min read

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Industry POV

Free online ordering systems

The biggest free ordering platform is shutting down, and every 'free' that's left means something different. The three kinds of free, the honest comparison, and the maths to run.

Harry Soar · 11 June 2026 · 3 min read

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Industry POV

Pizza ordering systems

Half-and-half toppings, delivery zones that don't lie, and commission maths that hit pizza harder than anyone. What to demand from a pizza ordering system in 2026.

Harry Soar · 11 June 2026 · 2 min read

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Industry POV

QR code ordering

Scan, order, pay — and the table turns faster with a bigger bill. How QR ordering actually works, where it fits (and doesn't), and the honest cost picture.

Harry Soar · 11 June 2026 · 2 min read

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Industry POV

Pre-order systems

Collection slots, lunch-rush batching, event catering — pre-orders smooth revenue and kitchen load at once. What a pre-order system needs, and how capacity controls keep it honest.

Harry Soar · 11 June 2026 · 2 min read

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Industry POV

Choosing an ordering system

True cost, data ownership, integrations, support, exit terms — the six checks that separate sound platforms from regret, learnt the hard way by 123,000 GloriaFood operators.

Harry Soar · 11 June 2026 · 2 min read

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Migration

GloriaFood alternatives

A fair comparison of the realistic GloriaFood alternatives — Storekit, Flipdish, CloudWaitress, Square, Toast, and ChowNow — and how to switch without losing your data.

Harry Soar · 10 June 2026 · 6 min read

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Migration

Export your GloriaFood data

Your menu, guest list, and order history disappear with GloriaFood's servers on 30 April 2027. What to export, in what order, and what to check before you trust the copies.

Harry Soar · 10 June 2026 · 2 min read

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Industry POV

GloriaFood pricing breakdown

The free tier is real, but a working GloriaFood setup runs $29–136/month in add-ons. The full pricing breakdown, and the question the shutdown forces.

Harry Soar · 10 June 2026 · 3 min read

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Migration

Your GloriaFood website

The $9/month Sales Optimized Website disappears with the rest of GloriaFood on 30 April 2027. What happens to your domain, your Google presence, and your ordering links.

Harry Soar · 10 June 2026 · 2 min read

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Sunset Coverage

Your branded app

The $59/month branded iOS and Android apps depend on GloriaFood's back end — which goes offline on 30 April 2027. What's certain, what isn't, and what to do about your app guests.

Harry Soar · 10 June 2026 · 2 min read

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Industry POV

White-label partner guide

If you resell GloriaFood under your own brand, your product — not just your tooling — ends on 30 April 2027. The portfolio maths, the client-communication call, and the way through.

Harry Soar · 10 June 2026 · 3 min read

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Industry POV

GloriaFood is closed

GloriaFood stopped taking new restaurants in early 2025 and shuts down entirely on 30 April 2027. If you came looking for free online ordering, here's what actually exists now.

Harry Soar · 10 June 2026 · 2 min read

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