Restaurant/Food
$10K+ in transactions in 15 days, 10,000+ orders in month one, $5K saved on delivery commissions.
We built Grubly, our own SaaS food ordering platform that lets restaurants, cafes, and QSRs accept orders through QR-based mobile sites - eliminating third-party platform fees. Grubly processed $10K+ in transactions within 15 days of launch, handled 10,000+ orders in its first month, and saved partner restaurants $5K+ on delivery commissions.
Client
Grubly (1Raft product)
Industry
Restaurant/Food
Timeline
12 weeks
Team Size
6 engineers (web, mobile, QA, designer, product owner, BA)
Impact
Transactions (first 15 days)
Orders (month 1)
Commission savings
Time to launch
Transactions (first 15 days): Total transaction value processed through the platform within 15 days of launch.
Orders (month 1): Total orders processed across partner restaurants in the first month.
Commission savings: Savings on third-party delivery platform commissions for partner restaurants.
Time to launch: From project kickoff to live SaaS platform accepting orders.
The Challenge
Restaurants were paying 15-30% commission on every order to third-party delivery platforms, eroding already thin margins. A restaurant doing $50K/month in delivery orders was losing $7,500-$15,000 in platform fees alone.
Building a custom ordering app was too expensive and complex for most independent restaurants and small chains. They needed a solution that gave them branded ordering without a six-figure technology investment.
Dine-in ordering still relied on printed menus and manual order-taking, creating bottlenecks during peak hours and limiting upsell opportunities that digital menus with bestseller badges and promotions could provide.
What We Built
Built a SaaS platform where restaurants get a branded QR-based mobile ordering site - no app download needed. Customers scan a QR code at the table or on marketing materials and browse a mobile-optimized menu with photos, descriptions, bestseller badges, and promotions.
Created a real-time order and payment management dashboard where restaurant staff see incoming orders, track payment status, and manage fulfillment - all from one screen with sound alerts for new orders.
Designed flexible menu management with item promotion tools (bestsellers, featured items, combos) and multiple payment options (card, wallet, cash) to maximize average order value.
Deployed on NestJS with PostgreSQL and Hasura for real-time subscriptions, hosted on AWS for reliability during peak dining hours.
Related Work
Restaurants place QR codes on tables, menus, or marketing materials. Customers scan with their phone camera and see a mobile-optimized ordering site - no app download needed. They browse the menu, add items to cart, pay digitally, and the order appears on the restaurant's dashboard instantly. This eliminates the need for third-party delivery apps for dine-in and pickup orders.
Next Step
One call with a founder. No sales team, no follow-up sequence. If we can't help, we'll say so.