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FoodChow
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FoodChow
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foodchow.com
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Private
Founded yearint
2011
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FoodChow is a privately held, India-based software company founded in 2011 and headquartered in Surat, operating in the restaurant technology vertical. Its sole product is an Online Restaurant Food Ordering System bundled with a Mobile App, positioned as a unified digital ordering platform for restaurant and food service operators. The product is described as enabling restaurants to manage orders, menus, and customer interactions through a web-based ordering interface paired with a native mobile application for end customers.

The company's customer segment is defined horizontally as restaurants and food service establishments seeking digital ordering capabilities and mobile app distribution, addressing the pain point of digitizing traditional dine-in or phone-based ordering workflows. The go-to-market appears to target individual restaurant owners with an offering that includes either self-service onboarding onto the platform or a customized solution, suggesting a mix of SMB SaaS and lighter-touch bespoke services.

Business model mechanics — pricing, revenue model (transactional vs. subscription), GTM channel mix, and customer count — are not disclosed in available source data. Ownership and governance also show no disclosed parent company, institutional investors, or PE/VC backing, and the only named executive is founder Jigar Doriwala. The available evidence depicts a small, bootstrapped, single-product company rather than a venture-backed scale-up.

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FoodChow is a Surat, India-based private software company founded in 2011 that provides restaurants and food service businesses with an online food ordering system bundled with a mobile app for digital ordering and menu management.

Operating statusenum
Operating
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11–50
akta.pro rankint
HeadquartersSurat, India
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Surat
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India
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Asia
Markets served

Serves global market

Keyword5 values
online food ordering, restaurant management software, mobile ordering app, digital restaurant platform, restaurant ordering system
Industry1 code
1Restaurant Meal Delivery Platforms & Aggregators
CodeAFAIAMAAPrimaryYes
NAICS code1 code
  • Special Food Services7223
SIC code1 code
  • Retail-Eating Places5812
Product category
Restaurant Online Ordering Software
Social media profiles2 records
Cost components5 values
Technology or R&D, Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure
GTM typeB2B
B2B
Offering typeSoftware
Software
Core offering1 text field

FoodChow provides an Online Restaurant Food Ordering System bundled with a Mobile App, enabling restaurant owners to register their restaurant or obtain a customised digital ordering solution. The platform combines web-based ordering capabilities with native mobile application functionality so restaurants can manage orders, menus, and customer interactions through a unified digital platform.

Differentiator
Functional benefit
Problem solved
Product overview1 text field

FoodChow offers a single unified product: an Online Restaurant Food Ordering System paired with a Mobile App. This integrated solution provides restaurants with a complete digital ordering platform, combining web-based ordering capabilities with native mobile application functionality for customers.

Product and service1 record
1FoodChow Online Restaurant Food Ordering System & Mobile App
CategoryRestaurant Online Ordering Software
Description

Comprehensive online restaurant food ordering platform with native mobile app that allows restaurants to add their business or obtain a customised solution, and to manage orders, menus, and customer interactions through a unified digital system. Targeted at restaurant owners and food service operators seeking digital ordering capabilities.

Recent move1 record

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Expansion highlight1 record

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Peers10 records
1Swiggy
TypeBroad incumbent
Description

Major Indian food ordering and delivery aggregator with restaurant onboarding and proprietary ordering infrastructure. Relevant as the dominant competitor shaping restaurant digital ordering budgets in India.

2GloriaFood
TypeDirect peer
Description

Online ordering system and restaurant website builder used widely by SMBs worldwide. Comparable in offering restaurants a self-serve ordering system with mobile/web ordering, similar to FoodChow's product scope.

3LimeTray
TypeDirect peer
Description

Restaurant-tech platform offering online ordering websites, mobile apps, and aggregator integrations for restaurant brands in India and globally. Closely mirrors FoodChow's combination of web ordering system + mobile app for restaurants.

4Olo
TypeBroad incumbent
Description

Public US company providing enterprise online ordering, delivery, and dispatch for major restaurant brands. Comparable product category (direct restaurant ordering) but at much larger scale and focused on enterprise chains rather than SMBs.

5Petpooja
TypeDirect peer
Description

India-based restaurant POS and online ordering SaaS platform serving SMB restaurants. Directly comparable to FoodChow in target customer (Indian restaurants), product category (ordering + digital tools), and B2B SaaS delivery model.

6DotPe
TypeDirect peer
Description

Indian merchant platform providing digital ordering, payments, and storefront tools to restaurants and retailers. Comparable to FoodChow as a digital-ordering infrastructure layer for restaurants in India.

7Toast
TypeBroad incumbent
Description

Large US restaurant-tech platform combining POS, online ordering, and payments for restaurants. Comparable end-customer (restaurants) and ordering functionality, but operates as a broad incumbent suite rather than a focused ordering product.

8ChowNow
TypeDirect peer
Description

US-based direct online ordering platform for independent restaurants, providing websites and apps without the commission model. Comparable business model (restaurant-direct ordering SaaS) and product surface to FoodChow.

9Square for Restaurants
TypeBroad incumbent
Description

Block's restaurant POS and online ordering suite for SMB and mid-market restaurants. Comparable end-customer and ordering functionality, though distributed globally and bundled with payments/POS.

10Zomato
TypeBroad incumbent
Description

India's leading restaurant discovery, online ordering, and food delivery aggregator. Comparable in that it serves restaurants seeking digital ordering, but competes via a marketplace/aggregator model rather than FoodChow's restaurant-direct ordering system.

Market position
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Weaknesses4 records

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Key risks4 records

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Key highlights4 records

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Segment1 record

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Ideal customer profile1 record

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Technology focused
Yes
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Has app

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FoodChow

Restaurant Online Ordering Softwarefoodchow.com

FoodChow is a Surat, India-based private software company founded in 2011 that provides restaurants and food service businesses with an online food ordering system bundled with a mobile app for digital ordering and menu management.

What FoodChow does

FoodChow is a privately held, India-based software company founded in 2011 and headquartered in Surat, operating in the restaurant technology vertical. Its sole product is an Online Restaurant Food Ordering System bundled with a Mobile App, positioned as a unified digital ordering platform for restaurant and food service operators. The product is described as enabling restaurants to manage orders, menus, and customer interactions through a web-based ordering interface paired with a native mobile application for end customers.

The company's customer segment is defined horizontally as restaurants and food service establishments seeking digital ordering capabilities and mobile app distribution, addressing the pain point of digitizing traditional dine-in or phone-based ordering workflows. The go-to-market appears to target individual restaurant owners with an offering that includes either self-service onboarding onto the platform or a customized solution, suggesting a mix of SMB SaaS and lighter-touch bespoke services.

Business model mechanics — pricing, revenue model (transactional vs. subscription), GTM channel mix, and customer count — are not disclosed in available source data. Ownership and governance also show no disclosed parent company, institutional investors, or PE/VC backing, and the only named executive is founder Jigar Doriwala. The available evidence depicts a small, bootstrapped, single-product company rather than a venture-backed scale-up.

FoodChow firmographics

Firmographics
Name
FoodChow
Legal name
FoodChow
Website
https://foodchow.com
Company type
Private
Founded year
2011
Operating status
Operating
Headcount range
11–50 employees
Short description
FoodChow is a Surat, India-based private software company founded in 2011 that provides restaurants and food service businesses with an online food ordering system bundled with a mobile app for digital ordering and menu management.
Ownership category
akta.pro rank

FoodChow industry classification

Industry
Product category
Restaurant Online Ordering Software
NAICS
Special Food Services (7223)
SIC
Retail-Eating Places (5812)
akta.pro primary industry
Restaurant Meal Delivery Platforms & Aggregators (AFAIAMAA)

Keywords

  • Online food ordering
  • Restaurant management software
  • Mobile ordering app
  • Digital restaurant platform
  • Restaurant ordering system

Where FoodChow is headquartered

Location

Headquarters

HQ city
Surat
HQ country
India
HQ region
Asia

Markets served

FoodChow business model

Business model
GTM type
B2B
Offering type
Software
Cost components
Technology or R&D, Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

FoodChow product offering

Product offering

Core offering

FoodChow provides an Online Restaurant Food Ordering System bundled with a Mobile App, enabling restaurant owners to register their restaurant or obtain a customised digital ordering solution. The platform combines web-based ordering capabilities with native mobile application functionality so restaurants can manage orders, menus, and customer interactions through a unified digital platform.

Product overview

FoodChow offers a single unified product: an Online Restaurant Food Ordering System paired with a Mobile App. This integrated solution provides restaurants with a complete digital ordering platform, combining web-based ordering capabilities with native mobile application functionality for customers.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

  • FoodChow Online Restaurant Food Ordering System & Mobile App Comprehensive online restaurant food ordering platform with native mobile app that allows restaurants to add their business or obtain a customised solution, and to manage orders, menus, and customer interactions through a unified digital system. Targeted at restaurant owners and food service operators seeking digital ordering capabilities.

Companies that use FoodChow

Customer profile

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

FoodChow technology and API

Technology

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API
No
API docs
API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

FoodChow partnerships and signals

Strategic signal

Recent moves1 record

Expansion highlights1 record

FoodChow competitors and assessment

Company assessment

Broad incumbents

  • Swiggy: Major Indian food ordering and delivery aggregator with restaurant onboarding and proprietary ordering infrastructure. Relevant as the dominant competitor shaping restaurant digital ordering budgets in India.
  • Olo: Public US company providing enterprise online ordering, delivery, and dispatch for major restaurant brands. Comparable product category (direct restaurant ordering) but at much larger scale and focused on enterprise chains rather than SMBs.
  • Toast: Large US restaurant-tech platform combining POS, online ordering, and payments for restaurants. Comparable end-customer (restaurants) and ordering functionality, but operates as a broad incumbent suite rather than a focused ordering product.
  • Square for Restaurants: Block's restaurant POS and online ordering suite for SMB and mid-market restaurants. Comparable end-customer and ordering functionality, though distributed globally and bundled with payments/POS.
  • Zomato: India's leading restaurant discovery, online ordering, and food delivery aggregator. Comparable in that it serves restaurants seeking digital ordering, but competes via a marketplace/aggregator model rather than FoodChow's restaurant-direct ordering system.

Direct peers

  • GloriaFood: Online ordering system and restaurant website builder used widely by SMBs worldwide. Comparable in offering restaurants a self-serve ordering system with mobile/web ordering, similar to FoodChow's product scope.
  • LimeTray: Restaurant-tech platform offering online ordering websites, mobile apps, and aggregator integrations for restaurant brands in India and globally. Closely mirrors FoodChow's combination of web ordering system + mobile app for restaurants.
  • Petpooja: India-based restaurant POS and online ordering SaaS platform serving SMB restaurants. Directly comparable to FoodChow in target customer (Indian restaurants), product category (ordering + digital tools), and B2B SaaS delivery model.
  • DotPe: Indian merchant platform providing digital ordering, payments, and storefront tools to restaurants and retailers. Comparable to FoodChow as a digital-ordering infrastructure layer for restaurants in India.
  • ChowNow: US-based direct online ordering platform for independent restaurants, providing websites and apps without the commission model. Comparable business model (restaurant-direct ordering SaaS) and product surface to FoodChow.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat1 record

Key risks4 records

Key highlights4 records

Customer concentration

FoodChow social profiles

Digital presence

FoodChow financial estimates

Financial estimate

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

FoodChow leadership team

Management profile

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

FoodChow funding detail

Funding detail

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

FoodChow M&A and investment

M&A and investment

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

Frequently asked questions about FoodChow

What does FoodChow do?

FoodChow provides an Online Restaurant Food Ordering System bundled with a Mobile App, enabling restaurant owners to register their restaurant or obtain a customised digital ordering solution. The platform combines web-based ordering capabilities with native mobile application functionality so restaurants can manage orders, menus, and customer interactions through a unified digital platform.

Is FoodChow a public or private company?

FoodChow is a private company. It is classified as founder individual operated bootstrapped and is currently operating.

When was FoodChow founded?

FoodChow was founded in 2011. It employs 11 to 50 people.

Where is FoodChow based?

FoodChow is headquartered in Surat, India, in the Asia region.

Who are FoodChow's main competitors?

Broad incumbents on record are Swiggy, Olo, Toast, Square for Restaurants and Zomato. Direct peers are GloriaFood, LimeTray, Petpooja, DotPe and ChowNow.

Does FoodChow have an API?

No public API is recorded for FoodChow.

What industry is FoodChow in?

FoodChow's product category is Restaurant Online Ordering Software. Its primary akta.pro industry code is AFAIAMAA, Restaurant Meal Delivery Platforms & Aggregators. Its NAICS code is 7223 and its SIC code is 5812.

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