Koala, a buyer expertise platform for restaurant manufacturers, has been acquired by Chowly, a Chicago-based restaurant know-how platform that integrates third-party supply apps into eating places’ POS techniques. Phrases of the transaction weren’t disclosed. “Chowly and Koala have lengthy held a deep alignment of mission, core values, and tradition, making this a perfect partnership for serving to our prospects attain new ranges of success,” remarked Nat Trienens, CEO of Koala. “We’re excited to take this subsequent step within the evolution of our visitor expertise platform as we feature the momentum ahead with Chowly’s world-class workforce and know-how.”
Chowly and Koala have lengthy held a deep alignment of mission, core values, and tradition, making this a perfect partnership for serving to our prospects attain new ranges of success. We’re excited to take this subsequent step within the evolution of our visitor expertise platform as we feature the momentum ahead with Chowly’s world-class workforce and know-how. – Nat Trienens
Based by Trienens and Brett Spiegel in 2019, Koala had raised an undisclosed quantity of funding from Operator Companions in a single spherical. Chowly will now function over 16,000 eating places on the mixed platform that processes over 350,000 orders per day nationwide. Key members of the Koala management workforce will be a part of Koala together with Spiegel. Present CEO Trienens will be a part of Chowly on a brief foundation to facilitate integration.
“We’re thrilled to welcome Koala to the Chowly workforce,” remarked Sterling Douglass, Chowly Codfounder and CEO. “Merging these two companies collectively represents a serious leap ahead within the mission of each organizations as we assist eating places navigate at this time’s difficult digital world. Koala’s open platform meshes completely with Chowly’s, whereas additionally giving eating places an easier expertise for his or her off-premise methods. We plan on bringing Koala’s best-in-class enterprise-grade ordering to the SMB restaurant house and mix our partnership ecosystems whereas persevering with to assist their success within the enterprise restaurant house.”
We’re thrilled to welcome Koala to the Chowly workforce. Merging these two companies collectively represents a serious leap ahead within the mission of each organizations as we assist eating places navigate at this time’s difficult digital world. Koala’s open platform meshes completely with Chowly’s, whereas additionally giving eating places an easier expertise for his or her off-premise methods. We plan on bringing Koala’s best-in-class enterprise-grade ordering to the SMB restaurant house and mix our partnership ecosystems whereas persevering with to assist their success within the enterprise restaurant house. – Sterling Douglass