CHICAGO, March 15, 2017 /PRNewswire/
-- Grubhub, the nation's leading takeout
marketplace, has announced it is integrating its ordering
capabilities with Amazon Alexa. The new Grubhub skill for Alexa
will make it easier for customers to reorder food from Grubhub's
network of more than 50,000 restaurants using only their voice.
The Grubhub skill for Alexa, which is available for all Grubhub
diners who have a device with Amazon Alexa such as the Amazon Echo,
Echo Dot or Amazon Tap, provides a convenient voice-ordering
experience. Diners will be able to ask Alexa to recite their past
three orders and reorder from one of their favorite local
restaurants.
"We're always looking for new ways to evolve the ordering
process so that our diners can order the food they want from their
favorite local restaurants, however they would want to order it,"
said Sudev Balakrishnan, senior vice
president of product, Grubhub. "With the new Alexa skill, we're
thrilled to offer added convenience to our diners, allowing them to
quickly reorder using their voice."
How it works:
- Diners can simply enable the Grubhub skill and link to their
Grubhub account using the Alexa app
- Diners can then open the Grubhub skill for Alexa with a
selection of prompts such as, "Alexa, open Grubhub" or, "Alexa,
tell Grubhub I'm hungry"
- Alexa will respond with, "Welcome to Grubhub! Here are the
latest orders available for reorder"
- Diners can then choose which option they would like to
reorder
- Alexa places the order for the diner providing an estimated
time of when it will be ready
"Ordering meals with only your voice is one of the more popular
capabilities on Alexa. Customers love how convenient it is to
simply ask Alexa to place an order for delivery," said Rob Pulciani, Director, Amazon Alexa. "I'm
excited that customers can now reorder from Grubhub's network of
50,000-plus restaurants, giving them even more choices as to where
their next breakfast, lunch, dinner, or snack will come from."
To celebrate the new Alexa skill, Grubhub will be offering a
sweepstakes to its customers. Diners who order three times in March
using Alexa will be entered for a chance to win a $500 Grubhub gift card.
The reorder skill for Alexa will be available to all Grubhub
users who have a device with Alexa. For more on the Grubhub skill
for Alexa, please visit grubhub.com/alexa.
About Grubhub
Grubhub (NYSE: GRUB) is the nation's
leading online and mobile takeout food-ordering marketplace with
the most comprehensive network of restaurant partners and largest
active diner base. Dedicated to moving eating forward and
connecting diners with the food they love from their favorite local
restaurants, the company's platforms and services strive to elevate
food ordering through innovative restaurant technology, easy-to-use
platforms and an improved delivery experience. Grubhub is proud to
work with more than 50,000 restaurant partners in over 1,100 U.S.
cities and London. The Grubhub
portfolio of brands includes Grubhub, Seamless, AllMenus,
MenuPages, LAbite, Restaurants on the Run, DiningIn and Delivered
Dish.
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