--- title: "GloriaFood is ending in 2027: a calm checklist for Okotoks takeout restaurants" date: 2026-11-03 updated: 2026-11-03 canonical: "https://oneshopfront.com/blog/gloriafood-ending-okotoks-takeout-restaurants" --- GloriaFood says it will reach end of life in spring 2027. Here's what GloriaFood and Oracle have said, and a step-by-step plan for a town takeout to move its online orders in a quiet month. Category: For shop owners Tags: pickup, own checkout, takeout, Okotoks, GloriaFood, online ordering, switching ![GloriaFood is ending in 2027: a calm checklist for Okotoks takeout restaurants](https://oneshopfront.com/storage/platform/posts/HjWfqwubbEnSER9Eyf5hUXbGB8uANXCHQUBJwMa5.png) If your restaurant takes online orders through GloriaFood, you may have seen the notice. GloriaFood says it will reach end of life in spring 2027. There is time, so there is no need to rush. But a switch goes more smoothly when you plan it in a quiet month than when you do it in the last week. Here is what GloriaFood and Oracle, which owns it, have said, and a simple checklist for a town takeout restaurant that wants to move with no gap in orders. ## What has GloriaFood announced? These points come from GloriaFood's own site and Oracle's GloriaFood FAQ: - All GloriaFood products and services reach end of life in spring 2027. The list includes online ordering (free and paid), point of sale, and Oracle Payment. - Oracle says it will keep running and supporting GloriaFood for existing customers until then. - Oracle is no longer signing new direct customers. - Paid services end when your current renewal expires in spring 2027, unless you end them earlier. Renewals are accepted only up to one month before the end date. - After your services end, Oracle says you can retrieve your data for 30 days. The calm move is to be fully switched well before spring 2027, so nothing you rely on depends on the old service when it ends. ## Why does it matter for a town takeout? People in towns search for food by the town's name. In our own research on October 26, 2026, "okotoks takeout" and "takeout okotoks" each got about 210 Google Canada searches a month. When those people find you, they click your website or your Google listing and expect an order button that works. In our own research on October 26, 2026, we also looked at the websites of the top 20 takeout restaurants on Google Maps for Okotoks. One of them appeared to take orders through GloriaFood. If your order button points to a service that stops, your regulars hit a dead end, and you may not hear about it. ## What should you do before the end date? 1. Write down what you use. Online ordering only, or point of sale and payments too? Any links to other systems? 2. Find your renewal date in your account, and note when your paid services end. 3. Save your data now, not later. Copy your menu, prices, add-on choices, item photos, opening hours, and any order history you want to keep. Don't wait for the 30 days after the end. 4. Pick a new way to take orders, and leave time to test it. A few test orders on a quiet day will show you most problems. 5. Make a list of every place your order link appears: your website button, your Google Business Profile, your social bios, printed menus, flyers, and any QR codes. 6. Switch all those links on the same day, in a quiet week. 7. Tell your regulars where to order now, in person and online. 8. End the old service once the new one is working. ## What does a calm switch look like? The restaurant below is a fictional example. It is not a OneShopFront customer, and the details are made up to show the setup. Picture a family dumpling and noodle shop on a main street in Okotoks. It has taken online pickup orders through GloriaFood for a few years. Most orders come in between 5 and 7 PM. First, in November, the owner writes down what the shop uses: online ordering for pickup, nothing else. The owner copies the menu, prices, add-on choices, and photos into a folder. Second, in December, the owner sets up the new storefront. Each dish becomes a product. Dumplings get variants for 6 pieces and 12 pieces, and each variant has its own price. Extras that cost more, like added chili oil, become add-on choices with their own price, set on the dish's Personalization tab. Customers can also leave an order note of up to 500 characters at checkout, for example "No green onions, please." The owner turns on [pickup with time slots](https://oneshopfront.com/pickup) for the evening rush. Third, the owner places a few test orders, checks that the add-on choices and the order note show on the confirmation emails and the packing slip, and marks a test order ready for pickup to see the email the customer gets. Fourth, on a quiet Tuesday in January, the owner switches every link: the website button, the Google Business Profile, the social bios, and the QR code on the counter. A sign at the till says where to order now. Fifth, the owner keeps an eye on the old ordering page for a couple of weeks. Once orders have moved over, the owner ends the old service, well before spring 2027. If you also want to deliver in town, our [post on Okotoks delivery areas, pickup, and shipping](https://oneshopfront.com/blog/okotoks-delivery-area-pickup-shipping) covers where to draw the line. If your rush comes from people on the move, our post on [order-ahead pickup](https://oneshopfront.com/blog/canmore-takeout-order-ahead-pickup) has more ideas. ## Where does OneShopFront fit? OneShopFront is one option among several. It gives a town takeout restaurant these tools: - Your own checkout on your own storefront - Product variants, each with its own price and stock - Add-on choices with their own prices, and an order note of up to 500 characters at checkout - [Pickup with time slots](https://oneshopfront.com/pickup), and a "ready for pickup" email to the customer - [Local delivery](https://oneshopfront.com/local-delivery) with a date and time slot - A daily order cutoff and a minimum lead time - An order confirmation email with the items, totals, and pickup or delivery details - Card payments through Stripe or Helcim, or Interac e-Transfer (Canada only, not a card payment), where the buyer uploads proof of payment and you confirm it Starter is $20 CAD a month, and Growth is $50 CAD a month. A platform fee, currently 1% per sale, applies to the merchandise subtotal after discounts, plus your payment processor's fee. For Stripe and Helcim payments, the platform fee is taken at checkout. For Interac e-Transfer orders, it is added to your monthly invoice. No card needed to sign up. When you pick Starter or Growth, you get a 7-day free trial before billing starts. ## What can you do this week? 1. Check your GloriaFood renewal date. 2. Save a copy of your menu, prices, and photos. 3. List every place your order link appears. 4. Pick a quiet week in January or February for the switch. 5. To try a new storefront before you switch, [register for OneShopFront](https://oneshopfront.com/register). GloriaFood and Oracle are trademarks of their owners. OneShopFront is not affiliated with them. Sources: GloriaFood home page notice, gloriafood.com; Oracle, "Frequently Asked Questions" on GloriaFood end of life, oracle.com/webfolder/dms/prod/d3/FAQs-GL.pdf; Oracle food and beverage page, oracle.com/food-beverage (all checked October 26, 2026). Google Canada search volumes from Serpstat and SE Ranking, and Google Maps takeout results for Okotoks, from our own research on October 26, 2026.