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Starbucks app for restaurants
Forge Rewards provides a digital loyalty and ordering platform for restaurants, enabling membership programs, in-app ordering, AI-powered marketing, and real-time order tracking to increase recurring revenue and guest engagement. It positions itself as a comprehensive, Starbucks-like app for restaurant brands with an emphasis on digital experiences and memberships.
A unified platform for managing a restaurant’s diner experience, including: digital loyalty and VIP memberships, in-app ordering with AI-assisted recommendations, push marketing and concierge-style messaging, instant payments, and real-time order tracking. The system supports digital catalogs, automated product recommendations, cross-channel promotions, and a centralized inbox for order management. It also includes onboarding capabilities for suppliers/customers, AI CRM features, and a catalog AI for pricing and localization. Forge emphasizes quick setup of digital loyalty in minutes and an Amazon-like storefront experience for buyers, with real-time order visibility and translation support.
Who it’s for: Restaurants and restaurant brands looking to build digital loyalty, boost recurring revenue, and streamline ordering across their guest base; distributors/suppliers may onboard to Forge to streamline ordering and inventory control.
Customers: Sweetgreen, Chubby Club and Group, Daeho Kalbijjim Dining Group, Niku Steakhouse, Mikiya Shabu House, Sopo Korean Eats
Public references to hundreds of restaurant brands, 70,000+ active members, and multiple named customers; promotional emphasis on onboarding and platform adoption; mentions of pricing and enterprise features imply traction and growth signals.
Studied CS at Stanford and interned at Stanford Med, building CNN models. I'm now a co-founder of Forge, where we're transforming how restaurants build their brand and online presence.
We connect any restaurant with their community by making loyalty accessible.
Forge builds white-labeled loyalty apps for restaurant brands, enabling them to run Amex-like tiered programs, memberships, and in-app ordering. The launch highlights 300+ partner restaurants, AI-powered marketing tools, and metrics including $20M in new revenue redirected to partners, 3x increases in visits, and 300,000+ active users.
From the original launch (Mar 2024) — may be outdated.
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