UF students will have to download a new app to keep skipping the line at Starbucks.
UF Gator Dining announced in August that on-campus mobile app ordering will transition from Tapingo to Grubhub. The Grubhub app is currently live, and locations will stop accepting Tapingo sometime next week, said Jill Rodriguez, the Gator Dining marketing program manager. She did not specify which day.
This change comes as a result of Grubhub buying Tapingo, according to a statement from Gator Dining.
This collaboration came at no cost to UF, Rodriguez said.
Grubhub will include the same features and link to the same restaurants as Tapingo. Services will be limited to mobile orders, which consist of students ordering food or beverages on the app and then picking them up on location. Delivery will not be available on campus.
All mobile order fees will be waived until Dec. 31, Rodriguez said.
Students already registered with Tapingocan transfer their information to Grubhub by signing up on the new app and choosing “Gator Dining-Florida” as their campus affiliation.
Amanda Prem, a 20-year-old UF psychology junior, used Tapingo between classes because of its convenience.
“I like that it’s fast and efficient and works with my schedule.”
She usually orders Starbucks if running late, and then Chik-fil-A if she knows the line is too long.
“As long as everything kind of runs smoothly, it should be fine,” Prem said. “I don’t have a problem with it.”
