As expected, Groupon Inc. sold its Breadcrumb business unit toUpserve.

According to a May 9 news release, Groupon sold all Breadcrumbassets in exchange for an undisclosed, minority stake in Upserve. The deal willcreate a cloud-based restaurant management platform that will serve more than6,000 restaurants in the U.S.

Additionally, Breadcrumb staffers will now be part of Upserve'steam in San Francisco, Chicago, New York, and Providence, R.I.