Technology News – Page 4
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NewsPizza Express Club app hits 2m members
The loyalty scheme launched in December 2021 and is a key strand of the brand’s digital transformation and omnichannel strategy
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NewsDeliveroo Q3 sales up 7% to £297m in UKI
In the UK & Ireland, growth transaction value (GTV) was up 9%, while orders were up by 3%
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NewsGordon Ramsay gets on board with delivery
The chef’s Street Pizza, Street Burger, Pizza East, and Bread Street Kitchen have joined Uber Eats
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NewsRobot chef company broken up after collapse
Parts of London start-up Karakuri have been sold off to Henry Penny, a US foodservice equipment supplier to KFC and Wendy’s
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NewsEnd of the bartender? The UK vending machines pouring pints for the masses
Self-service EBars have been popping up at sporting and cultural events, replacing the need for lots of bar staff, The Guardian reports
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NewsM&B launches new flexible working app
Called M&B Flexible, the app will offer potential new team members the chance to choose their working hours, role type and venue they’d like to work in.
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NewsGail’s launches first loyalty programme
The artisan bakery will launch its first loyalty programme on 11 April, following the recent introduction of click and collect and expansion of its delivery services
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NewsBKUK: ‘We are focused on delivering the next phase of Your Burger King’
Burger King UK’s director of digital Tim Love discussed the brand’s achievements with its loyalty scheme and what its evolution will look like at MCA’s recent Hostech conference
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NewsOnline talent platform secures £29m in funding
Brigad raised a Series B round, led by Balderton Capital, in order to accelerate its growth in the hospitality sector across the UK and Continental Europe.
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NewsBAO: ‘Our app is a digital version of our universe’
The Taiwanese restaurant group is hoping to close the data loop in its business with its new app which is designed to gamify the loyalty experience, delegates at Hostech heard.
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NewsBoparan: ‘We are looking at new ways to use robots’
The restaurant group currently has robots on trial at two Slim Chickens but is looking at ways it could expand their use to other sites and to carry out a wider range of tasks, Hostech delegates heard
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NewsIn pictures: MCA’s Hostech conference 2023
Highlights included presentations from Itsu’s chief customer officer Neil Miller, Burger King’s director of digital Tim Love and Gail’s head of e-commerce Rosie Hill.
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NewsChopstix: ‘Our app is driving up spend and visit frequency’
Introduced last summer, the Asian QSR brand has seen its app drive customer spend up by around £1 per transaction, marketing director Rob Burns told Hostech.
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NewsGail’s: ‘We underwent a quiet tech revolution’
The business has undergone a “seismic shift” over the past 18 months, launching home delivery and click and collect, going multi-aggregator on delivery, and relaunching a catering service and loyalty scheme, MCA’s Hostech conference heard
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NewsZonal acquires Airship
The companies already have a successful long-term partnership with over 100 shared customers, with the deal to further integrate their product offerings
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NewsDelli raises $7.2m
The online deli platform, from the founder of fashion marketplace Depop, aims to achieve a similar in food & beverage
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NewsLeon rolls out self-serve kiosks
The hot drinks stations will open in 68 EG Group-owned petrol forecourts across the UK, following an initial trial at five locations
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NewsPub sector shifts towards data-led approach
Punch Pubs & Co has gone from being a 25% data-led business to 75%, delegates heard in a panel session at MCA’s Pub Conference on the changes in operators’ approach to tech
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NewsVita Mojo secures $30m in funding
The restaurant tech provider, which works with Leon, Gail’s and Nando’s, is being backed by Battery Ventures, one of the world’s leading early-stage investors
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NewsTech startup Ambl raises £1.3m
The platform offers real-time reservations to reduce losses from late cancellations and no shows