Technology News – Page 7
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NewsDeliveroo lines up Arney as chair
Deliveroo is lining up Claudia Arney to chair its board as the company prepares to float on the stock market, Sky News reports.
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NewsDeliveroo appoints Worldpay’s Medlock ahead of IPO
Deliveroo has lined up former Worldpay CFO Rick Medlock to chair its audit committee as it prepares to list, Sky News reports.
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NewsJust Eat UK orders up 43% to 46.4m
Just Eat Takeaway.com has reported UK orders in Q3 2020 grew by 43% year on year to 46.4m.
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NewsKhan warns Deliveroo over treating restaurants fairly
Mayor of London Sadiq Khan has written to Deliveroo amid claims the delivery company is over charging small restaurants groups.
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NewsDeliveroo feature promises deeper customer engagement
Deliveroo has published details about its new feature, ‘Brought to you by Deliveroo’, which allows customers to order for delivery directly from restaurants’ websites for the first time.
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NewsDeliveroo preps £2bn IPO
Deliveroo has begun working on plans for an initial public offering (IPO) after appointing investment bank Goldman Sachs to advise on the process, Sky News reports.
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NewsDeliveroo to hire 15k new riders
Deliveroo has announced it will employ an additional 15,000 riders by the end of the year, in contrast to the hospitality industry it supplies, which is continuing to haemorrhage jobs.
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NewsNando’s to roll out delivery nationwide in exclusive Deliveroo partnership
Nando’s has entered into an exclusive partnership with Deliveroo, which will see 360 of its restaurants join the delivery platform.
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NewsMcDonald’s to trial reusable cups
McDonald’s has announced global plans to test a new reusable cup model for hot drinks.
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NewsPret to launch in-shop coffee subscription service
Pret is set to launch an in-shop coffee subscription service next week.
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NewsFootfall jumps up over bank holiday weekend
Wireless Social has said total footfall on Sunday was the ”largest jump we have seen in weeks”. It said the sunny bank holiday had encouraged people to “get out and about again”. Broken down into some of the key regions, it said Liverpool was down just 13% behind pre-lockdown footfall figures, with a 25% jump on the previous week. The West End of London showed footfall in slight growth, with it nearing 55% down on February figures. In Glasgow, after having a few weeks of minimal growth, the city saw more people out and about last weekend (+8% growth on Saturday and +10% on Sunday).
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NewsTastecard to take on delivery with low commission
Tastecard has announced plans to take on Deliveroo, Uber Eats, and Just Eat with a new takeaway delivery and collection service, with a permanent discount of at least 10%.
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NewsGreggs CEO Roger Whiteside: Digital channels “a necessity” in post-coronavirus world
Accelerating development plans for its digital channels will be a priority for Greggs as it looks to evolve for a post-coronavirus trading environment, CEO Roger Whiteside has said.
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NewsBoxpark launches track and trace digital ‘black card’
Boxpark has partnered with mobile payment company Pass Kit to launch an integrated pre-registration system.
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NewsShake Shack launches click and collect
Shake Shack has launched a new click and collect service from a number of its London sites.
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NewsHospitality brands keen to comply with track and trace
More than 70 brands have signed up to a track and trace product developed by Wireless Social and Purple AI to comply with the government’s request.
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NewsEmployers boost staff morale with home delivery
Deliveroo for Business has reported a 2,500% uptick in new business, as employers turn to food delivery to boost staff morale while working from home.
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NewsMcdonald’s to install electric car charging points across drive-thru estate
McDonald’s is to install car charging points in hundreds of its restaurants across the UK. In a partnership with electric vehicle charging network InstaVolt, the fast food giant plans to install ports in the majority of its 924 drive-thru sites, allowing customers to charge their cars up to 80% in under 20 minutes.
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NewsAmazon investment in Deliveroo 'should not have a negative impact on customers'
Amazon’s investment in Deliveroo should be provisionally cleared, because it is not expected to damage competition in either restaurant delivery or online convenience grocery delivery, the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has found.
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NewsOperators opt for mobile order and pay solution
Mobile order and pay app Wi5 has seen an upsurge in new hospitality partners as operators plan for reopening. Multi-site operators including Pho, Pizza Pilgrims, Boxpark, Drake & Morgan, Puttshack, Ole & Steen and Aubaine have all signed up to the service, which will allow consumers to order and pay at table when sites reopen, limiting contact and therefore potentially making sites more ‘covid-secure.’