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How to give hospitality the personal touch
Using machine learning and AI could deliver huge benefits to hospitality, but there are challenges. MCA and Punchh brought together marketing and IT directors to discuss how best to do it.
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NewsWinnow secures £15m to tackle food waste
Winnow, the artificial intelligence platform for cutting food waste, has completed a series B round of funding worth £9.3m.
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Twitter founder launches POS for restaurants
Square, the payments provider from Twitter founder Jack Dorsey, has launched a point of sale (POS) platform for restaurants.
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Yapster raises £2.6m
Yapster, a communications platform for hospitality workers, has raised just over £2.6m as the company looks to deliver on its ambitious growth plans for 2020 and beyond.
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TiPJAR begins rollout with Honest
TiPJAR, the tip solutions platform from BrewDog retail director James Brown and Rosa’s Thai co-founder Alex Moore, has begun rolling out to restaurants, beginning with Honest Burgers.
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McDonald’s job seekers can apply via Alexa
McDonald’s has partnered with Amazon Alexa and Google Assistant to allow jobseekers to apply by voice to work for the fast food company.
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Deliveroo announces tech appointments
Deliveroo has announced the promotion of Dan Winn to chief technology officer.
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McDonald’s acquires voice ordering tech
McDonald’s has agreed to acquire Apprente, which uses artificial intelligence to understand speech.
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Chilango boosts throughput by 22.5% with kiosk tech
Burrito brand Chilango has boosted its throughput by up to 22.5% during busy periods after installing self-ordering kiosks, CEO Eric Partaker has revealed.
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Lambert departs Kitopi
Former PizzaExpress director Neil Lambert has departed dark kitchen operator Kitopi, MCA understands.
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Vasey swaps M&B for Zonal
Zonal has appointed Alison Vasey to the newly-created role of group product director, as it continues to strengthen its senior management team.
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Uber Eats launching restaurant accelerator to fill cuisine gaps
Uber Eats is to launch a restaurant accelerator program in London to cater to unmet demand from customers on its food delivery platform.
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Deliveroo turns supplier - and vows to save restaurants up to 40%
Deliveroo has launched a new arm to its operation which will supply raw ingredients to restaurants – and claimed it can deliver savings of up to 40%.
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Opinion
Deliveroo exclusive: What’s in it for Pret?
An exclusive partnership between Pret and Deliveroo will see delivery available from an initial 120 stores in the UK, ahead of a wider rollout. MCA’s Finn Scott-Delany looks into the motivations behind the deal and asks what it says about Pret’s strategy.
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Uber Eats has 200 virtual restaurants
Uber Eats has 200 virtual restaurants live in the UK – half its target for 2019.
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Deliveroo offers 25% discount on Fridays
Deliveroo is offering consumers a 25% discount from 2,500 restaurant operators each Friday in July.
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Uber Eats trials pre-order dine-in feature
Uber Eats is trialling pre-order food at restaurants with a new ‘Dine In’ feature. The feature, which allows consumer to select the the food you want in advance, then turn up to the restaurant at a chosen time, is currently available in the US. There are no delivery ...
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Taster secures £6.3m for London growth
Taster, the food tech start-up which develops delivery-only virtual restaurant brands, has secured $8m (£6.3m) in Series A investment.
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Opinion
The leading edge in IT and digital marketing
As part of our Agenda series of roundtable discussions, MCA – in partnership with US-based digital marketing solutions leader Punchh – brought together marketing and IT directors from diverse, sector-leading UK operators for a debate on tech and digital marketing. Hosted by James Wallin, here are the highlights from the day.
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Nez discovery app raises £2m funding
Nez, a London-based food and drink discovery app, has raised £2m in funding, with investors including Burger King UK chairman Martin Robinson.
