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NewsKarma fridge debuts at Ichiba
Food waste platform Karma plans to install 50 of its smart fridges across London by the end of the year, after going live at Japan Centre Ichiba in Westfield London.
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QikServe acquires Preoday
QikServe, the mobile payment platform, has acquired Preoday, an online ordering technology provider.
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Taster announces three new brands
Taster, the delivery-only food producer, has announced three new food concepts.
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Imbiba backs Wireless Social with £1m
Imbiba, the specialist leisure investor, has backed hospitality tech business Wireless Social with £1m of funding.
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How can tech ease the customer journey?
Greggs, Leon and Wagamama are just the latest to join the self-ordering revolution, with the latter’s new grab and go concept Mamago one of the most hotly discussed openings of last year. To share their early exeperiences and more, MCA brought together marketing, IT and digital leaders from across the sector to consider how new technology can help, and sometimes hinder, the customer experience
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Prosus raises offer in Just Eat battle
Prosus has raised its offer for Just Eat to 740p per share, valuing the business at $5.1bn.
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TripAdvisor’s TheFork acquires Bookatable
TripAdvisor subsidiary, TheFork, has acquired restaurant booking app Bookatable from the Michelin Guide.
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Walker joins Platopus as chairman
Former Eat CEO Andrew Walker has joined Platopus Retail as chairman, MCA understands.
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Star Pubs to launch new digital marketing support package
Star Pubs & Bars is to launch a new digital marketing support package for its licensees after partnering with a selection of online hospitality specialists.
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Opinion
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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Winnow 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.
