All Technology articles – Page 12
-
NewsStarbucks and UberEats to expand delivery across UK
Starbucks and UberEats are set to expand their delivery partnership across London this summer, and to more UK cities later this year.
-
NewsTaster launches in London
Taster, which develops delivery-only virtual restaurant brands, has launched in London following a three-month trial in Hackney.
-
NewsWinnow unveils AI smart bins
Winnow, the food waste start-up, has launched an AI-enabled smart bin, which recognises different foods being thrown away, and calculates the financial and environment cost of this discarded food to commercial kitchens.
-
OpinionJust when you thought tech was the future
The hospitality sector is often characterised as lagging behind other industries when it comes to the adoption of technology. MCA’s contributing editor, Peter Martin, examines the issues behind this and also looks at pushback in the States on the thorny issue of going cashless.
-
NewsBigDish plans next stage of rollout
BigDish, the yield management platform, has outlined plans to move into new territories from next month – starting with Brighton.
-
NewsYumpingo partners with Deliveroo
Restaurant intelligence platform Yumpingo has partnered with Deliveroo to launch a programme for smaller restaurant groups.
-
Analysis & InsightThe age of deliverance
Three years ago, a group of operators came close to forming a syndicate to control the delivery side of their businesses, in the face of growing influence among the ‘disruptors’. Fast forward to 2019 and Deliveroo has introduced a wave of its own virtual brands into its Editions programme and is also thought to be close to securing its first bricks and mortar site in the UK. Meanwhile, Uber Eats is believed to be trialling integration of its taxi fleet into its food delivery operation. With this often fraught relationship seemingly reaching boiling point, MCA editor James Wallin asks if the time has come for operators to take back control. With comment from MCA’s contributing editor, Peter Martin, on why ownership of technology is key to this power struggle.
-
NewsThe Alchemist launches AR cocktails
The Alchemist is this week launching a new Augmented Reality cocktail menu and app, The Conjurer.
-
News
Just Eat sees active UK customers up 16% in FY
Just Eat has said that one-fifth of the UK adult population now use its delivery platform.
-
NewsBoxpark appoints Zonal as technology partner
Boxpark has appointed Zonal as its technology partner.
-
News
Alt protein start-up secures £67m
Motif Ingredients, a US food ingredients company, has launched with $90m (£67.7m) in Series A financing to provide next-generation alternative proteins and other ingredients to global food companies.
-
News
Hostme secures £1m for London launch
Hostme, a Washington, D.C.-based intelligent restaurant reservation and table management platform, has raised $1.3m (£1m) in funding to expand into London, and other US markets.
-
NewsDeliveroo to launch click and collect
Deliveroo is to launch a click and collect option across thousands of restaurants this year.
-
News
Uber Eats to cut fees and admit restaurants with own delivery function
Uber Eats has announced it will cap its fees at 30% of an order value – down from 35% - and said it will start to list restaurants that want to make their own deliveries.
-
Opinion
If Amazon ran a restaurant group, how would it use data?
The role that data plays in the running of a restaurant business was debated by Jamie Oliver Group’s Jon Knight, Gavin Adair of Rosa’s Thai Café and Gary Goodman of Yumpingo at last month’s Hostech conference.
-
News
Cat Rock increases pressure on Just Eat
Just Eat investor Cat Rock has increased pressure on the online delivery platform to appoint a chief executive with experience in the industry or to initiate merger talks.
-
NewsConcept watch: YO! Dinner, YO! Way
MCA examines YO! Sushi’s new DNA dining concept which embraces the trend for personalisation.
-
NewsToo Good To Go raises £5.3m for London growth
Too Good To Go, the Danish leftover food start-up, has raised €6m (£5.3m) from some of its existing investors, as it prepares to expand in 2019.
-
NewsDeliveroo launches insight tool for restaurants
Deliveroo has launched Restaurant Home, a tool for operators to access data and insight about their performance, and aimed at giving them more power over menus, particularly in relation to calories and allergens.
-
NewsFeedr plans international expansion
Feedr, the healthy eating delivery platform, is looking to raise series A investment this year to expand its model to other cities in the UK and Europe.