All Technology articles – Page 49
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Le Pain starts Wi-Fi rollout
Le Pain Quotidien, the all-day bakery and cafe concept, has started to roll out free Wi-Fi across its internartional estate of sites
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JDW launches game app for children's menu
JD Wetherspoon, the managed operator, has launched an exclusive children’s game app to tie in with the launch of its new children’s menu
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Mezze adds computers to tables for instant feedback
Mezze, the West Country restaurant chain, has introduced tablet computers to tables that allow customers to give real-time feedback as they pay their bills
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Carluccio's introduces app for visually impaired customers
Carluccio’s, the all-day Italian café chain led by Simon Kossoff, has introduced an app to make it easier for visually impaired customers to read its menus
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NewsMcDonald's names first chief digital officer
McDonald’s has appointed Atif Rafiq, formerly of Amazon and Yahoo, as its first chief digital officer
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Zonal to work with Hospitality Guild
EPoS provider Zonal has been appointed technology partner of the Hospitality Guild’s virtual training centre Hospitality House, which is due to open this month
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NewsFlaming Grill introduces pic-share app
Spirit Pub Company has introduced an app that lets customers share pictures of them completing an eating challenge in its Flaming Grill sites
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OpinionAgents of change
Operators need to be agents of change and have clarity of vision for their people and brand, says Chris Muller, the leading academic expert in the field of chain restaurant management
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Zonal develops table management technology
Zonal, the EPoS provider to the hospitality industry, has developed a system to help operators manage their tables
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McDonald’s US trials electronic loyalty card
McDonald’s is rolling out an electronic loyalty program in about 570 US locations as it seeks to attract younger customers
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NewsPunch helps tenants lift food profits
Punch Taverns has announced a partnership with CaterCost, a web-based software system, to help tenants design their own menus and increase food profits
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Greene King launches staff training apps
Greene King, the brewer and pub operator, is to train staff at its Hungry Horse brand via apps for smartphones and tablets in what it calls the “next generation of learning”
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NewsSpirit to rollout 'intelligent' on-line reservation tool
Spirit Pub Company is to roll out an online reservation tool that enables each individual pub to “intelligently” manage online bookings
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NewsYO! to open at Heathrow T2
YO! Sushi is to open a new restaurant at Heathrow T2 with an ordering service where passengers will be able to pre-order their food online before they arrive so order will be ready for takeaway when they come through security
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Chipotle launches environmental film and game
Chipotle Mexican Grill, which operates six restaurants in London and over 1,500 in the US, has launched “The Scarecrow,” an arcade-style adventure game for iPhone, iPad and iPod touch, along with a companion animated short film of the same nam
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NewsMcDonald's US trials pre-payment app
McDonald’s is reportedly trialling an app in the US that will let customers order and pay on their mobile phones before picking up their food
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OpinionThe IT crowd
The opening last week of the Richard Caring-backed Grillshack, complete with apps that enable diners to order and pay for food and drinks on their smartphone, highlights that a technological dam is about to break for the UK’s eating and drinking-out industry
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Orchid pilots EPoS-based loyalty scheme
Orchid, the managed operator, is piloting a loyalty, reservations and till data integration system from Zonal at its Pizza Kitchen & Bar (PKB) pubs
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NewsCosta Express to target offices sector
Costa is to launch a new generation self-serve machine under its Costa Express brand into the commercial offices sector, which it believes will help double its c3,000-strong estate over the next three years
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UK contactless spend grows five fold in 12 months
UK consumers have made 51 million contactless purchases in the last 12 months, according to figures released today from Visa Europe