All Technology articles – Page 6

  • tech roundtable 3
    Analysis & Insight

    The leading edge in IT and digital marketing

    2019-06-27T07:54:00Z

    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.

  • News

    Nez discovery app raises £2m funding

    2019-06-25T07:55:00Z

    Nez, a London-based food and drink discovery app, has raised £2m in funding, with investors including Burger King UK chairman Martin Robinson.

  • News

    EiG unveils ‘ground-breaking’ beer management tool

    2019-06-25T07:53:00Z

    Ei Publican Partnerships has adopted a Category Management Tool which it claims is “ground-breaking” and “an industry first”.

  • tossed-digital-vending-machine
    News

    Tossed launches Speedy Greens vending machines

    2019-06-25T07:52:00Z

    Tossed, the healthy eating chain, is launching a range of high-tech vending machines to market, after trialling an early version at Chelsea and Westminster hospital, MCA has learnt.

  • Delivery
    Analysis & Insight

    Unwrapping delivery

    2019-06-25T07:51:00Z

    The media is not short of analysis of why Amazon has shut its US restaurant delivery business – and what it could mean for the long-term shape of delivery globally, writes Peter Martin.

  • phone apps
    News

    Stonegate partners with staff wellbeing apps

    2019-06-14T07:27:00Z

    Stonegate has partnered with two technology platforms aimed at improving staff training, retention and engagement.

  • News

    Infarm raises $100m, eyes UK launch

    2019-06-13T07:55:00Z

    Infarm, the Berlin-based start-up that has developed “urban farming” for restaurants, has secured $100m in in Series B investment.

  • News

    Deliveroo aims to reach half UK population

    2019-06-13T07:52:00Z

    Deliveroo has announced plans to aggressively expand its reach in the UK in the second half of 2019, as it pursues its ambition to become the “definitive food company”.

  • News

    Ei Group to support launch of game-based training at Hippo Inns

    2019-06-12T07:49:00Z

    Ei Managed Investments has partnered with technology company Attensi to launch a game-based training solution, which is being rolled out at Hippo Inns.

  • News

    BigDish raises £2.1m

    2019-06-06T07:33:00Z

    BigDish, the yield management platform for restaurants, has raised £2.1m through an institutional investor.

  • Carlo Feed It Back
    Analysis & Insight

    There’s more to online reputation than TripAdvisor

    2019-06-05T07:42:00Z

    While it may garner more headlines, TripAdvisor is not the biggest review platform out there. With Facebook quietly working to up its game, operators need to be having a wider discussion about reputation management, and how they can be actively influencing their online appeal, says Carlo Platia, chief executive at Feed It Back.

  • News

    Vianet Group see revenues up 7.7%

    2019-06-04T07:41:00Z

    Vianet Group has reported a revenue increase of 7.7%, to £15.8m, for the full year to 31 March 2019.

  • News

    'Are you strong enough to withstand an unbranded attack? I hope so.'

    2019-05-23T07:45:00Z

    Operators concerned about delivery platforms using their data to create their own virtual restaurants should focus instead on ensuring they have a strong enough brand to compete, Chilango co-founder Dan Houghton has told MCA.

  • News

    Wagestream raises £40m

    2019-05-22T07:33:00Z

    Wagestream, which provides flexible payroll solutions for Roadchef, Stonegate and Wagamama, has raised $51m (£40.1m) in series A funding.

  • deliveroo
    Analysis & Insight

    Amazon gives Deliveroo 'capital and kudos'

    2019-05-21T07:10:00Z

    Does Amazon’s $575m lead investment in Deliveroo represent more than just capital? MCA’s Finn Scott-Delany looks at the potential synergies of the partnership, and the implications for restaurant brands. With commentary from MCA’s Steve Gotham, CGA’s Karl Chessell and YFood’s Nadia El Hadery.

  • News

    AmEx acquires Resy

    2019-05-16T07:27:00Z

    American Express has acquired CRM and reservation platform Resy.

  • News

    Deliveroo to offer riders skills and career training

    2019-05-14T07:38:00Z

    Deliveroo has announced a new package of measures to give its riders skills training, while supporting opportunities to further their career and business ideas via a Dragon’s Den style panel.

  • News

    Impossible Foods raises further $300m

    2019-05-14T07:38:00Z

    Impossible Foods, which makes a meat-free plant-based burger, has raised a further $300m in the latest round of funding ahead of a possible initial public offering.

  • Las Iguanas exterior
    News

    Las Iguanas reduces level of complimentary meals by 25%

    2019-05-14T07:38:00Z

    Las Iguanas has reduced the number of fully complimentary meals by 25% over a two-year period, by using feedback software.

  • Waitress
    Opinion

    Satisfaction or sales – how can you measure success?

    2019-05-08T07:42:00Z

    New ways to “measure the unmeasurable” mean that satisfaction data could start to rival sales data as a key metric for operators, according to Gary Goodman, chief executive of Yumpingo.