All Technology articles – Page 10
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NewsJamie's Pizzeria is Deliveroo's 1000th virtual brand
Deliveroo now has 1000 virtual restaurant brands on its platform – a figure it expects to double by mid-2019.
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NewsDeliveroo reworks allergy info on menus
Deliveroo is overhauling the way its platform displays allergen information on menus in an effort to increase transparency for consumers and encourage restaurants to follow suit and take action.
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NewsByron launches Facebook Messenger payment bot
Byron has launched a Quickpay bot allowing customers to pay for their bill using Facebook Messenger.
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NewsEagle Eye achieves 33% FY revenue increase
Eagle Eye Solutions Group reported total revenue of £14.8m for the year ended 30 June 2018, up 33% on the previous year (£11.1m).
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NewsAmazon Alexa invests in hospitality start-up
Amazon has invested in invested in SevenRooms, a hospitality start-up that specializes in restaurant software.
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NewsNWTC partners with Wireless Social
New World Trading Company has partnered with Wireless Social to analyses the impact of its brand campaigns.
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Analysis & Insight
Focus on: Robots in restaurants
Robot waiters was once the stuff of science fiction but fully automated food service outlets are becoming increasingly common in some US cities. Kerstin Kuhn profiles some of the pioneers in this space.
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NewsTechnology at the table feeding profits
Consumers’ use of mobile devices to improve their restaurant experiences has risen sharply in the last quarter and this trend is set to continue, according to the latest data.
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Opinion
Translating digital dreams into operational reality
Much of the innovation at the top end of the sector in recent years has been focussed on or driven by technology, but large swathes of the industry still remain relatively untouched by this digital revolution. Simon Stenning assesses the areas in which technology can have a tangible impact for operators, including the rapid development of electric cars.
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Opinion
If Amazon ran a restaurant group, how would it differ to yours?
Yumpingo chief executive Gary Goodman says customer data can be as transformative in our sector as it has been in retail - but it must be a force for good which enhances the guest experience rather than a disruption.
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NewsBigDish makes appointment for UK growth; launches new Merchant App
BigDish has appointed Sanj Naha to assist in developing the company’s strategy for growth in the UK.
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NewsDeliveroo pre-tax losses increase to £184m
Deliveroo’s pre-tax losses increased to £184.7m in 2017 – up from £129.1m in 2016 – as it invested an additional £106m in the business.
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NewsYumpingo signs TGI Fridays as first US customer
Restaurant intelligence platform, Yumpingo, has made its debut in the UK after signing a deal with TGI Fridays.
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Analysis & InsightFrom sea to spoon: what blockchain can do for hospitality
There’s more to blockchain than bitcoin – and the applications in the hospitality sector are wide ranging. Daniel Gross, associate at law firm DWF’s German branch, explores how the promise of blockchain technology could be tranformative for the supply chain.
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NewsDelivery portal offers low commission
Start-up delivery marketplace The FoodHouse has launched with an aim to compete with Deliveroo and Just Eat by taking a smaller commission rate from operators.
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NewsGrubhub acquires campus platform
Grubhub, America’s leading food-ordering and delivery marketplace, has acquired Tapingo, a platform for college campus food ordering, for $150m.
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NewsNutufia raises $1.2m for Euro expansion
Natufia Labs, a start-up which automatically grows edible plants in professional and domestic kitchens, has completed a $1.2m seed round led by Butterfly Ventures, Techstars, and Ginco Investments.
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NewsUber Eats partners with Flyt on PoS
Uber Eats has announced a partnership with Flyt, which will allow restaurants to integrate their food delivery sales into their existing PoS systems.
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NewsUber/Deliveroo: 'It is fairly likely to happen'
Overnight reports that Uber is in talks to acquire Deliveroo made for interesting breakfast reading this morning. Finn Scott-Delany examines the likelihood of the deal coming off, and the potential impact on the UK delivery market.
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NewsDeliveroo expands business service
Deliveroo has extended its corporate service, ‘Deliveroo for Business’, to include hotels, events, and fruit baskets and snacks.