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NewsTaster secures £6.3m for London growth
Taster, the food tech start-up which develops delivery-only virtual restaurant brands, has secured $8m (£6.3m) in Series A investment.
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Analysis & InsightThe leading edge in IT and digital marketing
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.
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Nez discovery app raises £2m funding
Nez, a London-based food and drink discovery app, has raised £2m in funding, with investors including Burger King UK chairman Martin Robinson.
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EiG unveils ‘ground-breaking’ beer management tool
Ei Publican Partnerships has adopted a Category Management Tool which it claims is “ground-breaking” and “an industry first”.
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NewsTossed launches Speedy Greens vending machines
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.
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NewsStonegate partners with staff wellbeing apps
Stonegate has partnered with two technology platforms aimed at improving staff training, retention and engagement.
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Infarm raises $100m, eyes UK launch
Infarm, the Berlin-based start-up that has developed “urban farming” for restaurants, has secured $100m in in Series B investment.
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Deliveroo aims to reach half UK population
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”.
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Ei Group to support launch of game-based training at Hippo Inns
Ei Managed Investments has partnered with technology company Attensi to launch a game-based training solution, which is being rolled out at Hippo Inns.
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BigDish raises £2.1m
BigDish, the yield management platform for restaurants, has raised £2.1m through an institutional investor.
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Analysis & InsightThere’s more to online reputation than TripAdvisor
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.
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Vianet Group see revenues up 7.7%
Vianet Group has reported a revenue increase of 7.7%, to £15.8m, for the full year to 31 March 2019.
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'Are you strong enough to withstand an unbranded attack? I hope so.'
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.
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Wagestream raises £40m
Wagestream, which provides flexible payroll solutions for Roadchef, Stonegate and Wagamama, has raised $51m (£40.1m) in series A funding.
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Analysis & InsightAmazon gives Deliveroo 'capital and kudos'
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.
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Deliveroo to offer riders skills and career training
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.
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Impossible Foods raises further $300m
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.
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NewsLas Iguanas reduces level of complimentary meals by 25%
Las Iguanas has reduced the number of fully complimentary meals by 25% over a two-year period, by using feedback software.
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OpinionSatisfaction or sales – how can you measure success?
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.