All Technology articles – Page 8
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NewsBigDish targets London
BigDish, the yield management platform for the restaurant sector, is preparing for the next stage of its expansion, which would see it target London’s commuter towns.
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Moving Mountains to launch plant-based hot dog
Moving Mountains, the British food tech company behind meatless “bleeding” burger, is launching a plant-based hot dog.
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NewsDeliveroo hires Voces as VP of restaurants
Deliveroo’s newly appointed Global VP of Restaurants, Susana Voces, has told MCA of the platform’s plans to broaden its digital services to restaurants beyond delivery.
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NewsUber Eats confirms Pick-Up trial in London
Uber Eats has confirmed it is began trialling its Pick-Up click and collect service in London, as well as Paris, as revealed by MCA in March.
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NewsPaul UK to launch mobile payment and loyalty app
French bakery and patisserie chain Paul UK is to launch its first mobile payment and loyalty app next month.
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NewsBigDish updates on pipeline
BigDish, the yield management platform for restaurants, has updated on its pipeline for expansion.
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NewsJust Eat acquires software service Practi in multi-million pound deal
Just Eat has acquired Practi – a software service that restaurants with tablet-based point of sale (PoS) and management systems – for an initial £6.7m.
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Eagle Eye and Wireless Social to launch integrated platform
Eagle Eye, the SaaS tech company, has partnered with Wireless Social, the Wi-Fi provider to the hospitality industry, to deliver a solution to their joint food & beverage customers.
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AMT Coffee partners with Epos Now.
AMT Coffee has partnered with global point of sale provider Epos Now.
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NewsZonal sees lfl growth margins up 4%
Zonal has seen its like-for-like gross margin increase by 4%, to 70%, in the year ended 30 June 2018, with record investment in research and development – up 41% to £6.9m.
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NewsTaster plans 10-12 kitchens by summer 2020
Taster, the virtual restaurant operator, plans to open 10-12 kitchen in London by June 2020 to give it complete coverage of the capital, MCA has learnt.
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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.
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NewsTaster launches in London
Taster, which develops delivery-only virtual restaurant brands, has launched in London following a three-month trial in Hackney.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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NewsYumpingo partners with Deliveroo
Restaurant intelligence platform Yumpingo has partnered with Deliveroo to launch a programme for smaller restaurant groups.
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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.
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NewsThe Alchemist launches AR cocktails
The Alchemist is this week launching a new Augmented Reality cocktail menu and app, The Conjurer.
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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.