Apps & Technology

The latest news and updates on apps and technology, from the business journalists at Catering Today. We bring you the latest on what’s happening in the restaurants, bars and catering industry, with exclusive stories, analysis, best practice and industry comment.

Feb- 2021 -

3 February

Consumers eager to return to going out, CGA finds

Well over half (59%) of consumers said they “couldn’t wait” to go out again, while 51% hoped to get back to venues within a few weeks of reopening, according to the latest CGA Hospitality Consumer Forecast. CGA’s forecast was based on a survey of a nationally representative sample of 3,000…
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Nov- 2020 -

25 November

Deliveroo names Claudia Arney as chair

Deliveroo has named Claudia Arney as the company’s first chair, as the business gears up for a “year of growth”. Arney, who currently holds directorships at the Premier League, Ocado, Kingfisher and Derwent London was officially named leader today (25 November). News of the hire comes as Deliveroo experienced a…
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Oct- 2020 -

5 October

Deliveroo eyes London float, appoints Goldman to oversee plans

Deliveroo has reportedly appointed investment bankers to oversee flotation plans for next year, according to Sky News. The food delivery app has reportedly started working with Goldman Sachs on its plans for an initial public offering (IPO), with a float expected to take place in London next year. Insiders told…
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Sep- 2020 -

8 September

Cheerfy launches new product for hospitality operators

Cheerfy has announced the launch of a new product entitled Cheerfy Shop, which aims to help hospitality operators transform websites into fully-branded e-commerce sites. It also provides operators with at-table order and payment technology. According to the CRM, loyalty and e-commerce solution, the product gives operators “full autonomy” over their…
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Aug- 2020 -

13 August

Burger King joins Uber Eats platform

High street favourite Burger King has joined the Uber Eats app, as it looks to increase the availability of its flame-grilled burgers. Burger King is now available on the Uber Eats app in 200 locations in towns and cities across the UK, including London, Birmingham, Leeds, Nottingham, Bristol, Glasgow and…
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Jun- 2020 -

12 June

17% of food businesses increased revenue during pandemic, study finds

A survey of over 300 food businesses including restaurants, cafe and deli owners, has found that those who were quickly able to offer online ordering were able to “protect or in fact grow” revenue during lockdown. The survey carried out by food technology software provider Nutritics, found that 17% who…
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Dec- 2019 -

18 December

London restaurants go paperless with digital receipts

Giraffe, Ed’s Easy Diner, Slim Chickens, Japan Centre and Sakagura have announced plans to use digital receipts over paper ones. Partnering with digital receipts platform Flux, they join KFC, Itsu and Just Eat in moving to paperless receipt technology. Flux found that the use of digital receipts has risen by…
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Oct- 2019 -

24 October

Brother UK and Nutritics join to help caterers comply with Natasha’s Law

Nutrition software developer Nutritics has announced a new partnership with technology solutions provider Brother UK, designed to help food service firms of all sizes to comply with Natasha’s Law. Nutritics has teamed up with Brother UK to create an integrated food labelling solution that uses a TD-2120N compact label printer…
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4 October

Domino’s, Nando’s and Deliveroo brands most targeted by hackers

Global cybersecurity firm DynaRisk has discovered a hunger for hacking food delivery companies in the UK, with platforms including Deliveroo, Domino’s, Papa Johns and Nando’s among those most targeted. The research found that cyber criminals are sharing ‘cheat sheets’ for hacking tools used to break through site defences at scale,…
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Jul- 2019 -

16 July

Fourth and HotSchedules announce merger

Fourth, provider of the integrated hospitality workforce management and cost-control platform and HotSchedules, workforce and inventory management solutions provider have merged business operations in an agreement backed by Marlin Equity Partners and Insight Venture Partners. The merger means the company now represents the world’s largest and only provider of end-to-end…
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