Apps & Technology
The latest news and updates on apps and technology, from the business journalists at Catering Today. We bring you the latest on whatโs happening in the restaurants, bars and catering industry, with exclusive stories, analysis, best practice and industry comment.
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May- 2018 -29 May
Just Eatโs takeaway AR experience sees increased orders
Just Eatโs new AR campaign has seen 102,000 unique interactions, 10% of which resulted in an order. The AR campaign ran by Byte London used Facebookโs AR studio and drove a better than expected result in orders. Ben Carter, UK marketing director at Just Eat, said: โToo many people dismiss…
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25 May
Spyce restaurant trials robot chefs
An American restaurant has become the first to trial new โrobo-chefsโ that can prepare a meal in three minutes at a cheaper cost than humans. Spyce, a restaurant owned by French chef and restauranteur Daniel Boulud has set up a touch screen system which customers can use to order with…
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22 May
Adobe to acquire Magento Commerce for $1.7bn
Technology firm Adobe has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Magento Commerce, an e-commerce platform, for $1.68bn (ยฃ1.24bn). According to the group the addition of the Magento Commerce Cloud will โenable commerce to be seamlessly integrated into the Adobe Experience Cloud, delivering a single platform that serves both B2B…
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21 May
Deliveroo announces ยฃ5m โinnovation fundโ to support UK restaurants
Deliveroo has announced it will invest ยฃ5m in UK restaurants to bring in new menus and measures that will be more compatible with the delivery app. The delivery app is also looking into ways to fund more โdark kitchensโ that allow chefs and restaurant brands to mass-cook meals for delivery…
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