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Azzurri, The Ivy, Stonegate, Pizza Express, Rosa’s Thai, and Pizza Pilgrims to speak at next month's Hostech

11-Jan-2024 By Restaurant

Companies including Azzurri Group, Stonegate Group, The Ivy Collection, Pizza Express, Caravan, Rosa’s Thai, Gail’s, and Pizza Pilgrims will speak at next month’s hospitality technology conference Hostech.

Arslan Sharif: “Just another loyalty scheme would simply not do”

06-Dec-2023 By Arslan Sharif

The digital and loyalty director at PizzaExpress on how the group has linked the physical and the digital with its sophisticated and highly-successful loyalty app.

Subway set to introduce self-order kiosks into UK sites

20-Nov-2023 By James McAllister

Subway is to introduce self-order kiosks into UK sites for the first time as it looks to enhance its digital experience.

Boparan, Itsu, and Burger King among speakers at next month's Hostech conference

25-Jan-2023 By Restaurant

Speakers from leading restaurant brands including Itsu, Burger King, Boparan Restaurant Group, Mollies, Gail's Bakery, BrewDog, and Big Table Group will speak at next month's technology conference Hostech.

Hostech conference to be held in February 2023

14-Dec-2022 By Restaurant

Hospitality technology conference Hostech will return next year with speakers from companies including BAO, Burger King, Mollies, and Wonderland Restaurants.

SSP to trail robot servers at Belfast's Sip & Stone Restaurant

19-Oct-2022 By Restaurant

SSP Group has become the latest hospitality business to trial robot servers at its venues.

Itsu Richmond to reopen after fire

21-Jul-2022 By Restaurant

Itsu will finally reopen its Richmond restaurant after a fire forced it to close for almost a year.

Vita Mojo raises £25m to fund expansion

30-Jun-2022 By Restaurant

Restaurant software company Vita Mojo has raised $30m (£24.7m) of funding to help it expand into new markets.

Machine learning: Bella Italia trials use of robot waiters

10-Jun-2022 By Restaurant

The group behind restaurant brands Las Iguanas, Bella Italia and Café Rouge is trialling the use of robots at one of its venues.

Turtle Bay: “Over the last two years TikTok has completely transformed our business”

11-May-2022 By Restaurant

The meteoric rise of social media over the past few has transformed restaurants, helping build brand awareness, customer loyalty and even with recruitment, according to those in the industry.

Reef Technology approaches 100 delivery-only UK locations

06-May-2022 By Finn Scott-Delany

Reef Technology has launched partnerships with YouTube sensations The Sidemen and MrBeast to nearly 100 delivery-only locations in the UK.

Pret's coffee subscription scheme "went from lightbulb moment to national rollout in seven weeks"

04-May-2022 By Restaurant

Pret a Manger’s successful in-shop coffee subscription went from conception to delivery in just seven weeks, the company has revealed.

Itsu, McDonald’s, Pret and KFC among speakers at next week's technology conference Hostech

21-Apr-2022 By Restaurant

McDonald’s, Pret, Itsu and KFC are some of the highlights of this year’s Hostech, which is being held next week.

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Hostech to shine a light on the future of social media

08-Apr-2022 By Restaurant

While social media continues to be a cost-effective way of targeting consumers, it is increasingly being used by restaurant businesses as a tool to recruit prospective employees.

Tortilla partners with Growth Kitchen to expand its delivery reach

05-Apr-2022 By Restaurant

Californian/Mexican restaurant group Tortilla has entered into a partnership with food delivery start up Growth Kitchen to boost its delivery availability.

Comment: Are you ready to get personal?

28-Mar-2022 By Olivia Fitzgerald

Personalisation has been shown to be a valuable revenue booster, but are hospitality businesses making the most of the opportunity?

REEF Technology joins next month's Hostech lineup

21-Mar-2022 By Restaurant

REEF Technology has joined the line-up for the forthcoming technology conference Hostech.

Pret A Manger, McDonald’s, KFC and Itsu to speak at this year's Hostech conference

14-Mar-2022 By BigHospitalitty

Pret A Manger, McDonald’s, KFC, Tortilla, and Itsu will deliver keynote sessions at technology-focused conference Hostech, which returns on 27 April 27.

PizzaExpress overhauls its brand identity

22-Feb-2022 By Joe Lutrario

PizzaExpress has given its branding a ‘fresh’ new look and feel that ‘firmly aligns itself with innovation and self-expression’.

Deliverect raises $150m to fund expansion

25-Jan-2022 By Restaurant

Online food ordering app Deliverect has secured more than $150m (£111m) in Series D funding to further its expansion.

McDonald’s pilots new customer rewards scheme

13-Jan-2022 By Restaurant

McDonald’s is launching a rewards scheme that will enable customers to collect points on their purchases and redeem them against menu items or make a charity donation.

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Digital dynamism: staying connected with diners in a contactless era

28-Apr-2021 By Restaurant

More personalised marketing, slicker service and greater efficiencies are just some of the benefits of the new era of digital order and pay

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Technology special: download the Hostech Essential Guides

02-Mar-2021 By Restaurant

From mobile payments and back of house systems to delivery and click & collect and customer marketing, get to grips on how the latest technology is shaping the hospitality sector with these four Hostech Essential Guides.

Hostech: Customer marketing

Insider information: how to use customer data effectively

23-Feb-2021 By Restaurant

Collecting data effectively and using it intelligently can have a transformational effect on hospitality businesses.

Hostech: customer marketing

Delving deeper into digital

19-Feb-2021 By Restaurant

It’s taken a pandemic, but hospitality operators are finally beginning to understand the power of digital and the wealth of data it generates

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Pret a Manger: "click and collect is going to be really important for us"

19-Feb-2021 By Finn Scott-Delany

Pret a Manger chief information and transformation officer Sarah Venning on how the brand’s approach to delivery and click and collect led to the creation of its coffee subscription.

Hostech: case study

Delivery and the integration game

17-Feb-2021 By Finn Scott-Delany

As operators launch new delivery channels and virtual brands, the importance of integration is increasingly coming into the spotlight.

Hostech guide to delivery and click & collect

The unstoppable growth of delivery

17-Feb-2021 By Finn Scott-Delany

Delivery has boomed during the pandemic, with the key players adapting to meet the occasion. As consumers turn to the digital services more than ever, operators are seeking new ways to stay connected with their most loyal customers.

Hostech: case study

How the Zizzi and ASK Italian operator is mapping out its digital future

16-Feb-2021 By Finn Scott-Delany

Azzurri IT and tech director Joel Robinson on the value of partnerships, building solutions in-house, and the holy grail of creating a single customer view.

Hostech: Guide to delivery and click & collect

Latest Editions: how delivery-only kitchens are shaping the restaurant sector

15-Feb-2021 By Finn Scott-Delany

Delivery-only kitchens have emerged as one of the most intriguing elements of the fast-growing delivery space, particularly during a time when restaurants have been unable to seat dine-in guests.

Hostech: case study

Driving through efficiencies in coffee service

11-Feb-2021 By Restaurant

Drive-thru technology is helping businesses improve customer service, reduce waiting times and personalise their marketing, as Costa UK has discovered

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Tampopo uses its iQ to problem solve

10-Feb-2021 By Restaurant

Asian restaurant group Tampopo has harnessed back of house technology to streamline its operations.

Hostech: back of house technology

Back for good: how back of house technology can transform your business

05-Feb-2021 By Fiona Griffiths

If there’s one thing those in the restaurant industry have learnt more than anything in the past 12 months, it’s the true value of back of house tech.

Hostech 2021 to run as a month-long multimedia event in February

02-Feb-2021 By Restaurant

Hospitality technology event Hostech returns this February as a special month-long virtual event and editorial series, bringing you the latest developments in digital technology in the hospitality industry.