Delivery

How to improve restaurant delivery offers with online order management systems

Ask the experts: delivery

By Restaurant

Everything you need to know about managing online orders, including integration, how the pandemic changed the delivery game and the new tech coming down the track.

Deliveroo launches virtual training academy

Deliveroo launches virtual training academy

By Joe Lutrario

Deliveroo has launched a virtual training academy to help small and medium-sized restaurants develop their skills in areas including hiring talent, digital marketing, social media, sustainability and managing finances.

The UK foodservice delivery market is expected to grow by +7.8% in 2023FY to reach a total value of £14.4bn according to Lumina Intelligence

UK delivery market to grow by 7.8% this year

By James McAllister

The UK foodservice delivery market is expected to grow by 7.8% and reach a total value of £14.4bn in 2023, according to new data from Lumina Intelligence.

Hawksmoor to end At Home meal kit business

Hawksmoor to end At Home meal kit business

By James McAllister

Hawksmoor has announced that it is to end its nationwide At Home meal kit business, which it launched back in the summer of 2020 amid the first Covid-19 lockdown.

Supper secures £2.4m from Growthdeck

Supper secures £2.4m from Growthdeck

By Restaurant

Supper London, the delivery service for high-end restaurants, has secured a £2.4m equity and debt fundraise from Growthdeck.

Wine app Drop seeks franchises

Wine app Drop seeks franchisees

By Joe Lutrario

Wine delivery app Drop is seeking franchisees to help it establish a series of ‘dark store’ logistics hubs as the currently London-centric business looks to expand throughout the UK.

Punch Pubs expands virtual brand Bull & Bird with another in development

Punch Pubs expands virtual brand

By James McAllister

Punch Pubs is to expand its dark kitchen burger concept Bull & Bird across more of its estate, with a second virtual brand currently in development.

Deliveroo confirms float intentions

Deliveroo confirms float intentions

By Georgi Gyton

Deliveroo has confirmed it is “considering an initial public offering” and intends to publish a registration document today (8 March).

Rosa’s Thai Veggie to return with delivery-only site in London Fields

Rosa’s Thai Veggie to return

By Joe Lutrario

Rosa’s Thai Cafe is to bring back its vegetarian spin-off Rosa’s Thai Veggie in the form of a virtual brand in London Fields with ambitions to open further delivery-only sites as well as explore bricks and mortar opportunities.

Pret A Manger tweaks Dinners by Pret menu offering

Pret tweaks Dinners offering

By Finn Scott-Delany

Pret A Manger has narrowed the coverage of its Dinners by Pret offering, as it continues to experiment with the food range.

Delivery technology integration KFC Deliverect

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Case study: KFC and Deliverect

By Restaurant

Since June 2020, KFC's Spanish and French business has been working with Deliverect to optimise its online delivery operation, which has been scaled up rapidly during the pandemic.

Technology special: download the Hostech Essential Guides

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Technology special: download the Hostech Essential Guides

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.

eating and drinking out trends for 2021 for pubs and restaurants

Trends week

2021: restaurant and dining trends

By Restaurant

From the neighbourhood restaurant revival and fine dining reboot to eco tourism and new restaurant subscription models, here's our predictions for what 2021 will bring for the eating out sector.

Meal kit business Finish & Feast founders on working with chefs Tom Aikens, Ruth Hansom and Marianne Lumb

Table for three: Ross McPhail and Alex Pennington

By Restaurant

The duo behind new restaurant meal kit business Finish & Feast, which is working with chefs including Tom Aikens, Ruth Hansom and Marianne Lumb, on making the makeaway market work and why it’s here to stay post lockdown.