London, UK, 2 November 2021: FinTech start-up Leslie has officially launched following a multi-million pound seed round with investment funding from KKR co-founder Henry Kravis, Middleby Corporation, supplier of more than 90% of the largest food service chains across the US, and Australian BNPL founder Larry Diamond, of ZIP. Within just six weeks, Leslie has revolutionised the hospitality industry across the UK, by offering customers a simplified and more efficient way to order, tip and... Source: RealWire
3rd July 2020: Payments solutions company Valitor has created a list of key recommendations which could help restaurants and bars exceed customer expectations when they reopen tomorrow. With restaurant and bar owners currently developing safe ways of working and selling for their businesses, the critical question is, will diners return and how will they choose their restaurant? Valitor worked with market insight company Context Consulting to interview 2006 people across the UK about their dining... Source: RealWire
High Wycombe, UK, 3 November 2021 At Restaurant & Bar Tech Live 2021 (9 - 10 November 2021, ExCel, London), international POS printer manufacturer Star Micronics will be demonstrating its latest innovative cloud and tablet POS printing solutions for desktop, mobile and kiosk hospitality applications on Stand G70. Without doubt, the pandemic has forced many venues to face unprecedented challenges and adopt new practices in order to stay afloat in a turbulent landscape. Technology has... Source: RealWire
Berlin, 7 February 2020 - One hundred oversized fierce chickens will besiege Subway's European headquarters at Prinsengracht 13 in Amsterdam on Tuesday, 11 February 2020, from 10 a.m. to 12 noon. With this "revolt of the chickens", animal rights activists are protesting against the fact that the sandwich company sells meat from chickens that are kept under cruel conditions. They will hand over almost 130,000 signatures for a petition against the company. In the afternoon,... Source: RealWire
Seven figure settlement achieved during High Court trial Brandsmiths, the leading intellectual property law firm based in London and Manchester, recently settled a long-running High Court dispute regarding ownership of the desserts brand Heavenly Desserts. Brandsmiths acted for Nizam Mohamed, who launched Heavenly Desserts in 2008. On the second day of the seven-day High Court trial, Nizam Mohamed accepted an offer of a seven-figure settlement to transfer his rights in the Heavenly Desserts brand to... Source: RealWire
World’s smallest high performance A4 colour printer provides speed, quality, reliability and ROI Egham, 10 November 2020 – OKI Europe Ltd has announced the launch of the new super compact C650. Available from January 2021, the C650 is the perfect A4 colour printer to support hotel, restaurant and café businesses (HoReCa), to create visual communications on an as-needed basis with a compact, easy-to-use device. The C650 delivers ROI while providing professional quality colour printing and... Source: RealWire
Phishing attacks are regarded as the greatest cyber threat 15 July 2020: In a survey of UK cyber security, IT and business professionals, 86% of businesses expect cyber threats to increase over the next 12 months. The survey, commissioned by WatchGuard Technologies, also reveals that 44% of organisations have experienced a cyber attack over the last year – and alarmingly, another 11% either didn’t know, or were unsure whether they had been targeted. With the... Source: RealWire
A new App to support restaurants and their guests.A newly developed App for the visualization of menus supports the gastronome in the communication of its menus and sets new standards for customer friendliness in gastronomy! With the "VISYT App" the appetite comes before eating. The smartphone scans the QR code from the menu and visually displays the menu with all relevant information. The patents for this type of QR code recording have already been applied... Source: RealWire
High Wycombe, UK, 17 October 2022 At Restaurant & Bar Tech Live 2022 (19 - 20 October 2022, ExCel, London), international POS solutions provider Star Micronics will be exhibiting its latest solutions for hospitality POS, mobile ordering, food labelling and self-service kiosk applications. These will be demonstrated with a range of key hospitality payment and online ordering software partners on Stand W32. Introducing a number of new hardware products for hospitality POS and self-service kiosks... Source: RealWire
Purple has access to billions of presence footfall data points, 155 million users in over 185 countries and their expert data scientist team has constructed visual models of the impact that Coronavirus has had in North America. Due to the ongoing pandemic, Purple have developed a live dashboard, enabling people, businesses and economists to track the real-time impact COVID-19 is having on all industries across the globe. The enterprise-class WiFi analytics and wayfinding business have... Source: RealWire
Amsterdam/Berlin, 23.9.2020 -- 22 animal protection groups from 16 European countries are carrying out a “hero’s wake-up call” to appeal to Mike Kehoe to help millions of animals. With the website www.KehoeBeAHero.com, they are prompting Subway’s new president for EMEA to implement higher animal welfare standards for chickens raised for meat in order for animal suffering to be reduced. The publishing of the website on September 23 at noon will be accompanied by various creative... Source: RealWire
The wholesaler METRO/MAKRO has launched an extensive campaign on TV and online, which will be shown across the globe. METRO/MAKRO wants to support the gastronomy sector, while at the same time showing everyone an opportunity for a pleasant respite from the challenges of their everyday lives during lockdown. The objective of the global campaign “Give your kitchen a break” is to encourage as many people as possible to order their menu for this year’s festive... Source: RealWire
Using existing guest WiFi functionality, already used by more than 5,000 hospitality providers in the UK, venues can contactlessly collect contact details of their patrons and manage the data centrally in adherence to privacy and GDPR regulations. On Tuesday 23rd June the British Prime Minister announced that as of the 4th July, UK Pubs, bars, and restaurants could once again re-open to begin trading, in an effort to boost the struggling UK economy. These establishments... Source: RealWire
High Wycombe, UK, 27 September 2018 - At The Restaurant Show 2018 (1 - 3 October 2018, Olympia, London) AccentPOS® will be demonstrating the AccentPOS Hub, an online companion application to its award-winning AccentPOS software. The Apple iPad point-of-sale (POS) application for hospitality venues will feature alongside the Star TSP143IIIU USB printer and TSP654IIBI Bluetooth printer on Stand GN39.AccentPOS is a leading iPad management system, offering a complete solution covering business infrastructure, point of sale... Source: RealWire
High Wycombe, UK, 27 September 2018 - At The Restaurant Show 2018 (1-3 October 2018, Olympia, London) Goodtill will be demonstrating its intuitive iPad POS System with industry-leading features alongside the Star TSP143IIIBI and TSP143IIIU printers on Stand US19.Combining tablets with cutting-edge software, Cloud technology and innovative hardware from Star, the POS system from Goodtill offers functionality and style. Designed to help businesses of all sizes run their operations more efficiently, the system provides innovative... Source: RealWire
Recent research reveals a range of physical and cognitive benefits that could improve athletes’ performance across sports at this summer’s events Thursday 01 July 2021 - With many major sporting events taking place this summer, across multiple disciplines, a review of the latest published research by the Institute for Scientific Information on Coffee has highlighted the impact that coffee, through the bioactive compounds of caffeine, can have on participants’ performance. A large meta-analysis of 21... Source: RealWire
LONDON, United Kingdom – World Coffee Alliance (WCA), a leading network alliance of coffee industry professionals and stakeholders, producing critical insights including market research, due diligence reports and technical advice to the actors in the global coffee value chain, will hold the Final Episode of the WCA TECHNOCOFFEE INNOVATION SERIES: DIGITAL INTEROPERABILITY: is there an end game? on 12 October 2022 from 2-5 pm BST (UK time). Joseph de Villiers, CEO and Founder of World... Source: RealWire
Preservica’s cloud hosted active digital preservation platform will be used to safeguard unique advertising, posters and product images for brands including Absolut Vodka. Boston, MA; London, UK. May 9, 2019. Preservica, market leaders in active digital preservation has announced that the Absolut Company has selected its cloud hosted active digital preservation platform to protect and future-proof more than 140 years of unique brand heritage and company history. The online archive will be used to inspire... Source: RealWire
Chose Panasonic for rugged device design, service and commitment to Android Operating System support BRACKNELL, UK. 10th May 2019 – Innserve, specialists in the supply, installation and maintenance of beer and soft drinks dispense systems, is rolling out Panasonic TOUGHBOOK L1 Android tablets to its 400 technicians across the UK. The company chose the devices for their rugged and ergonomic design, alongside Panasonic’s commitment to supporting the latest Android operating systems and its comprehensive service... Source: RealWire
Panasonic TOUGHBOOK and the SOTI ONE Platform improve productivity and reduces costs and complexity for Innserve, the UK’s leading independent national drinks dispense business BRACKNELL, UK. 11th February, 2021 – Innserve, specialists in the supply, installation and maintenance of beer and soft drinks dispense systems, has rolled out Panasonic TOUGHBOOK L1 Android tablets to its 400 dispense technicians across the UK, powered by the SOTI ONE Platform. A video detailing the story can be found... Source: RealWire
LONDON, United Kingdom - World Coffee Alliance (WCA), a network alliance of coffee industry professionals producing critical insights including market research, due diligence reports and technical advice in the global coffee value chain will hold a Zoom virtual event WCA CROSS TALK SERIES - “Digitalising Access to Coffee Finance: Where is the Beef?” on Wednesday 24 February 2021, 3:00 pm - 5:30 pm GMT/10:00 am - 12:30 pm EST. Joseph de Villiers, CEO and Founder,... Source: RealWire
LONDON, United Kingdom - World Coffee Alliance (WCA), a network alliance of coffee industry professionals producing critical insights including market research, due diligence reports and technical advice in the global coffee value chain will hold a Zoom virtual event WCA CROSS TALK SERIES - “TRANSFORMING SMEs INTO DIGITAL COFFEE ENTERPRISES THROUGH INNOVATION: What is the game plan?” on Wednesday, 23 June 2021 3:00 pm - 5:30 pm BST (UK) /10:00 am - 12:30 pm EDT.... Source: RealWire
Research shows how coffee may act as an aid to improve performance in endurance cycling Coffee and caffeine can help improve performance in timed cycling trials; results show significantly faster results than with decaffeinated alternatives With the rise in the popularity in cycling across Europe, a new summary of the latest published research by the Institute for Scientific Information on Coffee highlights the impact that consuming caffeine, through just a few cups of coffee, can... Source: RealWire
Shaping the Future of Digital Traceability in Coffee “Towards A More Transparent Farm-To-Cup Digital Economy” On 27 October 2021 at 3:00 PM BST (UK Time) Please click here for free registration https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_YZDrWKP6TOquBDKxfXC9UQ LONDON, United Kingdom - World Coffee Alliance (WCA), a leading network alliance of coffee industry professionals producing critical insights including market research, due diligence reports and technical advice to stakeholders in the coffee value chain will hold a Zoom virtual event WCA CROSS... Source: RealWire
Register for free here: https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_Em6an8plShucW7JLREdThw LONDON, United Kingdom – World Coffee Alliance (WCA), a leading network alliance of coffee industry professionals and stakeholders, producing critical insights including market research, due diligence reports and technical advice to the actors in the global coffee value chain, will hold Episode Two of the WCA TECHNOCOFFEE INNOVATION SERIES: DEMYSTIFYING BIG DATA IN COFFEE virtual event on Wednesday 27 July 2022 from 2:00-5:00 pm BST (UK time)/9:00 am-12:00 EDT. Joseph... Source: RealWire
World Coffee Alliance (WCA) announces keynote, inspirational speaker, guest speaker, event partners and confirmed panel speakers at WCA TECHNOCOFFEE INNOVATION SERIES: building trust through digital identity “a question of sovereignty?” on 26 may from 2:00-5:00 pm BST (UK time)/9:00-12:00 EDTLONDON, United Kingdom – World Coffee Alliance (WCA), a leading network alliance of coffee industry professionals producing critical insights including market research, due diligence reports and technical advice to stakeholders in the coffee value chain will... Source: RealWire
High Wycombe, UK, 27 June 2017 International POS printer manufacturer Star Micronics has joined forces with leading POS software provider Nobly POS to provide an mPOS solution that is ideal for coffee shops and mobile food and drink businesses. The complete mPOS solution will be demonstrated by Nobly POS at the Birmingham Coffee Festival (1-2 July 2017, The Custard Factory, Digbeth, Birmingham). The event brings together a number of independent coffee shops and coffee culture... Source: RealWire
Zurich, February 2022 – REBELS 0.0% has successfully completed a 1 million CHF seed funding round from the StartAngels Network and other business angels. They are the first Swiss company to offer non-alcoholic alternatives to various spirits and now want to excite "conscious drinkers" throughout Europe.   The start-up REBELS 0.0% launched their range of double distilled alcohol-free gin, rum and aperitif alternatives on the Swiss market last year. With its "Freeing the Spirit of... Source: RealWire
BRACKNELL, UK. 28th July 2020 – Innserve, specialists in the supply, installation and maintenance of beer and soft drinks dispense systems, has rolled out Panasonic TOUGHBOOK L1 Android tablets to its 400 dispense technicians across the UK, powered by the SOTI ONE Platform. The rollout has improved productivity and reduced the cost and complexity of mobile computing for Innserve, which services 75,000 licensed premises across Great Britain. The company chose the devices for their rugged... Source: RealWire
A pan-European consumer survey reveals increased sadness levels, heightened anxiety and reduced motivation to exercise when hours of daylight decrease [1] One in five adults in the survey say they drink coffee to improve their mood, with research suggesting that 75mg of caffeine every four hours can result in a pattern of sustained improvement of mood over the day [2] Lifestyle measures that contribute to improvements in mood and wellbeing include a good diet and... Source: RealWire