Zomato has launched its Whitelabel Platform, a full suite of technologies for restaurants to run their business on the internet. The key feature on the platform is the ability for restaurants to launch custom-branded native mobile apps to help them connect with and engage their customers, and operate at internet scale. The food-tech segment has seen […]
McDonald’s is now randomly accepting Lovin’ as a form of currency. Following the launch of McDonald’s “Pay with Lovin’” Super Bowl commercial, the company is bringing the idea to life at participating restaurants across the United States. Beginning on February 2, the fast food chain will allow customers pay for their food with displays of […]
McDonald’s is to offer more personalisation across its menu to stem sales decline and to better compete with restaurants that let consumers pick and choose their ingredients. The fast food giant will enable customers to build their own burgers from touch screens in selected restaurants across the US, where the service is being trialled. “Create […]
Consultancy &Smith has designed the environmental branding for Indian restaurant Dishoom’s newest branch in London’s King’s Cross, which has an aesthetic reflective of a late 1920s railway transit shed. This look is carried through to the interiors, which have been designed by Macaulay Sinclair, and takes inspiration from Bombay’s Iranian cafés. Each Dishoom restaurant is designed […]
Michelin announced its highly regarded star selections for the ninth edition of the Michelin Guide San Francisco Bay Area & Wine Country. In this new edition two restaurants are making the leap from two to three stars: Benu, where chef Corey Lee uses incredibly precise culinary technique in his cooking. Corey applies a combination of classic […]
Here at Food & Beverage News we are quite passionate about the culinary world. And to share our love of food and beverage with you – our followers, we have decided to launch a new London based awards that honour the best restaurants and bars in the city. The awards are called the Kanapino Awards, […]
The Subway restaurant chain announced that it will launch NFC-based mobile payments nationwide in the U.S. on October 1st with Softcard, the mobile commerce joint venture created by AT&T Mobility, T-Mobile USA and Verizon Wireless. Softcard users can use their mobile phones to experience a new way to pay and save at more than 26,000 Subway locations […]
Hard Rock Cafe is shutting down Hollywood Boulevard for the second year in a row for its Run Hard Rock Cafe 5K to benefit My Friend’s Place. Registration is now underway for the race which will take place on Saturday, November 8, giving runners, walkers and rockers alike the chance to run alongside the imprints […]
Zomato, one of the UK’s most comprehensive online restaurant discovery service, covering in-depth information for 28,000+ UK restaurants, announced their partnership with Bookatable. Users will be able to make real-time table reservations via both the Zomato website and mobile-app across five UK cities – London, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Manchester, and Birmingham. Pankaj Chaddah, Co-founder and COO […]
TripAdvisor, the world’s largest travel site, announced the 10 best burger restaurants in the U.S., according to the reviews and opinions of millions of travelers. From the Midwest farmlands out to the shores of Florida and Hawaii, these outstanding burger joints provide beef that’s a cut above. Top 10 Burger Joints in the U.S. 1. […]