Mobile ordering app Orderella has teamed up with quiz event specialists MyBigIQ to announce applications are open for pubs to take part in the UK’s first National Pub Quiz Day on 1 December.
Computers are kings in the modern era but using any kind of equipment that can connect to the internet comes with a threat to security that could cost you dearly. Adam Bernstein investigates.
Using smartphones at the table can desensitise diners and stop them from fully appreciating food when eating out, according to new research by Digital Blonde.
Publicans and licensed premises managers are amongst the jobs least likely to be automated – given to robots – in the next 20 years, according to data from Oxford University.
Would you let someone stand outside your pub with a loudspeaker, telling the world how awful it is? Many pubs have an online presence, but just having a pretty website won't cut the mustard in 2015.
Almost two thirds of diners (61%) think technology could play a bigger role in eating out, according to research by online restaurants, according to research by online restaurant booking service OpenTable.
Nigel Tait, managing partner at law firm Carter-Ruck, discusses the steps pub, restaurant and hotel owners can take when faced with fake or libellous online reviews.
Tom Weaver, chief executive of Flypay, has told M&C the launch of Apple Pay this week will be seen as a “pivotal moment” in the public’s perception of mobile payments.
Flypay is working with Visa Europe Collab, Fuller’s and Zonal, to launch new technology that is says will reinvent the bar tab for the smartphone generation.
Budding publicans can now download a new mobile app which gives them the chance to run their own virtual tavern or bar along with all the challenges it brings.
Pubs are beginning to embrace technology but they must go further to meet customers' expectations and identify the areas where they are still lagging behind. James Evison reports.
We are all no doubt aware of last year’s ‘Neknomination’ craze whereby social media users posted videos of themselves consuming potentially dangerous mixtures of alcohol while challenging friends to either repeat the stunt or try something more extreme.
Technology in pubs, bars and clubs is perceived as improving the customer experience by 52% of people and as many as 67% of people in the 24-35 age group, as consumers’ expectations have shifted to view technology as a necessity not a novelty.
Zonal Retail Data Systems has announced the acquisition of online bookings company liveRES, a deal it said would create the UK’s “most sophisticated and innovative online booking and table management system”.
In the third and final part of our series on the challenges of running a pub business, Glynn Davis looks at the problems and benefits of increasing the number of outlets in your estate.
When John Cavanagh took up a five-year lease at the Hamilton Russell Arms, in Thorpe Thewles, County Durham, four years ago, it had lost much of its trade following a fire.
Zonal Retail Data Systems, the provider of integrated hospitality management solutions, has launched Kitchen iQ to help operators improve speed, quality and accuracy of service and “transform the overall dining out experience”.
Zonal, the Electronic Point of Sale (EPoS) provider to the hospitality industry, has completed the rollout of its Aztec software to the 614-strong Stonegate Pub Company estate in record time.
The work being done by the licensed hospitality sector to tackle disorder has been praised in light of figures showing crime is at its lowest since 1981.
Zonal Retail Data Systems, the Edinburgh-based leading EPoS provider to the hospitality industry, won Family Business of the Year at this year’s Scottish Business Awards, presented at a ceremony in front of industry leaders including Sir Richard Branson...
Sceptre Leisure, the operator of amusement machines, has been forced to increase prices by 8.7% from December 2013 citing rising costs and investment in technology.
Customer reviews are playing an increasingly important role on the success of a business. These days everyone has an opinion on the experience they have and they want to share with people in a similar situation. Reviews have the potential to boost sales...
The Hospitality Guild has launched a new web portal providing information for both individuals seeking a job or already working in hospitality, as well as for employers and training providers.
The Home Office has published proposals for a new regulatory regime for the UK’s private security industry which will shift the focus away from individuals and onto doorstaff suppliers.
I recently stumbled upon what I think to be a great marketing tool from Google, ‘Google Business Photos’. Increasingly people search for businesses online. Google’s Street-view can bring them down your road but Business Photos brings them right into your...
Do you use Facebook and/or Twitter? If not, why not? If you do, do you use it to your advantage and to its full potential?Social media such as Facebook and Twitter is becoming a great way, in some case the only way, to get your message across.
