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Improving
restaurant food
waste recycling
A nationwide project is currently
underway to help restaurants, pubs
and hotels to find more effective
ways to recycle their unwanted food
waste and help meet targets set by
WRAP (Waste & Resources Action
Programme). Carbon management
company Carbon Statement has been
commissioned by members of its
forum, which includes Nando’s and
Pizza Hut, to find the best way to not
only recycle the 200,000 tonnes of
food waste produced per year, but
crucially to increase the amount of
energy produced from it. “Everybody
says they want to do it and lots of
companies are having a go at it, so
here’s a great opportunity to improve
on the recycling rates,” said Peter
Charlesworth of Carbon Statement.
Launch of gift
card software
One Tree, a piece of software allowing hospitality businesses to sell gift packages on
their website, was launched earlier this year.
The software, which provides an online gift
card shop for businesses, is being seen as
a fully integrated e-commerce solution that
has the potential to drive more revenue for
restaurants and hotels.
Once installed, businesses will be able to
display gift offers on their already established venue website, setting their own
prices and terms and conditions. They will
also retain total control over the look and feel
of how the software will display on their site.
Guests who purchase any package through
One Tree can immediately send it to friends
or relatives as an email or postal gift card.
Customers will also be able to purchase
through the software from their phones or at
the venues themselves.
The software is available at a low fixed
monthly fee starting at £50, as well as a oneoff setup fee.
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South Asian restaurant
guide goes European
Zomato, South Asia's largest restaurant and nightlife guide, has made its
way to Europe, launching its London
section both on the web and mobile
(iOS and Android). Headquartered
in New Delhi, Zomato entered the
Middle East market in 2012 with
the launch of its Dubai section in
September 2012 and has quickly
expanded to Abu Dhabi and Sharjah in the UAE, and Colombo in Sri
Lanka. Continuing its international
expansion, Zomato has now entered
Europe with London as its first market. Zomato.com provides in-depth
information on over 15,000 restaurants in the Greater London area,
making it the most extensive restaurant discovery platform in London.
Zomato provides scanned menus,
photos, mapped coordinates, and
transit access for restaurants. All of
Zomato's features are available and
fully supported on the mobile apps.
Deepinder Goyal, founder and CEO
of Zomato, said, "When it comes to
local coverage of restaurants, we
feel that there is a huge need for
Zomato's rich and comprehensive
restaurant information."
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