Miscellaneous - 10 Minutes News for Hoteliers - Page 83

Incognia Partners with Grubhub to Enhance Platform Security, Improve CX

🍕 Wonder is acquiring Grubhub from Just Eat Takeaway.com for $650 million, with the transaction including $500 million in senior notes and $150 million in cash, expected to close in Q1 2025. Wonder also raised an additional $250 million from new investors. Grubhub has over 375,000 merchants and 200,000 delivery partners in the U.S. Wonder, founded by ex-Walmart U.S. e-commerce CEO Marc Lore, has 28 locations in the Northeastern U.S. and plans seven more by year-end. Grubhub covers the vast majority of the U.S. population and operates a loyalty program, campus dining services at over 360 universities, and corporate accounts with more than 10,000 companies.

Ryanair’s OTA war has left it wounded

✈️ Ryanair's conflict with OTAs led to a 10% drop in average fares to €52 year-over-year in the first half of 2024. By late 2023, Booking.com, Expedia, and Kayak had stopped listing its flights. The airline's misjudgment of OTA user loyalty forced fare reductions to fill seats. Ryanair subsequently formed "approved partnerships" with most OTAs, resolving disputes and reinstating flight listings on OTA platforms.

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How The Fort restaurant in Colorado preserves its historical building

🍱 Sam Arnold built The Fort in Morrison, Colorado, in the early 1960s using traditional adobe materials, continuing a 60-year-old tradition now upheld by his daughter, Holly Arnold Kinney. The adobe façade, matching the red rocks of Colorado's Fountain Formation, offers thermal benefits and durability, requiring biannual maintenance by a specialized El Salvadorian crew. The Fort, preserving historical integrity and culinary tradition, served over 80,000 customers last year and features menu items ranging from $9 to $125.

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GENERATOR Partners With Thai Music And Culture Festival, Wonderfruit, To Launch Dorm-Style Boutique Camping And Gamification

🏕 Generator partners with Thailand's Wonderfruit festival for the December event, introducing a social hospitality experience in Asia. Accommodations include private, air-conditioned bell tents, RVs, and a first-of-its-kind dorm-style option for solo travelers. Boutique Camping features activities, art installations, music sessions, and games like beer pong and Mölkky, with a restaurant and bar. Generator CEO Alastair Thomann highlights the goal to create shared memories, while Wonderfruit's Jon Lor emphasizes the new Shared Tents concept for solo attendees.

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Shelf service: Ikea launches first high street restaurant

🍽 Ikea launches its first high street restaurant in London, replacing a former Wasabi on King Street, with 75 seats available. The menu, similar to in-store restaurants, features signature meatballs at £5.50, battered haddock for £6.95, penne pasta at £2.95, and a full cooked breakfast priced at £3.75. Matthew Gould, market manager at Ikea London City, highlights the affordable dining options and the iconic Swedish meatballs as key draws for customers.

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Virgin Voyages has partnered with two creative agencies to launch a…

🎥 Virgin Voyages collaborates with SuperBloom and Purveyors of Pop to launch a new reality show, "Mystery Voyage," filmed on Brilliant Lady in the Mediterranean. Featuring former reality stars, the show involves solving fictional crimes like jewellery heists and kidnaps. The series is casting now and will premiere in September 2025, coinciding with Brilliant Lady's launch. Sir Richard Branson highlights his love for mysteries with the Lady ships providing a Hollywood atmosphere.

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Burrata, a rich and creamy variation of mozzarella

🧀 Burrata cheese is now on 8.6% of U.S. restaurant menus, a 30% increase over four years. This mozzarella variant, filled with cream and often more mozzarella, is popular in salads, pizzas, pastas, appetizers, and shared dishes. Demand is driven by a preference for premium dairy and Mediterranean flavors, with high awareness among vegetarian and Asian consumers.

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WeRoad launches new marketing campaign in…

📷 Solo adventure tour operator WeRoad launched an international campaign in major European cities: London, Amsterdam, Madrid, Berlin, Rome, and Milan. Targeting millennials struggling with high rents and organizing group travels, WeRoad offers trips that don’t require friends' commitment, making adventure easily accessible despite rising living costs and career pursuits. CMO Fabio Bin emphasizes the ease of meeting new people and exploring without stress.

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Atlas Restaurant Group announces Nine Tailed Fox to open in Baltimore next spring

📖 Leigh Anne Zinsmeister, current Group Content Manager since Feb 2020 at Informa Restaurant and Food Group, managed digital content from April 2018 and was a producer there since June 2016. With a journalism degree from Arizona State University, she also has roots in Phoenix, Dallas, Cleveland, and lives in New York City. Past roles include Mail Online Community Moderator (Mar 2014-Jun 2016) and Wire Editor at Gannett (Jan 2012-Mar 2014). Contact: [email protected]

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Itsu expands retail offering with sushi range

🍣 Itsu introduces dragon rolls to Tesco's £5 meal deal from 21 October. Sushi options: teriyaki salmon, vegetable crunch, and katsu chicken. Tesco insights show sushi now surpasses smoked salmon sandwiches as the UK's preferred premium lunch. Itsu's years-long development overcame quality challenges, including rice hardening. The solution: short shelf life, controlled temperature and pH. Itsu's new frozen products: two dumpling varieties, three vegetable sides.

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