“There are slow days of the week where restaurants can handle an extra 10, 20, 30 orders a day if they have the demand,” says Alex Canter, CEO of Nextbite. Nextbite is one of many ventures that dabble in the restaurant tech trade, but it’s taken a different approach; instead of developing tech for one establishment, Nextbite partners with multiple restaurants. Nextbite creates and manages delivery-only food brands, meaning they don’t build their own space; instead, they pay other restaurants for their kitchens and their staff to cook their orders. Read full article here
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Improving media literacy could boost trust towards the news, IMPRESS report suggests
The UK media is regulated by the likes of IPSO and Ofcom. The report by press regulator IMPRESS highlights the link between low levels of media literacy and trust in the news. The study found that three quarters of those who did not know if journalists were regulated did not trust the news. It suggests that improving media literacy is one way to stem the erosion of trust, and shows that audiences have an appetite for information on news processes. Stakeholders need to collaborate in order to rebuild trust in the news, and independent media is well placed to do this. Read full article here
Merv
February 1, 2023
