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Student Internships at Just-Eat.co.uk

July 22nd, 2011 · 1 Comment · Just-Eat, Personal stuff, Sales

We are three weeks into the first Just-Eat.co.uk summer internship programme. It is going fantastically well and we are delighted that the students involved are getting so much out of it.  The core concept for us was that we wanted to find 8-10 really bright, enthusiastic and motivated undergrads and bring them into our business [...]

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Our Team in Norway

July 22nd, 2011 · No Comments · Just-Eat, Personal stuff

It was great to hear from our colleague Morten up in Norway today and the news that all the team are fine. All the team here in the UK were really worried about the guys who work for JE in Oslo. I have been lucky enough to go a couple of times and it really [...]

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My TV Interview On BBC News 24 – show me the money

May 14th, 2011 · No Comments · Just-Eat, Personal stuff

Last week on behalf of Just-Eat.co.uk I was interviewed by Declan Curry on BBC Radio Five and BBC News 24 for the show on the money and show me the money.
It is great to see how far we have come the last three years as a business.  It is about time that the UK’s [...]

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David Cederholms Stag Do

May 14th, 2011 · No Comments · Just-Eat, Personal stuff

Last week Just-Eat’s UK Sales Director David Cederholm had his stag do at Chester races and then over to Liverpool for a night out. David has done a super job for us in building the NW region and helping to build the sales team and he had a great night out before his wedding in [...]

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Leon from the Apprentice

May 14th, 2011 · No Comments · Just-Eat, Personal stuff

He seems a nice lad but contrary to many reports now filtering around the web he never started Just-Eat! Like you we’d never heard of him until the start of this years Apprentice.  He came across really well in the show I watched earlier this week, but I am not sure he has the killer [...]

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Real Business Coverage – Immigration Cap

April 21st, 2011 · No Comments · Just-Eat, Personal stuff, Sales

All the best people are called David.  Some recent PR coverage following the immigration cap stuff being banded about.   The migrant workforce are critical to the UK restaurant and leisure industry and we need to be really careful about capping people who are helping to drive the growth and success of the UK [...]

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Interview of Klaus and Just-Eat.com with Reuters

March 25th, 2011 · No Comments · Just-Eat

As part of the latest fund raising round and higher profile of the business JE CEO Klaus and our business has been profiled on Reuters. I guess that is pretty cool!

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Just-Eat.com raises $48 million Funding

March 16th, 2011 · 1 Comment · Just-Eat, Sales

Today Just-Eat.com announces some amazing news regarding our latest series b funding round. Check the details our here on Klaus our CEO’s blog.

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A Passage to India

March 13th, 2011 · No Comments · Just-Eat, Personal stuff, Sales

Just-Eat recently bought local takeaway website in India, it is as ever all systems go!  This means we will now be operating in a market of more than 1.2 billion people which is pretty big.  There is a great local team that will continue to run the company in the market place, Leigh Phillipson (our [...]

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A Great Day with Quickbite Magazine and Pizza Go Go

March 13th, 2011 · No Comments · Just-Eat, Personal stuff, Sales

Wales might have lost to England and since recovered in the six nations (although nothing makes up for losing to England ) but we had a great night in Cardiff.  The owner of Quickbite Restaurant Magazine and Pizza Go Go joined me for fun, rugby and frolics. It was a great day and evening, [...]

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