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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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This made me smile last night, waiting for the baby to go to sleep!

May 1st, 2011 · No Comments · Personal stuff

Last night was a bit of a long night with our son so i found myself surfing around passing the time.  I picked this up and really enjoyed watching it so I thought i’d share it with you. Obama really stuck it to Donald Trump, v funny!

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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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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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I won’t Pizza Express in a rush!

January 3rd, 2011 · 4 Comments · Personal stuff, Uncategorized

I went for dinner at Pizza Express today and I have to say I will not be rushing back. To be fair to the large chain it is never easy to maintain the standards that once made you successful and if it was purely down to the quality of their food they would be fine. [...]

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