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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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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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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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World Meeting January 2011

January 23rd, 2011 · 1 Comment · Just-Eat, Sales

Another great ‘World Meeting’ where all the just-eaters get together in one place to talk about work, put the talk into action and of course have a great deal of fun. These get togethers are always one of the highlights of the JE calender.
Here we all are, what a happy bunch.

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Just-Eat Opens in India

January 13th, 2011 · No Comments · Just-Eat, Sales

Just-Eat is now in Asia. For further details check out Klaus our CEO’s blog.
Just-Eat and Hungry Zone announce Business Partnership
Hungry Zone to cater to larger number of food lovers by expanding footprint to other cities

Bangalore, 13th January: Hungry Zone, India’s leading online food ordering and restaurant table reservation platform, today announced that, Just-Eat, UK’s [...]

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Happy New Year and thanks for a Great Start to 2011

January 3rd, 2011 · 1 Comment · Just-Eat, Sales

A quick message to all our customers to say thanks for making this New Years Day the biggest and best ever, a very happy 2011 to you all.  New years day is the biggest day of the year for takeaway restaurants in terms of how busy they are. A combination of hangovers, staying in and [...]

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12 Days of Christmas Just-Eat Stylie

December 20th, 2010 · No Comments · Just-Eat, Personal stuff, Sales

This year Jason Whale one of super star marketing team, came up with the idea of some of the UK based team making the 12 days of Christmas!  I have to say not being a natural singer to say the least (whoever said all Welsh people could sing was clearly wrong) I was slightly concerned [...]

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X Factor Final appearance for Just-Eat.co.uk

December 15th, 2010 · No Comments · Just-Eat, Sales

I have to say I enjoy the X – Factor, it is just good old fashioned entertaining Saturday night TV.  It was brilliant to see Just-Eat.co.uk creeping into the final via the Matt Cardle pizza when the programme went to the usual home town shots with Stacey Soloman (her singing career is going from strength [...]

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