Comments on: HungryHouse.co.uk Dragon’s Den investment falls through. The best thing that could happen to them? http://www.here.org.uk/2008/05/hungryhousecouk-dragons-den-investment-falls-through-the-best-thing-that-could-happen-to-them.html Welcome to Kieron's blog - the life and times of an Internet Marketeer Thu, 02 Sep 2010 16:35:50 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: chris http://www.here.org.uk/2008/05/hungryhousecouk-dragons-den-investment-falls-through-the-best-thing-that-could-happen-to-them.html/comment-page-1#comment-14189 chris Thu, 11 Feb 2010 01:22:16 +0000 http://www.here.org.uk/?p=807#comment-14189 I have a site HTTP://www.take-a-way.co.uk with scans of local takeaway menus, the idea was it was handy to use and the site paid for itself on click through advertising, and to get the menus I have a competition running with cash prizes I have a site HTTP://www.take-a-way.co.uk with scans of local takeaway menus, the idea was it was handy to use and the site paid for itself on click through advertising, and to get the menus I have a competition running with cash prizes

]]> By: frank carso http://www.here.org.uk/2008/05/hungryhousecouk-dragons-den-investment-falls-through-the-best-thing-that-could-happen-to-them.html/comment-page-1#comment-13343 frank carso Thu, 10 Sep 2009 02:20:06 +0000 http://www.here.org.uk/?p=807#comment-13343 OKI. I am a Brit living in the USA so Dragons den just aired here and I saw Hungry House. 2 years on they still only have 1500 restaurants. The competition? When I lived in the UK, I have the menus for my 5 favourite restaurants and would just call them up. QUicker and easier than the internet. Living in the USA, I have loads of web sites I could use but we still find a phone call is easiest. Limited market. This is a solution to a problem that doesn't really exist. A paper menu is reusable and perfect. OKI. I am a Brit living in the USA so Dragons den just aired here and I saw Hungry House. 2 years on they still only have 1500 restaurants.

The competition? When I lived in the UK, I have the menus for my 5 favourite restaurants and would just call them up. QUicker and easier than the internet. Living in the USA, I have loads of web sites I could use but we still find a phone call is easiest. Limited market. This is a solution to a problem that doesn’t really exist. A paper menu is reusable and perfect.

]]> By: Justin Eames (Y4Food) http://www.here.org.uk/2008/05/hungryhousecouk-dragons-den-investment-falls-through-the-best-thing-that-could-happen-to-them.html/comment-page-1#comment-13148 Justin Eames (Y4Food) Thu, 06 Aug 2009 14:53:55 +0000 http://www.here.org.uk/?p=807#comment-13148 Hi guys, I am the founder of http://www.Y4Food.co.uk I wanted to respond to Martin's comments regarding investment into the industry. There are currently little over 3% of the takeaway business in the UK available for online ordering, and still relatively few people are even aware that these services exist. The £10.5M investment that Just-Eat have secured will go a long way in promoting this market, and will certainly attract both new competitors and customers to an easier way to order takeaway food. With the current economic climate driving an increase in takeawy sales, times will be very good for all involved in this exciting business. Thanks for continuing this thread! It's nice to see the subject expanding... Hi guys, I am the founder of http://www.Y4Food.co.uk

I wanted to respond to Martin’s comments regarding investment into the industry.

There are currently little over 3% of the takeaway business in the UK available for online ordering, and still relatively few people are even aware that these services exist.

The £10.5M investment that Just-Eat have secured will go a long way in promoting this market, and will certainly attract both new competitors and customers to an easier way to order takeaway food.

With the current economic climate driving an increase in takeawy sales, times will be very good for all involved in this exciting business.

Thanks for continuing this thread! It’s nice to see the subject expanding…

]]> By: Martin James http://www.here.org.uk/2008/05/hungryhousecouk-dragons-den-investment-falls-through-the-best-thing-that-could-happen-to-them.html/comment-page-1#comment-13008 Martin James Tue, 14 Jul 2009 18:47:45 +0000 http://www.here.org.uk/?p=807#comment-13008 I tried justeat.co.uk also and they are better. Today they finished a financing round of 10.5m pounds so I guess there are hard times ahead for smaller competitors like hungryhouse. I tried justeat.co.uk also and they are better. Today they finished a financing round of 10.5m pounds so I guess there are hard times ahead for smaller competitors like hungryhouse.

]]> By: Graeme (hungryhouse) http://www.here.org.uk/2008/05/hungryhousecouk-dragons-den-investment-falls-through-the-best-thing-that-could-happen-to-them.html/comment-page-1#comment-11082 Graeme (hungryhouse) Wed, 14 Jan 2009 17:56:54 +0000 http://www.here.org.uk/?p=807#comment-11082 Hi again, Just tracked down this post about what can happen when company employees anonymously post about their company or their competitors... a couple of links about an interesting & relevant story: http://www.mediapost.com/publications/?fa=Articles.showArticleHomePage&art_aid=63995 http://prmediamaven.blogspot.com/2007/11/case-study-update-whole-foods-top-exec.html Hi again,
Just tracked down this post about what can happen when company employees anonymously post about their company or their competitors… a couple of links about an interesting & relevant story:

http://www.mediapost.com/publications/?fa=Articles.showArticleHomePage&art_aid=63995

http://prmediamaven.blogspot.com/2007/11/case-study-update-whole-foods-top-exec.html

]]> By: Graeme (hungryhouse) http://www.here.org.uk/2008/05/hungryhousecouk-dragons-den-investment-falls-through-the-best-thing-that-could-happen-to-them.html/comment-page-1#comment-11081 Graeme (hungryhouse) Wed, 14 Jan 2009 17:28:55 +0000 http://www.here.org.uk/?p=807#comment-11081 Hi all, Thanks Steve for correcting Rachel there. As an employee at hungryhouse, I just wanted to come on and support what Steve said. If you have a look through the other blog about hungryhouse and the online takeaway ordering industry as a whole (www.blogstorm.co.uk/hungry-house-dragons-den/288/) you will see that it is a just-eat employee that was posting comments anonymously in support of their business. hungryhouse don't get up to this kind of thing, and we never have done. It is actually illegal to do this - You can see our staff list here http://hungryhouse.co.uk/about, we don't have anyone called tim (although i know this doesn't really prove anything, I hope you'll take my word for it!) I would also suggest looking at the comments on here that 118 menu seem to still be doing the same thing on here. Sorry that we haven't had much time to participate in these forums over the last few months - everything is hectic at work so I haven't had much time for this, but if you do ever want to drop us an email feel free... or check out the news section on our website http://hungryhouse.co.uk/news. cheers all Hi all,

Thanks Steve for correcting Rachel there.

As an employee at hungryhouse, I just wanted to come on and support what Steve said. If you have a look through the other blog about hungryhouse and the online takeaway ordering industry as a whole (www.blogstorm.co.uk/hungry-house-dragons-den/288/) you will see that it is a just-eat employee that was posting comments anonymously in support of their business. hungryhouse don’t get up to this kind of thing, and we never have done. It is actually illegal to do this - You can see our staff list here http://hungryhouse.co.uk/about, we don’t have anyone called tim (although i know this doesn’t really prove anything, I hope you’ll take my word for it!)

I would also suggest looking at the comments on here that 118 menu seem to still be doing the same thing on here.

Sorry that we haven’t had much time to participate in these forums over the last few months - everything is hectic at work so I haven’t had much time for this, but if you do ever want to drop us an email feel free… or check out the news section on our website http://hungryhouse.co.uk/news.

cheers all

]]> By: Steve http://www.here.org.uk/2008/05/hungryhousecouk-dragons-den-investment-falls-through-the-best-thing-that-could-happen-to-them.html/comment-page-1#comment-10877 Steve Mon, 29 Dec 2008 13:35:40 +0000 http://www.here.org.uk/?p=807#comment-10877 Hi guys, My name is Steve and I along with two other guys have set up another website called http://www.e-resistible.co.uk/. We are all university students and are running this site whilst doing our degrees! Now I have come clean about where I am from I wanted to respond to Rachel's comment. If you check the Blogstorm thread again you will see that it was actually Just-Eat employees that were behaving unethically and writing as "consumers". We are obviously in competition with both of them so I have no leaning either way but just wanted to correct your judgement as you appear to have found the wrong party guilty! http://www.blogstorm.co.uk/hungry-house-dragons-den/288/ Hi guys,

My name is Steve and I along with two other guys have set up another website called http://www.e-resistible.co.uk/. We are all university students and are running this site whilst doing our degrees!

Now I have come clean about where I am from I wanted to respond to Rachel’s comment. If you check the Blogstorm thread again you will see that it was actually Just-Eat employees that were behaving unethically and writing as “consumers”.

We are obviously in competition with both of them so I have no leaning either way but just wanted to correct your judgement as you appear to have found the wrong party guilty!

http://www.blogstorm.co.uk/hungry-house-dragons-den/288/

]]> By: Hellotim http://www.here.org.uk/2008/05/hungryhousecouk-dragons-den-investment-falls-through-the-best-thing-that-could-happen-to-them.html/comment-page-1#comment-10821 Hellotim Fri, 19 Dec 2008 14:17:29 +0000 http://www.here.org.uk/?p=807#comment-10821 Hey Tim? If you look on the 118menu site 118menu. com/takeaways-and-restaurants you will see they have a exclusive partnership deal with Pepsi. I suspect that they will be announcing this to the press in the new year to coincide with any new sales activity that might be happening.......... I would imagine that they would also welcome any calls from anyone who wishes to launch an affiliate program. Hey Tim? If you look on the 118menu site 118menu. com/takeaways-and-restaurants you will see they have a exclusive partnership deal with Pepsi. I suspect that they will be announcing this to the press in the new year to coincide with any new sales activity that might be happening………. I would imagine that they would also welcome any calls from anyone who wishes to launch an affiliate program.

]]> By: rachel http://www.here.org.uk/2008/05/hungryhousecouk-dragons-den-investment-falls-through-the-best-thing-that-could-happen-to-them.html/comment-page-1#comment-10558 rachel Mon, 24 Nov 2008 20:59:01 +0000 http://www.here.org.uk/?p=807#comment-10558 Tim you clearly work for hungryhouse and you need to stop writing on blogs ! oh and you also need to learn how to spell ! There is a massive rant on blogstorm already about hungryhouse trying to get away with writing on blogs . Grow up and do some real marketing ! you loser Tim you clearly work for hungryhouse and you need to stop writing on blogs ! oh and you also need to learn how to spell ! There is a massive rant on blogstorm already about hungryhouse trying to get away with writing on blogs . Grow up and do some real marketing ! you loser

]]> By: Tim http://www.here.org.uk/2008/05/hungryhousecouk-dragons-den-investment-falls-through-the-best-thing-that-could-happen-to-them.html/comment-page-1#comment-10540 Tim Sat, 22 Nov 2008 04:42:13 +0000 http://www.here.org.uk/?p=807#comment-10540 Guys this is about hungry house and its investment through dragon den (heading of the topic), why are we stressing about 118 menu. IF you look at 118 menu site, its looks like its done for not more than 5K.( for a big name like 118 its a shame for its investment) And today after one year 118 menu have no more than 150 restaurant. That shows that their recruitment policy is so conservative. Look at hungry house they have more that 800 restaurants today. They have a power to bargain and sell BY-Products to 800 restaurants. I think its a good time for major player like pepesi or others to support the cause like coke did to just eat. What do u reckon guys ? Guys this is about hungry house and its investment through dragon den (heading of the topic), why are we stressing about 118 menu. IF you look at 118 menu site, its looks like its done for not more than 5K.( for a big name like 118 its a shame for its investment) And today after one year 118 menu have no more than 150 restaurant. That shows that their recruitment policy is so conservative. Look at hungry house they have more that 800 restaurants today. They have a power to bargain and sell BY-Products to 800 restaurants. I think its a good time for major player like pepesi or others to support the cause like coke did to just eat. What do u reckon guys ?

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