Japan: Mitsui moves into Italian food with Eataly venture
Mitsui has announced, together with restaurant and hospitality chain Kichiri and the Italian food specialist Eataly, the formation of a retail, dining, and import business for Italian foods and ingredients in Japan and the Asia Pacific region. Known as Eataly Asia Pacific, the new company will hold exclusive rights to the Eataly trademark in Japan. […]
Italy: Eataly and Vodafone collaborate on smartphone ordering
Technology giant Vodafone and Eataly, the gourmet Italian retail and restaurant chain, are collaborating on a new online grocery platform that will allow users to order and pay for products using their smartphone. Dubbed SmartPoster, the system uses “intelligent posters” displaying products available to order. Users select the products they want from the poster by […]