One of the UK’s leading takeaway apps, Foodhub, has joined forces with software company Gigable to create new, flexible, cost-effective delivery options for restaurants.
The major partnership will allow Manchester food and drink venues to provide an efficient and essential distribution service without paying commission on each order.
Thanks to Foodhub and Gigable’s collaboration, restaurants can transform into a fast-operating food delivery service overnight; future-proofing their business in the event of future lockdowns and restrictions.
As well as benefitting businesses, the partnership will also prove cost-effective for customers due to the all-in-one ordering and delivery service.
Foodhub already has 150 takeaway partners in Manchester.
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Unlike the traditional commission-based model implemented by other takeaway services, the app functions on a subscription model that enables restaurants to offer discounts and greater value directly to their customers.
On average, Foodhub orders are 15% cheaper than on rival platforms.
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Gigable is a revolutionary platform that connects businesses with freelancers – proving particularly popular with restaurants seeking delivery drivers. On Gigable, a restaurant can post the date or time they need a driver, along with the rate of pay. Anyone on Gigable’s community of verified drivers can choose to accept the gig on those terms.
Over 20,000 businesses and freelancers have now signed up to Gigable with more and more joining each day.
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Philip Mostyn, Chief Operating Officer, Foodhub commented: “A multitude of businesses are feeling the outcome of the current crisis and restaurants in particular are facing a period of uncertainty. However, those that have thrived have been those that offer a delivery service.
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“Our food ordering app, combined with Gigable’s delivery service will make for an effective, long-term partnership that will aid reaching new customers in new sectors while supporting our current takeaway restaurant partners.
“We pride ourselves on the non-commission-based model that we offer in order to support independent takeaway restaurants that will enable them to thrive in the current climate.”
Commenting on the partnership, John Ryan, Founder and CEO of Gigable said: ‘‘This is an opportunity for us to bring something new to thousands more businesses and freelancers across the UK.
“The uniqueness of Gigable is that it works well for both the business and the freelancer, with full transparency on rates of pay and working hours. You don’t get this with other platforms.
“The freelancer can trust that they are looked after, the restaurant can trust that they are getting someone dependable, and the customer can trust that they get a fast delivery from a company that treats its drivers well.”
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First look images released of new BBC drama series from Happy Valley creator filmed in Yorkshire
Emily Sergeant
A new BBC series telling the story of five women who come together to create a makeshift punk-rock band is set to air later this year.
Riot Women, the brand-new drama from the multi-BAFTA award-winning writer Sally Wainwright – best known for being the creator of Happy Valley – is a six-part series set and filmed in Hebden Bridge, West Yorkshire.
First look pictures of the new show have now been released.
Starring Joanna Scanlan, Rosalie Craig, Tamsin Greig, Lorraine Ashbourne, and Amelia Bullmore as band members, alongside a talented supporting cast consisting of Taj Atwal, Chandeep Uppal, and Macy-Jacob Seelochan as the band’s riotous backing singers, the newly-released pictures show the women in action.
First look images have been released of a new BBC drama series filmed in Yorkshire / Credit: BBC
According to a synopsis on the BBC website, Riot Women dives headfirst into the world of five women who come together to create a makeshift punk-rock band in order to enter a local talent contest.
But, in writing their first original song, they soon discover that they have a lot more to say than planned – and this is their way to say it.
As they juggle demanding jobs, grown-up children, complicated parents, husbands who’ve buggered off, and disastrous dates, and relationships, the band becomes a catalyst for change in their lives, and it’s going to make them question everything.
📸 Here's your first look at Riot Women – the new drama from Sally Wainwright coming to @BBCiPlayer and @BBCOne in 2025
New pictures feature Joanna Scanlan, Rosalie Craig, Tamsin Greig, Lorraine Ashbourne, Amelia Bullmore, and more
Creators and producers say the show is a testament to the power of friendship, music, and the resilience of women who “refuse to be silenced by age or expectation”.
Speaking ahead of the show airing later this year, Riot Women creator, Sally Wainwright, commented: “I’m having a whole new buzz of excitement about the show as we bring it together in the edit, and I can’t wait to share it with everyone.”
Riot Women will premiere on BBC One and iPlayer in the UK later this year.
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A Manchester barbershop is offering a ‘pay what you can’ service this month
Danny Jones
Amidst the tidal wave of January deals on food and drink in Manchester, a local barbers is championing their own ‘pay what you can’ offer to help people along this month.
Jefe’s Barbershop, located in the heart of Manchester’s Northern Quarter, is one of the best barbers in the city centre, offering a wide variety of cuts and facial hair grooming services – they even offer a subscription service that helps people save money on regular trims.
That being said, they are well aware of those January blues and the mounting obstacles and anxieties that come with weeks of penny-pinching to make it to month’s end, as well as the general toll it can take on people’s mental health.
So this January, Jefe and his team are doing something different – as he puts it, “something special”: the barbershop is allowing customers to simply pay what they feel comfortable handing over and, in the case of those struggling, whatever they can afford.
It’s a simple gesture with a big purpose which helps ensure no one has to miss out on a feel-good moment or the confidence that comes from a fresh trim.
“All we do is laugh and joke about life—that’s why people come here,” Jefe explains. “I don’t want anyone to lose the chance to be present, to feel good, and to laugh with us.
“Men often need more help than they’re willing to let on and we want to be a helping hand they can rely on.” Now that’s a cause all of us can and should get behind.
Community support has remained at the core of Jefe’s Barbershop since the beginning when he swapped a basketball career for providing a much-needed service to Mancunian men.
From partnering with Manc sandwich shops and offering free haircuts for the homeless, to hosting street parties with local events companies and providing £5 trims to promote men’s mental health in 2023 when the cost of living crisis really kicked in – Jefe’s is always trying to make a difference in the area.
You’ve got to love businesses that go the extra mile.
If you want to make the most of this wholesome deal or just feel like you’re in need of a trim, you can book HERE or call them directly on 0161 818 7659.
The ‘pay what you can’ offer runs Monday to Thursday, 9am-7pm, subject to availability. You’ll find Jefe’s Barbershop on Stevenson Square
Because as the man himself puts it, “Everyone deserves to feel their best”.
The Manc -
6th August 2020 
