셰프가 만든 요리를 배달해주는 서비스 플레이팅(Plating, 대표 장경욱)이 서비스를 중단했다. 플레이팅은 앱 내 공지를 통해 그동안 제공했던 당일 배송 및 새벽 배송 서비스를 8월 31일까지 운영하며, 리뉴얼에 들어간다고 밝혔다. 플레이팅은 2015년 설립 후 프라이머, 사제파트너스, 캡스톤 파트너스, 스트롱벤처스, 디캠프 등으로부터 투자를 유치했으나 자금난으로 인해 올해 초 인력 대거 감축 및 B2B 서비스로 피봇팅을 하였다. 또 후속 투자 유치를 준비했으나 많은 어려움이 있었던 것으로 전해진다. 한편 플레이팅은 메뉴, 가격, 앱 UI/UX 등 전반적인…

Baemin Fresh, a service dedicated to delivering the freshest food products has acquired ‘The Food’, Korea’s leading traditional side dish delivery service. Following the acquisition, the company announced that it will commence services in household convenience goods as of 23rd November. The Food commenced started in 2005 and since launching the traditional Korean side dish shopping mall has become the leader in this service. To date the company has fulfilled over 700…

Gormey, an app that is aimed at providing credible restaurant recommendations recently announced major updates for both iOS and Android releases.  Although there are many restaurant recommendation apps on the market, Gormey brings a whole new level of credibility by providing recommendations based only on reviews by food critics. After all, professionals that review food for a living are likely better candidates at providing recommendations. Gormey recommendations are driven by human curation…

RedTable is a Korean startup providing data analysis services for restaurants.  It was first established by a group of masters and doctorates from the Sae Jong University, Department of Hotel and Tourism.  Recently RedTable secured investments to the scale of US$930k. As revealed by ‘Red Table’, the investment was made by three companies: US$418k from East Gate Partners, US$410k from Angel Investment and the balance from Medium Business R&D.   Red Table was established…

MangoPlate announced today a series A funding round from Softbank Ventures Korea. As described on their Google Play download page, “MangoPlate is your go-to app for discovering the best restaurants in South Korea. Available in English and Korean, MangoPlate will help you resolve your daily problem of where to eat by connecting you with trustworthy people as well as the best restaurants in South Korea.” Ryan Lee, Executive Director at Softbank Ventures Korea…