Toptable (styled toptable) was an online restaurant booker covering the UK as well as major cities in Europe and New York City established in 2000 and bought by OpenTable in 2010.[citation needed]
History
editToptable was founded in 2000 by entrepreneur Karen Hanton for restaurant owners to advertise their venues and book customers directly.[1] Toptable sat over 1.5 million diners in 2006 when it completed its first full year.[2]
Toptable lists more than 5,000 restaurants in the UK, plus Paris, Dublin, and New York City, providing online menus, reviews and 360° images of each restaurant. Diners can read and compare information about restaurants before their table booking online. Today, 2.3 million visitors view the Toptable website each month and, in February 2010, a dedicated Toptable iPhone app was launched.[3]
The toptable Android app has been available, at least since Sep 2013[4]
Toptable also provides a restaurant booking engine for Time Out, British Airways, The Guardian, The Times Online, Visit London and View London.
In 2006 toptable bought City Eating, incorporating London Eating for an undisclosed sum.[5]
Investors in Toptable include football manager Sir Alex Ferguson, celebrity chef Gary Rhodes and Diageo.[6] In September 2010, toptable was acquired by competitor OpenTable for approximately US$55 million.[7]
References
edit- ^ "Karen Hanton". E-consultancy.com. 2006. Archived from the original on 11 February 2008. Retrieved 27 February 2007.
- ^ Jonathon Moules (14 April 2006). "No reservations about the future". Financial Times. Retrieved 27 February 2007.
- ^ Growing Business Success Stories: Toptable
- ^ "OpenTable - Book Restaurants - Android app on AppBrain". 12 August 2013.
- ^ "Toptable swallows rival online booking operator". Times Online. 12 September 2006. Archived from the original on 11 June 2011. Retrieved 12 July 2010.
- ^ "A taste for the top". Telegraph.co.uk. 7 June 2007. Retrieved 27 February 2007.[dead link]
- ^ Parr, Ben (16 September 2010). "OpenTable Acquires European Competitor TopTable for $55 Million". Mashable. Archived from the original on 19 March 2018. Retrieved 19 March 2018.
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