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| Founded | 2006 |
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| Founder | Matt Turner and Jamie Milner |
| Headquarters | Huddersfield , UK |
Area served | United Kingdom and Ireland |
Key people | Ian Ronald (CEO) |
| Products |
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| Website | tastecard |
tastecard is a UK and Ireland based restaurant discount card offering either 50% off the food bill,or two meals for the price of one at participating restaurants;[1] details and restrictions vary from restaurant to restaurant and are listed on the website.
tastecard was originally set up in 2006 as tastelondon by founders Matt Turner and Jamie Milner,[2] and was re-branded in 2010 to encompass the rest of the UK and Ireland. As of May 2014[update] tastecard reported over 7,000 participating restaurants and over 800,000 members,[1] and claimed to be "the largest dining club cooperative of our kind, anywhere in the world".[3]
Participating restaurants range from chains such as Pizza Express, Prezzo, ASK Italian, Strada, Zizzi and La Tasca to Michelin starred restaurants. Annual membership costs £79.99 and is purchased through the website; shorter free trials are often available.Cite error: A <ref> tag is missing the closing </ref> (see the help page).
Charity
edittastecard supports Mary's Meals, an international charity that initiates school feeding projects in some of the poorest communities of the world. [4] For their charity campaigns in 2012 and 2013 tastecard donated £5 to Mary's Meals for every tastecard membership sold during that time.
References
edit- ^ a b tastecard website
- ^ http://www.examiner.co.uk/business/business-profiles/2010/06/01/business-profile-matt-turner-and-jamie-milner-of-taste-marketing-ltd-86081-26559464/
- ^ http://www.tastecard.co.uk/about-us/our-company[ tastecard: about our company]
- ^ http://www.tastecard.co.uk/about-us/marys-meals