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Article #1049Canada's First On-Line Take-Out Food Service Launched In Vancouver
From: Sandy Johnson
Date: Tue, 07 May 1996 00:00
Date: Tue, 07 May 1996 00:00
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My name is Sandy Johnson and I am the On-line Marketing Manager for MultiActive Technologies Inc. I obtained your site address from Yahoo! under the Vancouver:Internet Services:Web Presence Providers section. Being involved in the Vancouver Internet scene, I figured you might be interested in the following. I have attached a press release that went out today (Tuesday, May 7th, 1996) announcing the launch of the TAKEOUT TAXI Vancouver Web site. It is an exciting on-line service, a Canadian first, and homegrown here in Vancouver by MultiActive and TAKEOUT TAXI! At the TAKEOUT TAXI Web site you can order on-line from a selection of over 50 restaurants in the Lower Mainland and have the food delivered to your door, generally in 45 minutes or less. You can check it out at www.takeouttaxi.bc.ca. If you have any questions or would like to know more about the service you can contact me by e-mail at sjohnson@multiactive.com. Cheers, Sandy Johnson On-line Marketing Manager, MultiActive Technologies Inc. www.multiactive.com For Immediate Release May 7, 1996 Canada's First On-Line Take-Out Food Service Launched In Vancouver Vancouver, BC. Just like Sandra Bullock in the movie The Net, Vancouverites can now log onto the internet to order their take-out lunch or dinner and have it delivered to their home or office. The Vancouver franchise of TAKEOUT TAXI has teamed up with MultiActive Technologies to develop Canada's first website which allows customers to view menus from over 50 restaurants and place take-out orders on-line. Instant access to menus in your postal code, no busy signals, complete order control and verification, greater selection, and customized menu updates are some of the biggest benefits to the customer that Tim Goodridge, owner of the TAKEOUT TAXI Vancouver franchise, sees in this new on-line service. "I think this on-line service is a great idea, and I wish more businesses would get into it," says Klaus Blume who has discovered this serivce early and uses it frequently. "My mother loves cooking and good food, but as she gets older she is no longer able to manage as easily. TAKEOUT TAXI on-line provides such an easy, convenient way for me to order my mother some of her favourite foods - the selection goes way beyond the typical types of take-out food." TAKEOUT TAXI, at www.takeouttaxi.bc.ca or at www.multiactive.com through a link on MultiActive's home page, currently offers the service to Vancouver, Richmond and South Burnaby and includes restaurants such as Kamei Sushi, White Spot, The Bread Garden, and TGIF's. All financial transactions are done in-person upon food delivery. MultiActive Technologies Inc., owned by Terry Hui also of Concord Pacific Developments Corp., is the parent organization for a group of interactive multimedia companies that provide pioneering tools and content in the on-line environment. TAKEOUT TAXI, headquartered in Herndon, Virginia, is the world's largest multi-restaurant delivery business, supporting 95 franchises. Sales have rapidly expanded from $2.2 million US in 1990 to over $75 million US today which reflects the continually growing demand for take-out food in North America. -30- For further information, please contact: Louise Watson, Communications, MultiActive Technologies Inc. Tel: 895-8244 Fax: 683-2668 email: louise.watson@multiactive.com
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