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"Dining out on instant reservations. Dimmi, is helping to change
the face of Australian restaurant reservations." Sydney Morning Herald, The Age, The Brisbane Times
"Recent deals have shown some large corporations to be willing
investors in local start-ups. APN News & Media has taken stakes
in e-commerce websites, Telstra and Village Roadshow announced
undisclosed stakes in online restaurant booking platform
Dimmi..." Read
article
"Australia's answer to Nasdaq-listed online restaurant
reservations provider OpenTable, Dimmi, has secured strategic
investments from Telstra's Application and Ventures Group and film
distributor-theme park owner Village Roadshow in its fifth capital
rising." Read
article
"The Telstra and Village Roadshow-backed real-time online
restaurant reservations group Dimmi has struck a landmark deal with
internet search giant Google that will transform the ability of
users to make bookings through mobile handsets." Read article
"Telco giant Telstra's vaunted in-house venture capital team has
made its maiden investment with the multi-million-dollar
bankrolling of fledgling real-time online restaurant reservations
group Dimmi, in partnership with movie powerhouse Village
Roadshow." Read
article
"We're splashing out more on Christmas dining this year,
according to restaurant booking site Dimmi, which has recorded much
stronger December bookings than last year." Read
article
"While half of all restaurant tables are currently reserved via
the internet in international foodie destinations like San
Francisco, more than 95 per cent of Australians still phone in when
trying to book a meal." Read
article
"Politicians and public servants spend the most when eating out,
according to a national survey into Australia's dining habits. The
Dimmi Australian Dining Index, drawn from 300,000 diners and 2000
restaurants, shows Canberra diners spend $82 per person when dining
out." Read
article
"Log On And Book 'Em, Dimmi. A restaurant booking site that is
gather favour with business owners and patrons alike." Read article
"Australian restaurant booking website Dimmi has revealed how it
signed a partnership with global travel website TripAdvisor, less
than a month after teaming up with Google."
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"Restaurant patrons were the first to embrace the Korean trend.
"We've experience a 50 per cent increase in Korean restaurant
bookings in the last year," said Stevan Premutico, CEO of Dimmi
online restaurant booking site." Read article
"Craig Macindoe is the 'mayor' of MuMu Grill, a Crows Nest steak
restaurant. Rather than ringing ahead, patrons use the Dimmi system
to get instant confirmation of their booking." Read
article
"At the heart of this new high-tech approach to old-fashioned
service are online reservations. Thousands of restaurants are
encouraging customers to book online from a computer or
smartphone... Dimmi, a partner of Fairfax is currently the main
online booking service in Australia." Read article
"Dimmi takes the pain out of making restaurant reservations.
It's supported by more than 2500 restaurants Australia-wide, and
will automatically find the ones that are close to you or near a
particular postcode or suburb." Read article
"Next time this customer attempts to make a booking, the
restaurant is advised and can reject it or take precautionary
measures such as a credit card deposit," Mr Premutico
said." Read
article
"Australian restaurant booking website Dimmi has revealed how it
signed a partnership with global travel website TripAdvisor, less
than a month after teaming up with Google." Read article
"The venture capital arm of telco giant Telstra has made its
first investment in an Australian company, entering into a deal
with three-year-old online restaurant reservations start-up
Dimmi." Read
article
"Urbanspoon is today expanding its international footprint
through new partnerships with online reservation services Dimmi and
Livebookings."
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"We spoil mum more than dad, experience our happiest dining in
September and have some seriously well-fed politicians… these are
just some of the key findings of the Dimmi Australian Dining
Index."
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"Dimmi is planned to be a fast-track educational process for the
Australian market." Read article
"Global travellers will be able to make real-time reservations
for Australian restaurants directly from TripAdvisor thanks to a
new partnership with Australia's number one restaurant booking
website, Dimmi.com.au."
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"Dimmi has just released a new version of Restaurantdiary, its
online restaurant reservation software. The new Restaurantdiary
Live Service Suite includes the core Restaurantdiary reservation
management system plus an updated iPad app and a new
smartphone-friendly interface." Read
article
"The Restaurant & Catering Association has secured a new
national Gold Sponsor... We have a number of joint initiatives
planned to encourage more Australians to eat out more often." Read
article
"The days of phoning a restaurant appear to be officially
numbered as last month, online booking website, Dimmi.com.au,
announced it was on the verge of seating its three millionth
customer in just three years." Read article
"While the convenience of online bookings has long been a lure
for customers, only now is technology available for restaurants and
caterers." Read article
"My latest love is Dimmi, a nifty website which not only helps
me find and book new restaurants, but integrates reviews and
special offers so I can get the full picture of where the best new
eats are hiding out." Read article
"Access to real-time restaurant bookings via Dimmi has been
integrated into the Google desktop and mobile search platforms this
week." Read
article
"Your Friday Entrepreneur Fix this week features Dimmi founder
Stevan Premutico, who changed the way the restaurant industry takes
bookings." Read
article
"On the eve of the GFC, Stevan Premutico quit his job as
marketing director for Hilton Hotels and decided to start his own
business. He had been well and truly bitten by the entrepreneurial
bug." Read
article
"More than one million Australians are expected to enjoy a
restaurant meal with that special someone this Valentine's Day -
making February 14 the single biggest day in the restaurant
industry calendar." Read
article
"The Dimmi team have been busy of late, with the restaurant
bookings website forming a partnership with global travel website
TripAdvisor just weeks after it teamed up with Google."
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"Group buying sites can do more harm than good for restaurant
owners... With the launch of Dimmi Specials the Australian
restaurant industry just got a step closer to improving its
profitability."
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"The new Dimmi Specials from online restaurant booking and
review website, Dimmi is aimed at getting more Australians to eat
out more often, helping restaurants maximise profits on less busy
days and off-peak times."
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"Found a restaurant on Google and want to make a booking? A new
partnership between Google and local online reservations service
Dimmi means you can do just that." Read
article
"Australian online restaurant booking service Dimmi has
announced a new partnership with Urbanspoon, the international
restaurant review and recommendation service."
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"Restaurateur Melinda Wright says she has no reservation, pardon
the pun, in saying the Dimmi online reservation system is a winner
- "I haven't found one downside with Dimmi and you cannot say that
about many things.""
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"Dimmi has recorded its three millionth customer in just three
years signifying that Australians have finally embraced online
restaurants bookings." Read
article
"Best of all when you book online with Dimmi, it's free and
reserves the time, place and table and number of guests
immediately!" Read
article
"Online booking website Dimmi has sat three million diners in
its first three years... the website seats a new diner every 15
seconds across the country, at more than 2500 restaurants." Read
article
"One year after launch of online booking service Dimmi, the
company and restaurants who use are going great guns!" Read article
"Unanswered phone calls and lost business are a thing of the
past for some 2000 restaurants across Australia, who have taken
reservations into the 21st century by adopting the Dimmi real-time,
online booking system." Read
article
"Now corporate organisers can book a business lunch, a private
dining room or dinner for clients anytime, anywhere using
Australia's first real-time online reservations service using
Dimmi"
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"The French inspired restaurant has just been voted the best
restaurant in Queensland, beating 20,000 other hopefuls to take out
the inaugural Dimmi Dining Award." Read
article
"Dimmi assures guests a 100 per cent guarantee of their
reservation by synchronising table availability with maze and maze
Grill's electronic reservation diaries." Read
article