Kobas acquired by Vesta Software Group
Kobas is thrilled to announce its acquisition by Vesta Software Group, a subsidiary of Jonas Software.
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Stepping Up for Burnt Chefs: Our Virtual Walk Across England
We are partnering with The Burnt Chef Project to raise funds for the incredible work they do for our industry, and to raise awareness of their services to our clients and their employees.
Throughout May, we will be walking, running, cycling and swimming the 935 miles it would take to visit all our staff’s home offices throughout the UK. Please join and support us on our adventure!
Inside Kobas 2023 – Annual Insights Report
Dive into Kobas with our 2023 annual report, where we spill all the details from 2023. From customer engagement stats to juicy industry insights and beyond.
Inside Kobas 2022 – Annual Insights Report
Take a deep dive into Kobas with another annual report, where we share data from across 2022 including customer engagement, industry insights, and more.
Inside Kobas 2021 – Annual Insights Report
Take a deep dive into Kobas with this new annual report, where we share data from across the year including growth levels, product usage insights and much more.
Kobas & Covid – The 2022 Update
This is the latest update from the Covid-19 update series from CEO, James O’Sullivan. See part 1, part 2 and part 3. Anyone that knows me will know that I skew quite heavily to the optimistic end of the spectrum. If a trip would take 45 minutes in ideal conditions, allowing 50 minutes is ample […]
Kovid pt3 – New Heights
This is final part of the Kovid story. If you haven’t read part 1 or part 2 it would make sense to do so first. You have to feel sorry for Orderella and their backers. Founded in 2012 and ultimately meeting its demise in 2017, Orderella was an app that allowed customers to order their […]
Kovid pt2 – Finding a Purpose
This is part 2 of the Kovid story. If you haven’t read part 1 it would make sense to do so first. “You never want a serious crisis to go to waste. It provides the opportunity to do things that were not possible to do before” is quote attributed to Rahm Emanuel (or Paul Romer […]
Kovid – The descent
March 17th was already a date of note in my calendar as my wife is Irish and it was the date my father’s mother passed away. Other circumstances that intertwined with these happy / sad events probably secured the fledgling application that became Kobas. That is a story for another time, but the date now […]
Latest Kobas Venues – Q2 2019
Working at Kobas puts us in a wonderful cross-over space between London’s web technology scene, and the UK’s burgeoning hospitality industry. That means we get to work with fascinating new technology to constantly improve the Kobas platform, and it also means we get sneak previews of hundreds of bars, pubs, cafés, clubs and restaurants. As […]
2019 Summer Report
Q2 has seen steady 3% compound growth (15% so far this year), in a climate where operators are seeking to exert greater control upon their expenses than ever before. Industry Heartbeat Every quarter we review anonymised averaged information from all Kobas venues to compare the year to date against previous years. Average turnover in the […]
2019 Spring Report
We’ve enjoyed a strong start to 2019 at Kobas with 12% net growth in EPoS venues. Our all-new stock system has launched and is now running 10 client groups; we hope to complete that upgrade for everyone this coming quarter. Industry Heartbeat On average our clients performed 9.5% better in 2019 Q1 than 2018 Q1 […]