Founded by previous COO of ManoMano, Christine de Wendel alongside European restaurateurs Tigrane Seydoux and Victor Lugger of Big Mamma Group Restaurants, Atlanta-based sunday’s technology allows customers to pay their bill on their own time via a QR code that is placed on each table.
The new payment method limits the amount of time wasted, increases efficiency, allows customers to easily split checks, and eliminates physical touchpoints between restaurant staff and customers.
With a recently completed $24 million seed capital from Coatue, New Wave and numerous investors from the tech and hospitality world, the app works with more than 1,300 restaurants in Europe–everything from casual dining chains to Michelin star restaurants–including Bertran group’s restaurants, Éric Rechon’s establishments, PNY in Europe.
To reduce the risk of contamination amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, Seydoux, Lugger and their European restaurant group Big Mamma launched the solution in 14 European restaurants last year. After a year using sunday, the team saw results, including:
- 80% of Big Mamma customers chose to pay via QR code
- Customers and staff saved 15 minutes per table
- Servers received 40% more in tips
- 50% of bills were easily shared by diners within seconds
- There was 12% more table turnover
sunday has offices in Atlanta, London, Paris and Madrid.
