•Frankie Cocozza and Jodie Marsh win the public vote for celebs who should have stayed home last year
•Over 4,000 Just-Eat customers cast their votes in alternative celebrity awards ceremony

As awards season rolls around again and celebrities gear themselves up for 2012’s red carpet festivities – the Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Academy Awards – over 4,000 customers of Just-Eat, the UK’s largest online takeaway ordering service, have nominated the famous faces from 2011 that they think should maybe have stayed at home last year: the SHISH Awards – Should Have I Stayed Home.

Topping the poll are some of the year’s more talked about celebrities, including Frankie Cocozza, Jeremy Clarkson, Jodie Marsh and Rebekah Brooks. The ominous image of a Just-Eat SHISH award (instead of a Golden Globe, BAFTA or Oscar) will serve as a reminder that next time, they might be better off staying in.

According to Just-Eat’s research, Frankie Cocozza was the male celebrity who suffered the most by stepping into the media spotlight; with 24% of those polled feeling the Brighton boy most deserved the SHISH gong. In the female category, Jodie Marsh’s efforts as a bodybuilder were deemed particularly misguided by the British public, with 21% saying the former glamour model should simply have stayed at home.

Others who received plaudits from voters for their not-so-incredible achievements in 2011 included Jeremy Clarkson (for his outburst at public sector workers on The One Show – 20%), Ryan Giggs (for the super-injunction – 14%) and David Cameron (for his European veto – 10%). The runners up in the female category included the likes of Rebekah Brooks (for the phone hacking allegations – 16%), Kerry Katona (for launching a ‘Next Chapter’ series – 14%) and Princess Beatrice (for her unusual choice of hat at the Royal Wedding – 11%).

David Buttress, Managing Director UK for Just-Eat comments: “Our SHISH list proves that we all have bad days. Sometimes we’re better off admitting that today just isn’t our day, and keeping a low profile at home with a takeaway.”

And The Winners Are… Just-Eat’s SHISH Awards 2011

The Men

1. Frankie Cocozza, for his bad-boy X Factor antics – 24% of the votes
2. Jeremy Clarkson, for his outburst at public sector workers on The One Show – 20%
3. Ryan Giggs, for the super-injunction – 14%
4. David Cameron, for his European veto – 10%
5. John Galliano, for his outbursts in a Paris bar – 9%
6. Rupert Murdoch, for the pie in the face – 6%
7. John Terry, for his general mischief – 6%
8. Adrian Chiles, for Daybreak – 3%
9. Mike Tindall, for his night out in New Zealand – 2%
10. Ortis Deley, for his terrible presenting at the World Athletics – 2%

The Women

1. Jodie Marsh, for her creosote bodybuilding pictures – 21%
2. Rebekah Brooks, resigned due to the hacking allegations – 16%
3. Kerry Katona, for launching a ‘Next Chapter’ series – 14%
4. Princess Beatrice of York, for the unusual hat at the Royal Wedding – 11%
5. Kim Karshadian, for her much-hyped, short-lived celebrity marriage – 9%
6. Imogen Thomas, for the alleged affair – 8%
7. Kitty Brucknell, for all of her appearances on the X Factor – 6%
8. Cheryl Cole, shouldn’t have appeared on the US X Factor – 6%
9. Sally Bercow, should have stayed in the House of Commons, not the Big Brother House – 5%
10. Alexandra Burke, for her appearance on the X Factor – 4%

Just-Eat, the world’s largest online takeaway service, has announced that it will be undertaking a joint venture with Alloresto, the leading French online food delivery provider. The deal consolidates Just-Eat’s position as the world’s leading online service for takeaway restaurants and gives it access to local knowledge and expertise as it enters the French market for the first time.

The deal will have founder Sebastien Forest remain with the company as managing director for France. Founded in 1998, Alloresto can lay claim to being the first European online takeaway service, and currently partners with over 2,500 restaurants across France. As part of the deal, Just-Eat will be investing 20 million euros in the partnership over the next three years.

Forest said “This partnership is a fantastic opportunity for Alloresto and Just-Eat. By working with the industry’s biggest player, we will benefit from working with a highly experienced team with the technological expertise to help the business develop in France and continue our clear leadership of the local market.”

Klaus Nyengaard, CEO of Just-Eat, said “The online takeaway market in France has huge potential, and Alloresto is clearly the market leader. As we look to expand into new geographies and grow Just-Eat, tapping into local expertise and knowledge is absolutely critical to ensure success. Sebastien and his team have built a strong brand with loyal customers, and we’re delighted to be partnering with them.”

The Alloresto partnership follows a period of intense expansion by Just-Eat, which saw the company make seven acquisitions in 2011, in the UK, Italy, Switzerland, Brazil, Canada and India. This rapid growth has been supported by a $48 million round of VC funding in March, and the appointment of John Hughes as Chairman.

Just-Eat, the world’s largest online takeaway ordering service, has appointed John Hughes as its new Chairman. John takes over the role from Klaus Nyengaard, who continues as Group CEO.

With more than thirty years’ experience leading businesses operating on an international scale, John will work with Klaus and the rest of the senior executive team on the strategic vision of Just-Eat. Previously, John held senior positions at Thales Group, Lucent Technologies and Hewlett Packard, leaving him well placed to guide Just-Eat as it consolidates its position as the global market leader in online food delivery.

John said “It’s an exciting time to join Just-Eat as it expands globally. I’m looking forward to working with the team in helping the business grow and putting in place a strategy that benefits both our business and our customers.”

Klaus Nyengaard, CEO of Just-Eat, said “As we look to continue our expansion, it’s important that we get the right mix of skills and experience on the board to make the right decisions. I’m excited to be working with John and being able to call on his wealth of experience as we drive the company forward in the coming years.”

As well as his chairmanship of Just-Eat, he is also chairman of Telecity Group plc, Spectris plc and Sepura plc. In addition, Mr Hughes is an Ambassador for the Alzheimer’s Society, and was awarded the CBE for services to international telecommunications in the Queen’s 2011 New Year Honours List.

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X Factor Final

From Cocozza to Cassidy, Murdoch to Marsh we want to know which celebrities should have just stayed in to avoid making the year’s biggest blunders and career-killing cock ups in 2011.

We will soon be crowning the inaugural winner of the grammatically-questionable yet still fun SHISH Awards, but first, we want to find out who you think is the most deserving of our nominees.

We’ve got a few tricks up our sleeves, so don’t waste a minute cast your vote now.

Warning: may be used to get you rubbish Christmas gifts.

Here they are, the most notorious Christmas gifts

As the office Christmas party season reaches full swing, the London Fire Brigade is launching a new safety campaign to encourage young people not to cook after a night out drinking, a campaign Just-Eat is happy to be a part of and help support.

Adverts featuring the slogans ‘Last Night a Burger Saved My Life!’ and ‘Fire Safety Equipment’ above pictures of burgers are appearing in central London tube stations, in free newspapers and magazines and on social networking and listings websites from today (12 December). They aim to encourage people to get a takeaway instead of cooking at home if they have been out drinking.

New analysis by the Brigade estimates that the equivalent of around 33 million pints of beer or 75 million shots of vodka will be drunk by Londoners this December. The young, well-educated, professionals (18-35 year old Londoners), being targeted by the campaign cause more than a quarter of all accidental house fires in the capital, often by attempting to cook at home when drunk.

The Brigade is launching the Have a Takeaway campaign ahead of Friday 16 December, which experts predict will be London’s busiest day for Christmas parties and late night drinking. Cooking when drunk greatly increases the risk of someone having a serious fire which could destroy their home or, even worse, kill them.

London Fire Brigade Commissioner, Ron Dobson, said:
“In the run up to Christmas, many people will be out drinking more than they usually would, whether it’s at the work Christmas do or catching up with friends. Our message is simple, if you’ve had too much to drink, don’t go home thinking you’re on MasterChef. Too many fires start when someone has passed out, leaving a pizza in the oven or a pan on the hob and it can be fatal. If people are planning a big night out, they should plan on having a takeaway on the way home.“

Show your support and win a £25 Just-Eat voucher

You can show your support for the campaign by ‘liking’ London Fire Brigade’s Facebook page here and uploading pictures of their takeaways by midnight Monday 19th. The tastiest takeaway picture will receive a £25 Just-Eat voucher.

Head of Marketing for Just-Eat.ie, Emer McCormack, and Just-Eat CMO, Mat Braddy, both appeared on the show to provide their expertise and feedback on the TV adverts created. The task proved to be a challenge for both teams, who struggled to promote Just-Eat’s numerous benefits succinctly and ‘on-brand’ within a 30 second advert.

Watch the whole episode here and see if you agree with the Just-Eat judges thoughts:

In a jam-packed Old Truman Brewery, 100+ UK start-ups offered 500+ technical jobs to some 1200 attendees. If you’re a developer or engineer with a passion for building real products and crafting great code, you can register for the next edition here, we’ll be there again!

Jacek dropped by the Silicon Milk Roundabout for a chat, dropped off his card and won the star prize of the day!

Here’s more some pictures of the day….

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Anyone fancy a ‘Little Mixican Hot’ or a ‘Hamelia and Pineapple Lily’? As the nation prepares to spend the weekend watching the latest X Factor winner being crowned, Just-Eat have once again teamed up with food artist Prudence Staite to create pizzas immortalising the finalists.

According to Just-Eat’s research, 87% of the UK will be watching the final and over four fifths (88%) will be ordering takeaway. Just-Eat expects this weekend to be the busiest this year, with over 250,000 meals being ordered this Saturday and Sunday across its 10,000 takeaway restaurant partners in the UK.

Just-Eat’s customers also revealed again that pizza is the ideal accompaniment to the show, with 34% of those polled grabbing a slice of the action while watching the final. So to celebrate the weekend, Just-Eat has once again challenged Prudence Staite with recreating this year’s finalists, like the cheesy tributes to One Direction (One Dough-rection) and Cher Lloyd (Mozz-Cher-rella) last year.

With the competition wide open this year, it seems that the UK’s opinion is evenly split! 28% of Brits are backing Marcus Collins to win the competition, followed by 27% for Little Mix, 22% for Amelia Lily with only 12% backing Misha B. Last year, Just-Eat’s X Factor poll correctly predicted the placing of the four finalists with Matt Cardle as the shows winner, Rebecca Ferguson coming second, with One Direction and Cher Lloyd coming third and fourth respectively.

“Last year, Just-Eat’s customers proved to be an accurate barometer of who the nation felt had the X Factor”, said David Buttress, Managing Director UK for Just-Eat, “With the show proving to be a much closer affair this year, similarly our customer’s views are much more evenly divided.”

Frankie Cocozza is the contestant from this year’s show whose music career is thought least likely to go the distance, with 55% of Just-Eat’s customers thinking the cheeky Brighton boy is in fact the most likely to end up as a pizza delivery person instead. Cocozza was not so closely followed in the poll by Jonny Robinson (13%) and Kitty Brucknell (7%).

Buttress continues “The massive popularity of the X Factor each year delivers a welcome boost to the takeaway industry. This is our way of celebrating the must watch TV event of the year.”

With this year’s show including a revamped judge’s panel, new head judge Gary Barlow has come out as the most popular with 45% of those polled citing the Take That front man as their favourite new addition to the show. Tulisa Contostavlos came in with 35% of the vote, while Kelly Rowland only got 22%. Looking ahead to next year’s show, Louis Walsh once again was voted the judge we’d most like to see replaced, as he only received 16% of the nation’s support. Popular choices for a replacement were Robbie Williams (13%) and Katy Perry (11%), however the overwhelmingly popular choice was to bring back Simon Cowell, with 25% voting for Mr. Nasty to return to the panel.