#26 - Mark Calabro, Co-Founder, HungryHungry

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Mark Calabro’s ability to combine his love of food with his skills in technology, marketing and sales, has made him the perfect ally for the hospitality industry, where increasing overheads and competition continues to shrink profit margins. As co-founder and head of sales at point-of-sale technology brand OrderMate, launched in 2003, Mark has more than 15 years’ experience building a technology business from scratch in the food and beverage space. Thanks to his hard work, perseverance and skills in building relationships, OrderMate now boasts a database of 2,500 clients across Australia and New Zealand. Solutions-driven and client-focused, Mark is taking the next step with HungryHungry, a software-as-a-service platform designed to enhance efficiency and give hospitality businesses better control over the customer experience, from ordering for pick-up or delivery to ordering at the table, without biting chunks out of their profits. Mark and his cofounder, Shannon Hautot, have personally invested over $2million to develop and launch the business. With a history of processing more than $3billion worth of food orders and helping generate more than $30 million in revenue the business partners have first hand knowledge of how tough the restaurant game is and over the years have watched as their customers struggle to keep the doors open. With close to two decades servicing the hospitality industry, combined with their experience in building a technology business from the ground up, Mark and Shannon are in the right place to position HungryHungry as a technology platform that will support merchants and chefs while providing customers with a better dining experience.