From bars to Bustle: Jonny McKenzie’s journey to hospitality tech success

From bars to Bustle: Jonny McKenzie’s journey to hospitality tech success
Bustle director Jonny McKenzie says the hospitality management and point-of-sale app is working with coffee roasters. (Image: Bustle)
Rebecca Stevenson
Hospitality tech firm Bustle is aiming to almost triple its customers by partnering with coffee roasters such as Allpress and Coffee Supreme. Bustle is an app used in retail outlets such as Daily Bread, Duck Island and Broke Boy Tacos. The app is used for point-of-sale and for running the business, including stock levels and financial metrics.Director Jonny McKenzie is no stranger to the demands of the industry after successfully running and owning multiple bars and Wellington’s Roxy Cinema.While searching for a solution for his...

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