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Unicorn Flipdish joins list of Irish tech firms moving to cut jobs

Food technology company valued at €1 billion has 254 staff and was to create 700 jobs this year

Conor and James McCarthy, Flipdish founders: a Flipdish spokeswoman declined to comment on how many staff would be let go. Picture: Conor McCabe

Flipdish, the start-up which was valued at over €1 billion this year, has become the latest Irish tech company to cut jobs, the Business Post can reveal.

The business, which develops technology to help restaurants develop their own online ordering capabilities, currently has 254 staff and planned to create 700 jobs over the course of 2022.

The company achieved unicorn status, the term for a privately held company with a valuation of more than €1 ...