TikTok Wants to Help Its Users Find Their Next Must Eat
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TikTok ‘s U.S. joint venture is leaning hard into the food creator community, launching a new product called Must Eat that is meant to boost food creators, as well as restaurants, all in service of helping its users find that next must visit place to grab a bite. The company officially rolled out Must Eat at a reception held at Undercote in New York City Tuesday evening, with Adam Presser, the CEO of TikTok’s U.S. business, hosting food creators in the lounge. “The first time that I came across FoodTok was actually before I joined the company, it was in the pandemic,” Presser told the attendees. “I came across the feta cheese pasta trend … So we were lucky enough to be able to get a block of feta cheese at that time, and we made the recipe, and it was incredible. And it was that first experience of being able to be watching videos, consuming content, and then translating that into real life experiences. And that journey has only continued on TikTok. “The ‘lunch in my city’ trend has really driven a lot of momentum,” he continued. “I know some of the creators here have made content around that trend. I have tried it out, it’s fantastic. And over the last several years, we’ve just seen more and more people have this experience of discovering something on the platform and driving their in-real-life experience. I saw a stat last year: More than 27 million Americans went to an...
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TikTok also partnered with OpenTable to enable reservations at selected locations.
