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The Paris location also features the brand's vegan menu.

An order and collect app was also created exclusively for the site. Edinburgh-based pizza brand @pizza has officially opened its first restaurant in England at Grand Central, Birmingham.

Its Acorn Holdings unit is one of the company’s largest businesses.

The decision came after a three-year long investigation.

Another 30 sites will also be refurbished.

The fast food giant made the announcement not long after their outlets in America did the same with the cyclospora parasite.

Around 60 employees were affected by the move.

Its first site in the country is expected to launch next month.

DP Eurasia N.V operates over 600 sites in the two countries.

The global pizza brand now operates in more than 85 markets worldwide.

Brand executives claim it will be a “huge opportunity” to drive consumer growth in the region. Looking to capitalise on the success of other Yum! brands in Europe, Taco Bell is looking to continue their aggressive expansion plans for the region by utilising food delivery for their tech-savvy customer base. “I think it’s a global trend in Europe. That is a major focus and I think we can do it. We can offer something that nobody else is doing – the made to order ability that we have and how we combine unique experiences and innovative products,” Taco Bell’s new general manager for Europe Jorge Torres said in an exclusive interview with QSR Media.

The multi-site looks forward to further expansion in the Middle East and Asia.

The sandwich brand’s will open its doors at Berlin Central Station later this year.

Analysts from Berenberg believe the fast casual brand will accelerate these features this year. Similar to 2017 growth, incremental sales contribution from takeaway and delivery is expected to continue for Vapiano this year according to a report from Berenberg, "The research identifies takeaway and delivery as the driving factors behind both growth and margin gains for the fast casual dining brand. “The expansion of this feature across Vapiano’s store estate will be crucial to the company’s growth over the medium term,” the report stated. Currently operating with over 200 restaurants globally, Vapiano has reaffirmed its target to open 33-38 restaurants in 2018, including three delayed openings from 2017. Berenberg analysts expect takeaway and delivery rollout progression to accelerate in 2018 as Vapiano believes hopes to integrate this feature in 75-85% of its restaurants by the end of the year. View the full report here.   

The deal would make the U.S.-based company the largest pizza chain in Latin America and the Caribbean.

It increased its shares in Delivery Hero to close to 40 percent and increased share in foodpanda to 52 percent.