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EXCLUSIVE: The challenges and opportunities QSRs are facing in London
EXCLUSIVE: The challenges and opportunities QSRs are facing in London
London now represents 16% of Great Britain’s QSR visits, down from 18% a year ago.
Pieminister lands in Birmingham, targets further restaurants
The Birmingham site is the brand’s 13th restaurant and their first in the West Midlands.
Creams Cafe, Como to launch a new loyalty scheme
It will let members earn exclusive rewards when they buy desserts at any Creams Cafe’s sites.
Marks and Spencer ventures into food delivery
It trialled the service in both its Camden and Woodley stores.
KFC set for a major expansion in Northern Ireland with £27m refinancing deal
The Herbert Group plans to expand its KFC network and grow its headcount to 5,000.
Growth in Britain's eating out establishments reaches 5-year peak
The average annual growth rate of F&B outlets doubled this year.
First standalone Veggie Pret shop to launch at Clerkenwell with new menu items
A new veggie and vegan menu will also launch across all three Veggie Pret shops.
7Bone launches new online ordering technology powered by Preoday
The rollout of the new platform is initially planned at the restaurant’s Reading branch.
Costa Goes Global to Celebrate International Coffee Day, Signalling Possible New Menu Items
Costa have been trialling some novel flavours at a pop up in their Shelton Street store.
Parisian restaurant Yen to open in London this autumn
Its site is located in the new 190 Strand development.
PizzaExpress unveils new autumn menu
The menu includes more gluten-free options.
Churchill's Fish and Chips opens in Luton
It is the 11th site of the brand.
Weekly Global News Wrap Up: Taco Bell to add booze to its menu; Panera's CEO challenges fast food execs to eat their chains' kids' meal for a week; KFC creates first GPS cassette tape
Here is a summary of the most interesting QSR news stories of the week from around the world.
Social Media Wrap Up of the Week: Muffin Break launches Lucky Break virtual scratchcard; Subway to celebrate International Coffee Day; Costa Coffee to unveil Christmas menu
Find out what QSRs have been up to on social media this week.
Pret introduces Pumpkin Spice Flat White in new autumn menu
The new menu will be available on 26th September.
CHIK'N to open second site in North London
It is set to open its doors in February next year.
Brits are willing to pay more for homegrown food, says research
Majority of diners would pay up to 10% more if the food has been made in Britain.
