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North Star Coffee Roasters opens first retail store at Leeds Dock
North Star Coffee Roasters opens first retail store at Leeds Dock
The retail store will feature Noisette Bakehouse next door to their onsite roaster and Coffee Academy.
McDonald's Irish structure goes through a shakeup
Senior staff at McDonald's Ireland are cut from 40 to six people “to reduce business costs”.
Domino's Pizza Israel to use dairy-free cheese produced by VBites
Domino’s Pizza is upgrading its vegan menu by switching to a dairy-free ‘cheese’.
Pho set to launch at Highcross
The Vietnamese street food restaurant will debut its first restaurant in Leicester with a Highcross outlet.
itsu serves new zero noodles
Zero noodles contain 8 calories per 100g, and have zero fat, zero carbs, and zero gluten.
Mowgli launches at Grand Central
The Indian street food restaurant continues regional expansion in Birmingham with new outlet.
Muffin Break serves two new addition to the Curious Creations range
The Eton Mess Muffin is the latest offering from the brand’s Curious Creations range.
Handmade Burger Co closes nine UK outlets
The Handmade Burger Co has been placed in the hands of the administration.
Domino's delivery driver applauded by G20 rioters as he passes by on a motorcycle
The protesters gave a round of applause to the biker as a reward for his determination.
Brits spend £2,000 in High Street coffee shops every year, research shows
The total spend for the average Brit is £2,110.86p or eight per cent of the average UK salary of £27,000.
SOCIAL MEDIA WRAP UP OF THE WEEK: Krispy Kreme unveils American-flavoured summer range; Barburrito raises funds for Teenage Cancer Trust; Burger King serves Classic Grilled Dogs for 79¢
Find out what QSRs have been up to on social media this week.
Weekly Global News Wrap Up: Chick-fil-A to give away free food for annual Cow Appreciation Day; Changing demands of consumers prompt QSRs to go digital; KFC to launch a delivery system for trains
Here is a summary of the most interesting QSR news stories of the week from around the world.
Exclusive: What Subway's expansion plans mean in the UK and Ireland
Following the recent opening of Subway’s 2,500th store in Bristol, the sandwich and salad behemoth also announced plans to open a further 500 stores in the UK and Ireland. This will bring their total to 3,000 by 2020, creating around 5,000 new jobs in the process.
Takeaway sector calls on government to back the £9.4 billion industry
The unity call was spearheaded by Just Eat.
Pizza Express chief executive resigns after second UK sales drop
Richard Hodgson has exited after four years in the job.
Pizza Express introduces the vegan cheese option on all pizza flavours
The option is available in all outlets across UK from June 20.
Pizza Hut Restaurants unveils new Mac ‘N' Cheese sharing pizza
It is in celebration to the National Mac ‘N’ Cheese Day on July 14.
