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The Mexican-style restaurant chain launched its eleventh UK outlet on Head Street in Colchester on Tuesday September 20, 2016.

The Italian restaurant group named the Brighton-based managed hosting specialist Hyve as its partner to provide hosting, ecommerce and website security, as part of a full digital strategy review.

The company announced an amendment to its bylaws, allowing long-time shareholders to nominate board members.

The Japanese food chain announced a new talent development programme seeking to build long-term careers.

According to a story by Fortune, the fast-food chain opened a McCafé in Paris, and it doesn’t serve Big Macs, Quarter Pounders, nor French fries.

The fast food chain confirmed the closure of its YouTube channel 'Channel Us', in lieu of other approaches to content creation.

Thieves have allegedly stolen a Pret A Manger van primarily used to deliver food to homeless shelters.

Gourmet Burger Kitchen announced the launch of their new GBK Ireland App, available for download via the App or Play store.

Covering almost 10,000 sq ft, The Cheshire-based Ice Cream Farm received the Guinness World Records award for its parlour, which has undergone of £5 million redevelopment.

The fast food chain announced plans to give away 55 million books to families before the end of 2016, as part of its ‘Happy Readers’ campaign. Working in partnership with the National Literacy Trust and Penguin Random House, for the next five weeks McDonald’s UK will hand out extracts of Jeff Kinney’s much-loved Diary of a Wimpy Kid series.

The free-to-use app vanilla bean (www.vanilla-bean.com), which serves as a restaurant guide that specialises in the specific needs of eco- and health-conscious users, launched in the UK.

Research commissioned as part of Pizza Hut Restaurants’ new partnership with Mental Health UK revealed that only 7% of hospitality workers would feel comfortable talking to their employer about their mental health. Additionally, 44% said they wouldn’t talk to anyone at all, not even family or friends.

Pizza Hut Delivery announced the launch of the Triple Treat Box to Huts all across the UK.

This Christmas, the pizza chain will unveil a menu offering contemporary twists, ranging from a hog roast and stuffing Romana pizza recipe, to zingy jaffa profiteroles, to creamy cocktails.

The marketplace for online food delivery launched a new company vision: to create the world’s greatest food community. This will be brought to life via a major brand refresh which will initially launch in the UK before rolling out to other markets.

The Marine Stewardship Council will be offering visitors a full advice service at their ‘help desk’ at the event, including information on the certification process, examples of marketing materials used to promote certification, as well as the opportunity to complete certification applications there and then.