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According to a story by Business Insider, London's latest dessert craze is being sold at Dum Dum Doughnutterie in Boxpark Shoreditch from July 7, after a successful launch at the doughnut shop in Camden Market on June 30.

The brand announced a multi-restaurant franchise deal with Percassi Food & Beverage, the holding of Percassi active in the food and beverage industry.

The brand announced that it has received a large order for the pop star's crew: 441 tacos, 2 naked burritos and 78 chips with guac.

According to a story by Bloomberg, the U.K.’s June 23 vote to leave the European Union is having an adverse effect towards the London restaurant scene.

The brand has been named the Favourite High Street Coffee Shop at the 2016 Good Housekeeping Food Awards.

Domino's Pizza announced that the board has appointed Rachel Osborne as an executive director and the Chief Financial Officer ("CFO") of the Company. It is expected that she will join the Company and board and assume the role of CFO from mid-October 2016.

This 2016, Pret announced that it will further expand with the new concept, Petit Pret.

According to a story by This Is Money, shares in DP Poland have risen by three quarters this year, as the brand sees popularity surge among Poles.

The brand is giving its customers the chance to win free lunch for one month by answering a customer satisfaction survey on its website.

Working in partnership with The Restaurant Group Plc (TRG), Giraffe announced the latest addition to the ‘Giraffe Stop’ portfolio of sites at the arrivals hall at Heathrow Terminal 3.

Following the launch of its new ‘Keep Discovering’ brand platform last June, the brand is heroing the range of its popular SUBWAY £3 Lunch offer, supported with a new TV ad.

According to a new report from business advisory firm Deloitte, eating out remains the most popular leisure activity in the UK, with 85% of consumers spending in this area in the first three months of the year.

The UK leisure market is worth £117 billion in revenue and is growing nearly twice as fast as the retail sector, according to a new state-of-the-sector report and a survey of 3,000 UK consumers from Deloitte, the business advisory firm.

Here's what the QSRs were up to on social media last week.

According to a report from Savills, the restaurant market and in particular the casual dining market has seen considerable growth over the last five years despite mixed fortunes in retail since the economic downturn. 1,800 restaurants opened in the UK during the 12 months to October 2015 (a 6.9% increase yoy), with branded restaurants increasing 55% in the past decade.

QSR Media spoke with Taco Bell about the brand's tenth UK outlet at Cleethorpes and their future plans in the U.K.