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The burger chain recently launched a brand new 3,756 sq ft restaurant at Flemingate, as part of the 162,561 sq ft retail and leisure development in Beverley.

HospitalityGEM, the guest experience management firm announced its partnership with operations management app Trail, to add guest experience reporting to a range of data feeds that help General Managers to keep on top of their operation.

The Thai restaurant group is hosting a competition to win the trip of a lifetime to Bangkok, Thailand.

The digital marketplace for takeaway food delivery completed the sale of hellofood Brazil to IF-JE, its Brazil joint venture, as previously contemplated. JUST EAT has also sold to IF-JE a 49% stake in its enlarged Mexico business, formed of SinDelantal, acquired in February 2015, and hellofood Mexico, acquired in February 2016. JUST EAT will retain a 51% stake in the enlarged Mexico business, or 65.7% on a look-through basis. The transfer of hellofood Brazil reinforces the existing strong position of IF-JE in the Brazilian online takeaway delivery market. In Mexico, creating a joint venture under local IF-JE management leverages Latin American know-how and scale to establish the business as the market-leader across the two most important markets for online takeaway in the region. David Buttress, CEO of JUST EAT, said: “The iFood joint venture in Brazil has been a huge success for JUST EAT and has enjoyed impressive growth since it launched in 2014, thanks to its intimate understanding of local markets and strong track record of executing against its strategy." “These transactions with iFood will create additional volume and scale that will generate significant benefits in these markets. They will provide the perfect platform for iFood to expand further in the largest and most exciting markets in Latin America, creating real value for JUST EAT and its shareholders.” The total net cash consideration received by JUST EAT for the transactions is approximately US$11 million. In addition, JUST EAT will receive benefit of services provided by local IF-JE management in Mexico.

A "next generation" Harry Ramsden restaurant launched at the Blackpool Tower, introducing the brand’s new look to the people of Blackpool.

Mobile start-up Wallet Circle announced that it is now allowing both large and small retail businesses to join its loyalty app for free.

Following the launch of the Pokémon GO, a mobile game that allows users to catch virtual monsters through augmented reality, the coffee shop chain reported a 30% increase in footfall across its stores.

The operator of food and beverage outlets announced its trading update for the third quarter of its financial year ending 30 September 2016, covering the period from 1 April 2016 to 30 June 2016.

According to a story by FFT.ie, GBK announced that its five Irish outlets have been acquired by Gourmet Burger Kitchen Restaurants Ltd, with a €3.5m investment programme underway.

According to a story by The Times, the brand has acquired two new leases in New York, following its franchise deals in France, Spain, Portugal and Italy.

According to a story by the Independent, the burger chain will open a restaurant in the Republic of Ireland.

According to a story by the Evening Standard, an ethical chicken restaurant from Brighton is launching a six-month pop-up in Islington.

Here is a summary of the most interesting QSR news stories of the week from around the world.

The premium hamburger chain announced that it has secured a new £12 million banking facility funded jointly by Santander and Royal Bank of Scotland's Corporate Transactions team until 2021.

Punch Taverns announced a partnership with digital takeaway service Just Eat that will allow customers to order a meal that will be delivered to pubs.

According to a new market assessment by IGD RetailAnalysis, more food-to-go (FTG) options have emerged in more locations, and many different operators have looked to capture a share of the market.