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

Costa has flown world-class barista and Instagram star, Mason Salisbury across the world to train their baristas to make Rainbow Flat Whites in selected stores in time for this summer’s Pride celebrations.

Wasabi Sushi & Bento became the UK’s first major operator to offer its healthy sushi made with brown rice, with the launch of its ‘Grain Power’ brown rice sushi, available in five different sets.

The London restaurant group saw the Brexit ‘British beef, wonky veg and home brewed ale’ take on the ‘European sausage union’ pie, predicting the EU referendum result.

The London-based brand announced its entry into the grab-and-go market with its first brand extension – MK by Muriel’s Kitchen.

The coffee shop chain announced the appointment of Hans Melotte as executive vice president, Global Supply Chain, effective June 27.

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

In the 12 months to March 2016, there have been 5.8 Billion visits to QSRs in Great Britain. Visits have grown by 7% over the past 6 years, while the rest of the market was losing -7% of traffic.

The brand is bringing back the Yard Burger with a brand new take.

Due to popular demand after the US launch, Pizza Hut Restaurants brought the Bacon Stuffed Crust to the UK for customers to enjoy across Huts nationwide.

London’s British fast casual restaurant group Square Pie have been selling two Brexit pie specials in their restaurants since 2nd June – European Sausage Union for ‘In’ and British beef wonky veg and home brewed ale for ‘Out’. The 'Out' Steak and Wonky Veg Pie is leading by a 58% majority vote.

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

According to the Daily Mail, a United States federal judge allowed customers to pursue a lawsuit accusing the coffee chain of underfilling their lattes.

According to the Daily Mail, the singer teamed up with the popular fine diner Le Bun to launch a new pop-up restaurant in London.

According to a story by the Business Review, the pizza chain opened its 20th restaurant in the country in Bacau.

The Lebanese restaurant chain raised £16m through its flotation on the London Stock Exchange. The company will use half of the funds to support its UK expansion plans.