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Leon launches summer menu
Leon launches summer menu
The chain launched its new summer menu, which features a Blueberry and Elderflower Kefir, and Smoked Salmon Salad.
Peyton and Byrne bakery to open on Great Portland Street
The bakery chain is set to open its fifth store this June on Great Portland Street.
Taco Bell holds 'Mild Masterpiece' contest
The Mexican food brand is giving its customers the chance to win a year's supply of Taco Bell.
Weekly News Wrap; $1.7b equity deal collapses; Starbucks' premium status threatened; Pizza Hut ditches preservatives
Here is a summary of the most interesting QSR news stories of the week from around the world.
Easy Coffee secures third site in Leicester Square
Budget Airline EasyJet announced that it has secured a third site for its low-cost coffee concept, Easy Coffee with a third London site in Leicester Square.
Soho Coffee Co, CH&Co Group Announce Joint Venture
The coffee brand entered into a joint venture with independent caterer, CH&Co Group, centred around the Apostrophe café chain.
Subway partners with Aramark
The brand announced that it has extended its partnership with food, facilities and uniform services company, Aramark. The partnership will see five Subway stores open across Aramark’s UK operations by the end of 2016.
KFC may close some Botswana stores amid partial liquidation
According to a story by Bloomberg, KFC Botswana will temporarily close some of its restaurants after being placed under partial liquidation.
HOP customers can now preorder lunch from the Beli mobile app
HOP partnered up with the Beli app to provide customers the ability to preorder lunch from their mobile devices.
Starbucks and Anheuser-Busch to Launch Teavana Ready-to-Drink Tea in U.S. in 2017
Anheuser-Busch and Starbucks announced that they are working together to produce, bottle, distribute and market the first Teavana Ready-to-Drink (RTD) tea in the U.S., with an anticipated product launch in the first half of 2017.
Benugo launches new menu
The brand unveiled a new menu featuring a new Greek chicken salad box made with 100% British chicken, and the Parmesan chicken baguette.
Deliveroo teams up with Pizza Express
PizzaExpress signed new global partnership with Deliveroo: the on-demand delivery service for quality restaurant food.
Starbucks taps in on cold brew
The coffee chain announced a new lineup of cold beverages that will become the foundation for a new “cold bar” of coffee and espresso products.
Pizza Hut makes new food commitments
The brand announced that it will remove BHA/BHT, artificial preservatives from cheese, and antibiotics from chicken from its list of ingredients.
Domino's trials delivery to buses
The pizza brand announced it will start delivering to bus stops so people can order pizza while on the move.
pod releases summer menu
The brand launched its new summer menu, inspired by the flavours and tastes from around the world.
Papa John's lands in Tunisia
The pizza chain became one of the first U.S. restaurant brands to enter Tunisia. Following Egypt, Tunisia will be only the second country in Africa to have a Papa John's franchise.