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Starbucks CPG unveiled the latest addition to its Chilled Classics range in groceries and convenience stores, the Caffe Americano with milk. To mark the launch, the brand helped city commuters to enjoy a little lift whilst on-the-go with a giant ice sculpture installation for one day only at Waterloo Station Concourse on Friday 3rd June from 7am to 7pm.

The brand unveiled two new Brexit specials, the ‘In’ and the ‘Out’ pies, available in their restaurants from Thursday 2nd June until polling day.

According to a story by the Slovak Spectator, the coffee company opened its first store in Slovakia, located in Bratislava-based shopping centre Aupark.

The chicken chain announced the adoption of mobile pay in U.S. restaurants, allowing customers to pay in seconds for their meal. The new system is compatible with Android Pay, Apple Pay and Samsung Pay and is available in some restaurants beginning now, with system-wide adoption completed by the end of the summer.

The Italian restaurant group with operations in the UK, Ireland, US, Middle East and Turkey announced its financial results for the year ending September 2015.

The brand opened a ‘new generation’ of restaurant on its Spitalfields site in the City of London.

The brand launched its latest United Kingdom café at Harrow’s busiest mall, the St. Ann’s Shopping Centre. The new café is now open and features a preview of Second Cup’s upcoming summer drink promotion ‘Be Wild’; available in all other cafes starting on June 1st.

The brand has launched its Little Veggie Pop Up in Broadwick Street, Soho and its doors will be open until the end of June.

The business analytics firm launched its new website to emphasise its focus on the hospitality industry. To celebrate the launch, the business is offering two days of free analysis to one UK hospitality business to demonstrate the power of analytics through performance insight dashboards.

The brand unveiled four new flavours, the Nutella Chocolatta, Lemon Cheesecake, Reese's Peanut Butter and Jelly, and the Berry Pavlova.

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Following its support to UK Coffee Week in April, Muffin Break donated over £3,600 to the initiative to help support clean water projects in coffee growing communities.

The brand announced that it will be opening five new stores soon, with fifteen more planned for the next three years.

From the 2nd June 2016, Benugo will be offering a wide range of its menu delivered to almost anywhere in central London.

According to a story by the Guardian, McDonald's CEO Steve Easterbrook stated that the company will not be replacing its employees with robots, following recent statements by a former CEO.

According to a story by the Evening Telegraph, the pizza brand is set to open a takeaway in Dundee that includes an option to sit-in, with the brand planning it to be one of the biggest eateries in the UK.