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The food and beverage brand operator revealed details of the three outlets it is scheduled to open at Bergen Airport following the company’s first contract win at the airport since it opened in 1955.

The brand launched a new store at Liverpool Street Station on Friday 6th May.

Whitbread PLC announced the acquisition of a 49% stake in London based company, Healthy Retail Ltd, trading as ‘Pure’, for £6.8 million. Whitbread has the option to acquire the remaining 51% stake within the next five years. The business will continue to be managed and operated by the Pure management team.

According to the company's reported financial results for the first fiscal quarter ended March 27, 2016, total revenues increased 11.9% to $96.0 million from $85.8 million.

On Sunday, May 1st, Shake Shack will kick off its 5th Annual Great American Shake Sale benefiting No Kid Hungry.

New plans to end unfair tipping practices and increase transparency for consumers and employees were announced today (2 May 2016) by the Business Secretary Sajid Javid.

The coffee chain brand announced that it received notice of an unsolicited “mini-tender” offer by TRC Capital Corporation to purchase up to 2 million shares of Starbucks common stock at a price of $54.38 per share in cash.

The Mexican food chain offered five different meals from its menu at £5 for five days, starting with Cinco de Mayo.

The food and beverage brand operator was awarded a contract to operate three food and beverage units and a substantial food court in the International Departures Lounge at Abu Dhabi International Airport’s new Midfield Terminal Building. The deal, which is valued at approximately £280 million (1,500 million AED), will run for between five and ten years, depending on the unit.

The brand will be offering customers a 10% discount on their freshly baked Gluten Free range in support of Coeliac UK’s Awareness Week (9th-15th May).

Franco Manca, with its UK leisure property agency, Shelley Sandzer, announced that it has secured two new London sites.

New research from UK coffee provider rijo42 has analysed the habits of 1,000 British workers, finding that over 95% of professionals have access to a cup of coffee in the workplace.

The pizza brand puts EUR1,000,000 up for grabs in its new promotion.

The company reported that total orders in the First Quarter ended 31 March 2016 were 31.5 million, up 57% year-on-year, up 41% on a like-for-like basis.

The brand launched its newest range of gluten-free and dairy-free pasties. 

The Great Tastes of America promotion is back at McDonald’s for a tenth year, with authentic new flavours.