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Subway announced that the well-loved Chipotle Chicken Melt will be back on the menu due to popular demand, as part of the Subway £3 LUNCH offer, available in-store for a limited time from 2nd March.

The brand announced that it has reached the milestone of 5,000 stores open and operating in Europe, with the opening of a brand new store in a shopping centre in Livingston, Scotland.

Papa John's signed a restaurant development agreement in the Netherlands.

The dessert parlour brand enlisted procurement consultancy Procure4 to review their entire supply chain ahead of expansion.

A study from Cafecomony surveyed over 1,700 coffee consumers and traders about the future industry trends and their day-to-day café habits. The UK’s discerning taste for speciality coffee shows no sign of waning, it seems, and expectations are high. Over 81% of consumers cite the quality of coffee served as the biggest motivating factor in choosing which coffee shop to visit. In fact, over half of café owners support this statistic, with 51% identifying coffee as the area of their business that has seen the biggest growth in the last twelve months.

From 23rd - 27th March, the brand will be offering a limited edition Chocolate Easter Egg Concrete featuring vanilla frozen custard blended with salted marshmallow caramel sauce and paul a young chocolate chunks (£5.50 single/£8 double).

The Michelin-starred LIMA launched a Peruvian delicatessen in the Harrods food hall.

The association issued the following response to the controversy surrounding paper cup recyclability.

The brand was awarded a Birmingham City Council Healthy Choices Award for its healthy food options.

Starbucks adopted the parenting charity's Parent Friendly Places Charter, pledging to provide a parent-friendly environment in 800+ stores across the country.

In tandem with National Apprenticeship Week (March 14-18), Starbucks is expanding its apprenticeship programme to include those with higher degrees by offering apprenticeships in management and leadership roles. The move will create 1,000 additional apprenticeships. Last year, over 6,000 applications were received for 250 openings.

Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne announced in the Budget that a tax on sugary soft drinks will take effect in 2018 to tackle childhood obesity.

According to a story by the Telegraph, the government said that it has "no plans" to tax coffee cups after Rory Stewart, the environment minister, suggested they could be subject to a similar tax to plastic bags.

As UK businesses prepare for the introduction of Chancellor George Osborne’s national living wage in April, the impact of wage rates on hospitality businesses has become a key point of discussion and debate.

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

According to a story by the Mirror, frustrated McDonald's staff have taken to the internet to complain about the fast food chain's new all-day breakfast menu.