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According to a story by Bloomberg, the US coffee shop brand has less than half the number of outlets of market leader Costa Coffee, part of Whitbread Plc.

The digital marketplace for takeaway food delivery announced that it has agreed the acquisition of four businesses from Rocket Internet and foodpanda for €125.0 million in aggregate (£94.7 million), to be funded from existing cash resources.

The London salad chain are giving its customers extra salad ingredients for free every Friday.

Subway will be opening a new store with Jennings Motor Group within the company’s Kia dealership.

Sean Burlinson, formerly of Baxter Storey and Harris & Hoole, has been named the brand's new Food Director, while pod’s Marketing Director Meg Ellis has been promoted to the role of Commercial Director. Jovan Perovic will complete the senior management team as Operations Director. 

The company announced its commitment to animal welfare and pledged to transition to 100% cage-free eggs globally, starting with its U.S., Canadian, and Mexican Tim Hortons and Burger King locations by 2025.

The new tea brand will launch this month with its first tea house in St Albans, Hertfordshire on 15th February and an online range via its website: www.kanukatea.com.

New research conducted by Brasserie Blanc found a demand for high street restaurants to up their game when it comes to the dishes on menus. Respondents deemed food from many high street restaurants far too basic and expressed a want for more adventurous dishes such as game and offal.

Jaz Rabadia will be honored as a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) for her service to sustainability in the energy management sector and for promoting diversity in science, technology, engineering and mathematics.

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

The brand announced that its new Bone Broth (£1.95), made from bone and meat from grass-fed cattle, is being trialled in 28 shops in London for six weeks.

The Vietnamese food chain announced that it will open a new store at 1 Wheeler Street Cambridge, and will be giving away a free bowl of pho on opening day followed by its soft launch.

Almost a year on from Big Fernand's UK debut, we sat down with the Mathieu Durand to explore what lessons they've learned and how they've carved out a niche in what is a very competitive burger market.

Following positive results in its full year report for 2015, the fast food giant announced that it plans to roll out table service nationwide.

The coffee chain brand announced that it has priced an underwritten public offering of senior notes.

MenuLab is designed for cafes, restaurants, hotels and any business serving food to the public and is available on Google Play and from the App Store free of charge.