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The ice cream brand, Amore di Gelato, unveiled a new Rum and Raisin flavour for 2016.

According to a story by GazetteLive, the takeaway launched a new store at 94 Church Road , Stockton, open Monday to Friday, 11.30am until 2.30pm.

The restaurant chain announced that it will be opening of three new sites across central London in 2016, following a £1.8 million funding deal with Santander Corporate & Commercial.

Following Carluccio’s announcement of the opening of their new concept Via Carluccio’s, we spoke with Chief Executive Neil Wickers about what’s ahead for the grab and go concept.

Filled with vibrant colours, incredible patterns and interesting mixes of old and new, this new design is the first change to the brand in ten years.

According to a story by the Metro, the French fries are made with a choice of milk and/or white chocolate sauces.

According to a story by the Retail Gazette, Tesco will be closing down two “Food-to-Go” stores in London on 4 March.

The coffee chain announced the national launch of its Mobile Order & Pay app, available in 300 UK stores.

According to MarketWatch, McDonald's Corp.'s corporate credit rating was downgraded one notch to BBB+ from A- at Standard & Poor's, which cited the fast food giant's plan to issue more debt to fund returns of cash to shareholders.

The fast food giant announced the financial results for the fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2015, showing strong performance from the U.K., Canada and Australia.

According to a story by the Telegraph, Japan will be setting up a new certification system for overseas chefs with the aim of improving the sushi served in UK outlets.

Recent data released by Holiday Hypermarket revealed that Boxing Day bookings were up 84% year on year despite a disappointing Christmas period for high street retailers. According to recent information from the British Retail Consortium (BRC) and industry analyst Springboard, high street spending was down 4% year on year for December.

The Thai restaurant group enlisted mobile payment and loyalty platform provider MyCheck to develop its mobile application, and revealed the impact of mobile technology on its business.

Jimmy’s Farm is set to supply its Cumberland-style sausages to Shake Shack UK.

Jeremy Paxman, speaking in Solihull at the FPA annual Environment Seminar, called on the whole supply chain to take action to tackle the UK’s litter crisis or face legislative action.

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