UK

Starbucks brought back its seasonal espresso beverages in its red holiday cups to stores in the U.S. and Canada.

According to a story by the Daily Mail, Burger King applied for drinks licences for its four UK stores, looking to become one of the first fast food chains to sell alcohol in the UK.

According to an article by the Telegraph, the McDonald's in Redhill, Surrey was caught in a controversy of allegedly 'insulting' residents and glorifying graffiti at its newly refurbished restaurant.

According to an article by Rocket News 24, the fried chicken chain is set to open an all-you-can-eat buffet restaurant in Osaka, Japan.

Starbucks reported its financial results for its 13-week fiscal fourth quarter and 52-week fiscal year ended September 27, 2015.

In advance of the introduction of the mandatory National Living Wage next April, the bakery and café brand announced that it will increase the starting hourly rate to £7.20 per hour as of 1st November.

Data from the NPD Group has revealed that the number of servings of Alcohol in the out-of-home market is in long-term decline, falling by 23% between YE June 2010 and YE June 2015. This equates to 330 million fewer servings of Alcohol.

The brand announced that HSBC will fund LEON’s plans to expand both nationally and internationally and restructure existing debt. LEON said that the refinancing package from HSBC will help support their new openings and the brand’s plans to expand into North America and beyond and marks the start of a new banking relationship with HSBC.

The brand launched a new menu including Fillet Steak, Chargrilled Veggies, and Chicken Drumsticks.

The new store is the brand's eighth new site this year.

According to a story published by the Belfast Telegraph, the bakery chain is planning to open as many as 50 locations across Northern Ireland with around 10 in Belfast alone.

Chilango is enabling its guests and fans to own shares in the brand.

The dessert brand is preparing its re-entry into the UK.

The Soil Association's Out to Lunch campaign published a new table ranking the health of children’s food in 21 of the UK’s most popular restaurant chains.

According to a story published by the Standard, Sainsbury’s launched its smallest store in an attempt to tap into lunchtime spending.

The fast food brand opened their 29th restaurant in Canary Wharf.