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The fast food chain is giving away free meals in celebration of the opening of its 30th store.

The England (steak and ale) pie won against the New Zealand mince and cheese in Square Pie’s first ‘Pie World Cup’.

The Vietnamese food chain launched new dishes to add to its menu.

The coffee shop chain partnered with Manning Gottlieb OMD to launch the nationwide Christmas Red Cups campaign. The campaign features seasonal beverages such as Gingerbread Latte, Toffee Nut Latte, Eggnog Latte and Honey and Almond Hot Chocolate. Created and executed by Manning Gottlieb OMD in partnership with Fuse Sport + Entertainment and Mobile5, the campaign will kick off with a socially charged, bespoke OOH light instillation in Kings Cross station. Running from the 3-6th November, the campaign extends across digital displays throughout the station and will be further amplified across Twitter, Facebook and Instagram. The four meter tall Red Cup instillation - designed to smell like Starbucks’ hero gingerbread latte - will gradually light up as the number of #RedCups mentions on social media increases. Tweets pulled through from the #RedCups will feature across digital display boards throughout Kings Cross station to thank fans for participation. Throughout the duration of the instillation, Starbucks will also surprise and delight consumers with complimentary gift cards. To announce the arrival of Red Cups, and further engage Starbucks fans online, Starbucks created – in partnership with Twitter – a Red Cup hash-flag which appears whenever #RedCups is tweeted. Steve Flanagan, Marketing Director for the UK, Starbucks said: “Anticipation for the Starbucks Red Cups has been building since our exclusive preview in Selfridges last month. We wanted to declare the red cups season officially open with an inclusive campaign showcasing the great organic community #RedCups creates online. ” Rachel Fernandez-Vidal, Business Director, Manning Gottlieb OMD said, “The hash-flag is an exciting element to the campaign and we are thrilled to be one of the first to partner with Twitter. Utilising Starbucks effective social presence we have kicked off the annual Red Cup campaign via the Kings Cross instillation enabling us to physically connect with the Starbucks consumer even further.” 

The coffee shop chain unveiled its Christmas menu on Wednesday 4th November.

The fast food brand announced that as of October 2015, all centrally-sourced packaging that is distributed across its 38 European markets is chain-of-custody certified.

Confidence remains relatively strong amongst the UK’s eating out operators, with nearly two-thirds of those taking part in the latest Eating Out-Look survey saying that their food sales had increased year-on-year.

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.