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Social Media Wrap Up: Pret A Manger’s festive menu; Taco Bell opens in Chesterfield; Dunkin’ Donuts’ Deliveroo discount
Social Media Wrap Up: Pret A Manger’s festive menu; Taco Bell opens in Chesterfield; Dunkin’ Donuts’ Deliveroo discount
Find out what QSRs have been up to on social media this week
Greggs unveils Christmas menu
The menu includes festive drinks and vegan bakes.
Sam Harrison, Fanny Stocker open Sam’s Larder
The owners of Sam’s Riverside are seeking to expand their portfolio.
Hospitality sales double in Manchester, Birmingham
Manchester leads in top hospitality sales in UK cities.
Fridays restaurant to open in Barnsley
It will open next week.
Coffee #1 posts strong Q1 sales to 111%
It hit 117% in October
More than half of UK consumers order less from restaurants
This as they save money amidst cost pressures.
Contact catering sales down 9% from pre-COVID-19 levels
Inflation is blamed for the decline in sales.
Domino’s total system sales down 8.3% YoY in Q3 22
The pizza chain posted £344.7m of total system sales.
Food, drink inflation hits nearly 20% in September
This is the eighth consecutive month of double-digit inflation.
Costa Coffee announces return to Morocco
The UK-based coffee chain exited the country in 2020.
Burger & Sauce opens grill in Walsall
A former banker was awarded the franchise in Birmingham.
Hospitality group urges government to investigate soaring energy prices
The group fears that energy suppliers may be quoting far above wholesale retail prices.
Casual dining Gusto Italian to open doors in Oxford
Customers can start booking their slots as early as now.
Inflation munches on UK’s F&B market growth: report
2022 is expected to finish with a 2% decline in growth compared to last year.
How tokenisation is changing the face of QSR
Payment security is paramount when handling sensitive information, such as consumer data, across every business area, and the restaurant and hospitality industry is no exception. Between growing concerns over security and changing legislation around compliance (GDPR, PCI DSS), many restaurants and fast-food establishments now rely on tokenisation to secure sensitive information by turning private material - such as payment details - into virtual tokens. So how is tokenisation changing QSR?
Pret A Manger unveils Christmas Menu
The menu is back on 2 November.