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Social Media Wrap Up: TGI Fridays’ first QSR format; Pizza Hut Restaurants’ vegan pizza giveaway; Tim Hortons offers Canada getaway
Social Media Wrap Up: TGI Fridays’ first QSR format; Pizza Hut Restaurants’ vegan pizza giveaway; Tim Hortons offers Canada getaway
Find out what QSRs have been up to on social media this week.
Choppaluna to open restaurant in Scotland’s Glasgow City Centre
The brand previously revealed it will open ten sites this year.
Heinz teams up with fried chicken chain Absurd Bird to create vegan burger
The burger is available until 31 January in Absurd Bird sites.
Pizza Pilgrims eyes first Brighton location
The company operates 18 restaurants in the UK.
Bill Granger to open fifth Granger & Co restaurant in London
This will be the fifth London site for the Australian chef.
Papa John’s promotes Anne Fischer to chief marketing and digital officer
She joined Papa John’s in 2015 as senior director for digital marketing and most recently served as senior vice president for customer experience.
Just Eat Takeaway orders past 1 billion in 2021
274 million orders were processed in the fourth quarter of last year.
Caffè Nero group completes debt refinancing
This effectively ends a takeover bid from the Issa brothers' EG Group.
Pret A Manger to increase pay this April
The company will invest over £9.2 million to raise hourly rates amidst sector-wide labour shortages.
Weekly Global News Wrap: Starbucks to spend US$1.5 with diverse suppliers; Domino’s to change value offers amidst rising costs; Taco Bell launches subscription deal
Here is a summary of the most interesting news stories of the week from around the world.
Social Media Wrap Up: Pizza Hut’s vegan flatbreads; Tim Hortons continues drive-thru openings; Costa’s reusable cups range
Find out what QSRs have been up to on social media this week.
UK’s HungryPanda acquires Asian food delivery platform Easi
Founded in 2017, it already has a presence in ten countries, including the US, UK and Australia.
LEON ramps up expansion goals, eyes 50 new sites this year
The move is expected to create 1,000 jobs and 4,000 over the next three years.
Plant-based fish and chips, pepperoni pizza amongst items launched for Veganuary
Deliveroo, meanwhile, reported a 117% surge in plant-based ordering across the UK since Veganuary 2021.
Island Poke starts year with two restaurant openings in London
It also has plans to grow in Edinburgh in the next few years.
SSP Group sees strengthened trading ahead despite 2021 sales drop
Sales in December 2021 ran at approximately 63% of 2019 levels.
Burger King UK acquires 12 new restaurants from franchise partners
The group now directly owns almost a third of the chain’s roughly 530 UK restaurants.
