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Social Media Wrap Up: McDonald's to launch a new Christmas ad; Greggs donates £900,000 to a fundraising TV program; TGI Fridays' new Rudolph Roulette
Social Media Wrap Up: McDonald's to launch a new Christmas ad; Greggs donates £900,000 to a fundraising TV program; TGI Fridays' new Rudolph Roulette
Find out what QSRs have been up to on social media this week.
HOP Vietnamese to open new flagship store in London
This marks as the chain’s fifth site.
Vegan, gluten-free cupcakes among The Hummingbird Bakery's new Thanksgiving items
The new offerings are available in-store starting 19 November.
Costa Coffee extends loyalty programme to their express machines
The Costa Coffee Club loyalty programme, started in 2010, now has over 5.5 million users.
Takeaways From IGD's Food-to-Go Conference
IGD held their annual Food-to-Go conference in London on November 8, attracting a range of high level industry leaders to speak.
Street food brands to launch in The Upper Place food market in Holloway
The market will also have their first joint venture with Nags Head Market.
Yard & Coop launches crowdfunding project
The chain has five reward packages for those who would participate.
McDonald's partners with UberEats to launch delivery platform in Ireland
The UberEats app can determine which fast food outlet has delivery services.
Uber to ‘triple' their food delivery in EMEA
Uber aims to have their users make order through their website.
MOD Pizza to launch in Watford
They will also open their 9th site in Leicester on December. MOD Pizza has announced that they will open a new store in Watford on November 15. The pizza chain will serve their classic offerings and also allows customers to create their own pizza and salad where they can choose over 30 toppings. They will also feature sides, desserts and hand-spun milkshakes. “We are extremely excited to open in Watford and bring MOD to this fantastic community. We are delighted to be able to spread even more MODness in the heart of the town centre with the opening of our 8th restaurant in the UK,” John Nelson, CEO of MOD Pizza UK, said.
LEON trials allergen awareness initiative
Two weeks have now passed since staff are asking customers about their food allergies.
Wimpy launches home delivery services
The chain also just signed an agreement with Deliveroo, boosting their delivery platform.
Tim Hortons to launch first franchised store in Scotland
The news followed after their site opening in Birmingham. Tim Hortons has announced that they are set to open their first franchised store in the UK in Stenhousemuir, Scotland by the end of the year. The franchisees Graeme & Lisa Tobias will be operating the upcoming drive-thru restaurant and also expressed plans to launch more in the next 12 months. “We have seen great demand from many businesses interested in becoming franchise partners and after a thorough selection process, we are delighted to welcome Graeme & Lisa Tobias and their team to the Tim Hortons family,” Kevin Hydes, chief finance & commercial officer of the Tim Hortons franchise in the UK, said.
Island Poké opens new site in Shoreditch
This is their largest site to date.
Abokado introduces new autumn menu
Their new offerings pays homage to Pacific flavours.
Benito's Hat to open two new sites in St Albans and The O2 Arena
The news comes following a £1 million investment for a three year growth plan.
Papa John's revenues falls 15.7% to US$364 million
The pizza chain saw an 8.8% decrease in revenues for the past nine months.
