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Bluebird Café partners with PetsPyjamas to launch afternoon tea with dogs
Bluebird Café partners with PetsPyjamas to launch afternoon tea with dogs
The new afternoon tea will run for six weeks and will be in support of Wild at Heart Foundation.
Pret A Manger launches new apprenticeship programme
The programme gives candidates the chance to complete an undergraduate degree for the first time.
LEON set to open first site in Ireland
The upcoming Dublin site is part of a plan to roll out 20 sites across the country by 2023.
Starbucks' new recyclable lids to phase out plastic straws by 2020
The global coffee brand is currently trialling them in more than 8,000 stores in the U.S. and Canada.
U.S.-inspired Hancock's to open three new sites within the year
The new restaurants will reportedly create some 75 new full and part time jobs.
Chinese hotpot chain Hai Di Lao to make UK debut at Piccadilly Circus
This also serves as the chain's first entry into Europe.
Indian grab-and-go Pali Kitchen debuts
Their first store is located at Bow Lane.
Tonkotsu Ramen to open new site in Stratford
This will be the brand's 10th overall location.
Casual Dining Group announces £30m cash investment for growth opportunities
They also reported a 2.3% increase like-for-like sales in the past 3 months.
Use of CVAs up by 143% in last six months, study says
Linklaters notes that there were 12 CVAs already utilised in the first quarter of this year alone.
Thai Express debuts at Grand Central
This is the brand's fifth site in the UK.
LEON reports 0.9% like-for-like sales growth in 2017
It has also started seeing an increase in results for 2018 so far.
Abokado launches new summer menu
The new range includes poké bowls and brand new salads.
Weekly Global News Wrap: Chick-fil-A still America's favorite fast food chain; Bill Gates-backed Impossible Burger now served in Air New Zealand; KFC South Africa pokes fun at Neymar with new ad
Here is a summary of the most interesting QSR news stories of the week from around the world.
Social Media Wrap Up: Pret A Manger's #Pride2018 playlist; Las Iguanas gives away free trip to Brazil; pod brings back vegan rainbow salad
Find out what QSRs have been up to on social media this week.
Filipino fast food chain Jollibee eyes new sites in UK
They are also eyeing a Mexican fast food chain to bolster their global expansion plan.
More deprived communities have greater density of fast food outlets, Public Health England says
Their health survey also shows obesity rates rising along with deprivation rates.
