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Weekly Global News Wrap: Papa John's founder steps down as board chairman after using racial slur; iHOP set for Peruvian expansion; McDonald's pulls salads from 3,000 restaurants due to cyclospora outbreak
Weekly Global News Wrap: Papa John's founder steps down as board chairman after using racial slur; iHOP set for Peruvian expansion; McDonald's pulls salads from 3,000 restaurants due to cyclospora outbreak
Here is a summary of the most interesting QSR news stories of the week from around the world.
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Tim Hortons eyes expansion into China
The Canadian coffee and donut company plans to open more than 1,500 sites in the country.
Cardiff named as 'unhealthiest city' in terms of fast food outlets, report says
Oxford, meanwhile, is the pizza capital of the UK with 8 pizza restaurants for every 100,000 people.
EAT. founders to step down after closure of some sites
Niall and Fatih MacArthur launched the sandwich brand in 1996.
easyCoffee receives £10m investment from Stellar Asset Management
The new joint venture will allow the value coffee chain to roll out 800 vending machines nationally in 2019.
Shake Shack looks to find more sites in the UK
The burger brand recently opened its Mansion House site in Cannon Street.
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.
