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New plans to end unfair tipping practices and increase transparency for consumers and employees were announced today (2 May 2016) by the Business Secretary Sajid Javid.

The coffee chain brand announced that it received notice of an unsolicited “mini-tender” offer by TRC Capital Corporation to purchase up to 2 million shares of Starbucks common stock at a price of $54.38 per share in cash.

The Mexican food chain offered five different meals from its menu at £5 for five days, starting with Cinco de Mayo.

The brand will be offering customers a 10% discount on their freshly baked Gluten Free range in support of Coeliac UK’s Awareness Week (9th-15th May).

Franco Manca, with its UK leisure property agency, Shelley Sandzer, announced that it has secured two new London sites.

The pizza brand puts EUR1,000,000 up for grabs in its new promotion.

The company reported that total orders in the First Quarter ended 31 March 2016 were 31.5 million, up 57% year-on-year, up 41% on a like-for-like basis.

The brand launched its newest range of gluten-free and dairy-free pasties. 

The Great Tastes of America promotion is back at McDonald’s for a tenth year, with authentic new flavours.

UK consumers are united in not tolerating poor food hygiene ratings and simply won’t visit places that have had food safety issues, no matter what type of restaurant they are. 61% won’t eat at a restaurant, takeaway, coffee shop or pub that has a low Food Standards Agency (FSA) Food Hygiene Rating while three quarters (75%) said they wouldn’t risk dining at a restaurant that had been implicated in a food hygiene incident, even if recommended by someone that they trust.

A survey by the FSA and Allergy UK has shown there have been improvements for those with allergies since new labelling rules came in, but more needs to be done.

According to a story by The Connexion, the brand is set to open its first restaurant at Cour Saint-Emilion in Bercy Village in Paris in July, and a second venue is slated for Gare du Nord in 2017.

The bakery chain launched a new balanced choice menu for lighter and healthier lunchtime options.

Pret A Manger announced that a new store is scheduled to open in Terminal One at Manchester Airport on Friday 29th April.

According to a story by the Crain's Chicago Business, the fast food chain is rolling out a new 'simpler recipe' for its Chicken McNuggets that will remove artificial preservatives.

Here's what the QSRs were up to on social media last week.