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This year’s iconic red Starbucks cup features a two-toned ombré design, with a bright poppy color on top that shades into a darker cranberry below.

The Mexican food chain issued the following statement.

hungryhouse.co.uk became the first online food ordering platform in the UK to be fully integrated with Foursquare, with the help of mobile commerce startup Button, in the first of many ventures between the two.

The coffee shop chain announced that its Christmas range is rolling out nationwide, with the Costa Christmas cup characters making a comeback.

The fast food chain is bringing back its Christmas lunch and preluded it with a countdown.

According to a story by BBC News, Iran shut down a branch of the US fast food giant Kentucky Fried Chicken, even as the manager of the restaurant, called Halal KFC, said it had nothing to do with the US company.

The brand launched the range of paper food containers designed to provide a versatile and comprehensive disposable packaging solution suitable for a wide range of takeaway foods.

McDonald’s announced a pilot for a new range of burgers, coming in three new flavours.

All McDonald’s UK restaurants are aiming to try to raise £1million for Ronald McDonald House Charities this October.

Health Action Campaign research showed that producing healthier food could be good for business as well as public health. The 1 billion GBP a year food and drinks companies claim in tax relief for Research & Development could be used to kick start progress.

According to the Fresh Produce Journal, the chain is looking to train its staff to make and sell sandwiches using a range of different breads baked in-store, and fresh ingredients from its Market Street area.

The digital marketplace for takeaway food delivery issued the order update for the third quarter three and nine months to 30 September 2015.

Social media savvy charities can compete to raise awareness for their cause and receive funding from Starbucks this Christmas with #RedCupCheer, which launched 3 November.

The England (steak and ale) pie won against the New Zealand mince and cheese in Square Pie’s first ‘Pie World Cup’.

The Vietnamese food chain launched new dishes to add to its menu.

The coffee shop chain partnered with Manning Gottlieb OMD to launch the nationwide Christmas Red Cups campaign. The campaign features seasonal beverages such as Gingerbread Latte, Toffee Nut Latte, Eggnog Latte and Honey and Almond Hot Chocolate. Created and executed by Manning Gottlieb OMD in partnership with Fuse Sport + Entertainment and Mobile5, the campaign will kick off with a socially charged, bespoke OOH light instillation in Kings Cross station. Running from the 3-6th November, the campaign extends across digital displays throughout the station and will be further amplified across Twitter, Facebook and Instagram. The four meter tall Red Cup instillation - designed to smell like Starbucks’ hero gingerbread latte - will gradually light up as the number of #RedCups mentions on social media increases. Tweets pulled through from the #RedCups will feature across digital display boards throughout Kings Cross station to thank fans for participation. Throughout the duration of the instillation, Starbucks will also surprise and delight consumers with complimentary gift cards. To announce the arrival of Red Cups, and further engage Starbucks fans online, Starbucks created – in partnership with Twitter – a Red Cup hash-flag which appears whenever #RedCups is tweeted. Steve Flanagan, Marketing Director for the UK, Starbucks said: “Anticipation for the Starbucks Red Cups has been building since our exclusive preview in Selfridges last month. We wanted to declare the red cups season officially open with an inclusive campaign showcasing the great organic community #RedCups creates online. ” Rachel Fernandez-Vidal, Business Director, Manning Gottlieb OMD said, “The hash-flag is an exciting element to the campaign and we are thrilled to be one of the first to partner with Twitter. Utilising Starbucks effective social presence we have kicked off the annual Red Cup campaign via the Kings Cross instillation enabling us to physically connect with the Starbucks consumer even further.”