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Second Cup Opens in Harrow
Second Cup Opens in Harrow
The brand launched its latest United Kingdom café at Harrow’s busiest mall, the St. Ann’s Shopping Centre. The new café is now open and features a preview of Second Cup’s upcoming summer drink promotion ‘Be Wild’; available in all other cafes starting on June 1st.
Krispy Kreme releases new doughnut flavours
The brand unveiled four new flavours, the Nutella Chocolatta, Lemon Cheesecake, Reese's Peanut Butter and Jelly, and the Berry Pavlova.
Olympic diver Tom Daley joins McDonald’s ‘McCafé Moments’ campaign
McDonald’s UK teamed up with Olympic diver and TV personality, Tom Daley, for its 'McCafé Moments’ campaign. In partnership with Channel 4, the campaign will see Tom Daley and his best friend Sophie Lee react to significant TV moments, as they happen.
Muffin Break donates over £3,600 for UK Coffee Week
Following its support to UK Coffee Week in April, Muffin Break donated over £3,600 to the initiative to help support clean water projects in coffee growing communities.
Vital Ingredient to open twenty restaurants in the next three years
The brand announced that it will be opening five new stores soon, with fifteen more planned for the next three years.
Benugo launches delivery service
From the 2nd June 2016, Benugo will be offering a wide range of its menu delivered to almost anywhere in central London.
McDonald's CEO: "Robots will not replace workers"
According to a story by the Guardian, McDonald's CEO Steve Easterbrook stated that the company will not be replacing its employees with robots, following recent statements by a former CEO.
Domino's to open new store in Dundee
According to a story by the Evening Telegraph, the pizza brand is set to open a takeaway in Dundee that includes an option to sit-in, with the brand planning it to be one of the biggest eateries in the UK.
Pizza Hut deploys robot waiters in Asia
Pizza Hut has partnered with Mastercard to deploy robot waiters called Pepper in restaurants in Asia.
Papa John's launches first restaurant in Madrid, Spain
The pizza chain celebrated the opening of its first restaurant in Madrid, Spain with a launch party on May 9th.
Tortilla to arrive in Glasgow
The burrito and taco restaurant is set to open its first site at the Silverburn shopping centre in Glasgow, Scotland in June.
Meatcure launches crowdfunding campaign
The brand is looking to raise funds on the crowdfunding platform Seedrs to fuel expansion plans.
Coca-Cola slams sugar tax
Jon Woods, General Manager of Coca-Cola Great Britain and Ireland, released a blog post on the official Coca-Cola website, pointing out that taxing soft drinks containing sugar is not the solution to solve obesity.
EXCLUSIVE: Social Media Wrap Up; McDonald’s Tex Mex Stack; Pizza Hut’s PS4 Giveaway; Harry Ramsden's Paris Trip Raffle
Here's what the QSRs were up to on social media last week.
Customer feedback is £3.2b opportunity for hospitality industry, says report
Barclays released a new report based on pioneering research into the potentially revolutionary effect that online customer feedback and reviews are having on the hospitality and leisure sector in the UK.
Meat-free options prove a draw among young UK diners, says research
As part of WWF’s work on sustainable food, WWF-UK and Sodexo UK & Ireland commissioned the Food Ethics Council to undertake independent research to explore the business cases for adopting and promoting sustainable diets in the foodservice sector.
Shake Shack holds third Annual Great British Shake Sale
The company launched its 3rd Great British Shake Sale, a company-wide initiative taking place throughout May 2016 at all UK Shacks.
