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8 years ago

EXCLUSIVE: SOCIAL MEDIA WRAP UP - Benito's Hat Celebrates Cinco de Mayo, Abokado in Massive Meal Giveaway and Pod's New Menu for Starbucks

Here is what the QSR's were up to on social media for the week.

NEW ON THE MENU

Honest Burgers announced they’d be introducing a new brunch menu

Busaba Eathai announced brunches would be served at its Kingston Riverside and Shoreditch sites

Lola’s added a knickerbocker glory cupcake to their menu, together with election themed cupcakes for Thursday

Hummingbird Bakery added pumpkin, Mississippi mud, key lime, lemon meringue and pecan flavoured pies to their menu

Starbucks began selling mango passion fruit and red berry yoghurt frappuccinos to their offering

Pod unveiled a new range of dishes in Starbucks branches

Itsu’s new menu, including baby maki and quinoa salad launched

PROMOTIONS

Chop and Wok gave away free sides with orders over £15, and gave away 2 meals on election night

Wrap it Up! offered 20% off its wraps

Itsu gave away free smoothie samples to celebrate the opening of their new Neal St store

Benito’s Hat ran a competition to give away a cooking class for 10

Zing Zing gave away 5 boxes of food in an election themed competition

Wok and Go offered 2 for 1 on large noodle boxes

West Cornwall Pasty Company teamed up with Heat magazine to give away a Cornish pasty a day for a year

Subway gave away tickets to a Liverpool FC match, and began its 5k run series

Chilango gave away a free meal in a ‘pick your favourite meat’ competition

Starbucks, via the Fairtrade Foundation, ran a competition giving away a Starbucks card pre-loaded with £100

Benito’s Hat ran a Cinco de Mayo competition and offered 2 for 1 on cocktails to celebrate the Mexican national day

Abokado gave away 400 lunches to celebrate the opening of their Berners & Mortimer Sts store, and also gave out £1 off offers for their new breakfast menu

Barburrito offered £4 burritos for participants in the Great Manchester Run

Lola’s Cupcakes gave away treats all week at their new Canary Wharf branch

KFC offered 2 for 1 on their coffee

Chilango gave away free burritos to participants in the Hackney Marathon

Greggs offered those signing up to their rewards programme a free sausage roll

Gourmet Burger Kitchen gave away sets of their new sauces and their Don burger with burger purchases in Swindon

Cafe Nero donated money to Project Waterfall

Papa John’s offered 2 for 1 on all pizzas ordered via their app and 50% off pizza for people in Coventry

Muffin Break gave away free coffee voucher to co-incide with their new gluten free range

Millie’s Cookies is running a competition to give away a year’s supply of cookies

Snog gave away frozen yoghurts

Pod gave free hot drinks to customers called Charlotte, Elizabeth or Diana in celebration of the royal baby

Pizza Hut gave 20 Charlotte’s free pizza at their Hannover St, Edinburgh outlet

BRAND AND STORE UPDATES

Benito’s Hat opened an outlet at Liverpool St station

Deliveroo began services in Birmingham

Jimmy’s have re-furbished their Staines branch

Wrap it Up! announced they’d be opening in Manchester

Suchef announced a new store in Chancery Lane

Itsu opened up on Neal St, London, and re-opened their Piccadilly store

Bone Daddies announced they’d be opening up on Old St in August

Kerb opened an outlet at Cubitts Square

Byron Burger announced they’d be opening in Canterbury

Crussh made the most of election night by keeping their Milbank store open 24 hours

Le Pain Quotidien announced they’d be offering kids baking classes in their Chiswick branch

Shake Shack announced their next store would be opening in Westfield Stratford

Starbucks donated 25p from every coffee purchased to charity

Abokado’s newest branch at Berners and Mortimer Sts opened

Hummus Bros launched a Seedrs funding campaign

Baskin Robbins closed their Golders Green store

Chipotle celebrated its fifth birthday in the UK

Five Guys opened in Ealing Broadway and Braehead

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