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
