EXCLUSIVE: Social Media Wrap Up; Honest Burgers Giveaway to Celebrate Old Street Store Opening; Chains Donate to Action Against Hunger; Joe Delucci's Winter Gelato Offer

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

NEW ON THE MENU

Pret a Manger launched a vegan special of artichoke hearts and roasted red pepper tapenade and spinach
Costa announced that Black Forest Hot Chocolate would be put back on their menu as part of their Christmas menu launch on Nov 5
Burger King added apple pie sticks to their menu
Krispy Kreme launched a pumpkin spice latte
Abokado added pretzel rolls, BBQ chicken and chicken teriyaki hot wraps to their offering
McDonald’s launched a range of new wraps including BBQ Pulled Pork, Hot Peri Peri Chicken, Sweet Chilli Chicken and BBQ Chicken and Bacon flavours
Second Cup added a pumpkin swirl latte to their menu
Nando’s added Chicken Drumsticks to their menu

PROMOTIONS

Ekachai gave away a meal for 2 in a photo sharing competition
Benito’s Hat donated 50p from every potato burrito sold to Action Against Hunger
Pho gave away a meal for 4 in support of Action Against Hunger
Honest Burgers gave away hundreds of burgers to celebrate the opening of their new Old Street outlet
Tortilla gave away burritos to people celebrating their birthdays
Square Pie gave away a signed Lawrence Dallaglio shirt
Yo! Offered sumo bowls and drink meal deals for £10 and gave away sushi cooking classes in Glasgow
Papa John’s offered 50% off pizzas for NFL games that exceeded 50 points and brought back free pizza Fridays
Wok & Go offered 20% off first time on-line orders, and 25% off through Hungry House orders
Joe Delucci’s began offering 50% off over winter via Groupon
Pizza Express gave away Rugby World Cup goody bags
You Me Sushi gave away sushi boxes
GBK gave away bags for life
Costa Coffee gave away vouchers to competition entrants describing which Costa drink they’d be
Lola’s Cupcakes gave away a box of Halloween cupcakes
Krispy Kreme gave away doughnuts at a scarecrow patch they set up at London Waterloo station
pod ran a competition to give away coffee for a year

BRAND AND STORE UPDATES

Neds Noodle Bar has started to use electric delivery bikes
Busaba Eathai announced they’d be opening in Manchester in 2016
pod celebrated their 10th birthday
McDonald’s enlisted Gareth Bale to give away their 100,000th kit
Birley Sandwiches opened on Cannon Street
Hummus Bros opened on Chancery Lane
Papa John’s opened in Brighton
Boris Johnston served patrons at Lola’s Tokyo outlet
Yo! Sushi announced they’d be opening in Intu Derby
Southern Fried Chicken opened in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan

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