EXCLUSIVE: Social Media Wrap Up; Itsu Launch 'Miso with Benefits' Range; Starbucks Get into the Halloween Mood with a Vampire Frappuccino; Leon Open their 29th Store
Here's what QSRs were up to on social media this week.
NEW ON THE MENU
Pizza Hut Delivery launched a chocolate orange cookie dough dessert
Ping Pong launched a new winter menu
Vital Ingredient added a slaw and red, white and black quinoa dish to their menu
Hummingbird Bakery brought out a range of Halloween themed cupcakes
Starbucks added a Vampire Frappuccino to their menu
Dallas Chicken and Ribs re-introduced their chicken buckets
Burger King added an Amsterdam Steakhouse burger and Halloween burger to their menu
Itsu launched a new range of miso ‘meals in a bowl’
Wasabi added a new noodle soup range to their menu
Pod launched a limited edition Vietnamese pork dish to their offering
Wimpy gave away £10 vouchers
PROMOTIONS
Tossed gave away a month’s supply of granola
Domino’s gave away tickets to The X Factor
Big John’s gave away pizzas
Esquires gave away coffees in an Instagram photo posting competition
Pizza Hut Delivery gave away a Blu-Ray player and Entourage DVD
Yo! Sushi offered diners 40 of their most popular dishes for £2.70 each and ran a sumo bowl and beer offer for £10
Byron burger donated money from certain burger purchases to buy school meals
Hummus Bros gave away hummus pots at their new Chancery Lane store
Carluccio’s ran a half term promotion, giving away kids meals with purchases of adult mains
Vital Ingredient offered 50% off fresh produce on Friday afternoons
GBK gave away £30 vouchers in a James Bond name competition
Prime Burger gave away hundreds of burgers
Domino’s ran a 007 pizza giveaway competition
Dallas Chicken and Ribs gave away free meals
You Me Sushi gave away a chicken katsu lunch
Yoomoo gave away a Halloween hamper
Hummingbird Bakery ran a competition to give away a £50 voucher for baking their Vinegar Pie
Pita Pit is giving away treats with any purchases for customers who come into their stores in Halloween costume
Krispy Kreme uploaded a number of games for kids to download and use over half term
Little Chef ran a competition to give away free breakfasts
Papa John’s gave £10 for orders over £25
BRAND AND STORE UPDATES
Patisserie Valerie’s St George’s Shopping Centre store opened
Leon opened their 29th store at Canary Wharf
Krispy Kreme announced they’d be opening at Friars Walk Shopping Centre
Itsu opened at Westfield, London
Benito’s Hat Goodge St and Covent Garden branches and Oddono’s Gelato Bar in South Kensington have been nominated for a Time Out Love London Award