EXCLUSIVE: Social Media Wrap Up; Pret Begins Massive Coffee Giveaway; Patisserie Valerie’s Gluten-Free Range; Smashburger Debuts in UK in Milton Keynes

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

NEW ON THE MENU

Vital Ingredient launched its new hot food range
Wahaca added a new taco to their offerings
Ping Pong Dim Sum added Chinese New Year specials to their menu
Gail’s Bakery added a new coffee blend to their offerings
BB’s Coffee Shop added a skinny raspberry and coconut muffin to their offerings
Costa added a new wrap to their gluten-free range; and brought back their salted caramel muffin
Honest Burgers launched a Tribute to Bacon burger; and is bringing back its rib meat special for February
Krispy Kreme added a new ‘honey bee’ chocolate and vanilla flavoured doughnut to its line-up as it brought back its ‘love bug’ doughnut in time for Valentine’s Day
West Cornwall Pasty Company launched a Haggis Pasty
Patisserie Valerie is launching a new gluten-free range
Itsu launched a range of new miso soups
Muffin Break launched the duffin
Millie’s Cookies is adding new personalised cookies to their range
Pod added a chicken dish to their menu, available only for two weeks

PROMOTIONS

Byron offered burgers for 35p to celebrate their new branch; and
Abokado ran a Twitter competition giving away a week’s worth of lunches
Big John’s offered 25% off
Honest Burgers’ Peckham branch is doing an Honesty Box Day on 24 January; and its Covent Garden branch will give away 100 burgers every day from 25 to 27 January for its opening
Yo! Sushi ran a Snapchat competition giving away a meal and handed out free blue plates of food; and is offering up to 40% off in its Westfield London outlet
Wasabi ran a Twitter contest giving away a free lunch
Crussh is offering deals with its Crussh Challenge card; and ran a Twitter contest giving away a free lunch
Dunkin’ Donuts offered free coffee with every dozen doughnuts purchased
Rosso Pomodoro offered £5 off on Click&Collect orders
EAT ran a Twitter competition giving away lunch for two
Quizno’s gave away coffees
Potbelly ran a Twitter raffle giving away a free meal
Papa John’s offered 50% off on orders above £15 all through January; and 10% cashback with a voucher code; and ran a Facebook competition for a free pizza
Spudulike offered a filled baked potato, garlic bread, and drink for £4.99
Rosso Pomodoro offered a 3-for-1 pizza deal
Red’s True Barbecue offered a £10 on orders with a voucher code
Pizza Express offered two specials for £9.95
Rey’s offered 20% off to Daughter concertgoers in Cambridge; and ran a Twitter contest giving away a meal for two
GBK offered two burgers for £10
Domino’s is offering a large pizza, garlic bread, wedges, and cookies for £14.99
Mother Clucker ran a Twitter raffle for a free lunch
Carluccio’s ran a Twitter competition giving away a £50 voucher
Boost offered 20% off
Jimmy’s is offering all-you-can-eat lunches to OAPs for £6 and dinners to students for £9.99 on weekdays; and ran a Twitter competition giving away lunch for two
Krispy Kreme is giving away a year’s supply of doughnuts
Nando’s Headingley gave away free food
BB’s Coffee and Muffin offered 2 for 1 on coffee and muffin orders
Pret began giving away 120,000 free coffees
You Me Sushi gave 20% off online orders
Square Pie offered 50% off their jacket potatoes
Pizza Hut gave away £20 vouchers in a Twitter contest; and hit a few offices with free pizzas and perks
Nom Foods announced a voucher code for 10% off and a free tote bag
Chop’d gave out free coffee to celebrate it’s Mark Lane branch’s anniversary
McDonald’s is offering its Peri Peri chicken wrap for £1.99 every Monday
Square Pie is offering half-price jackets for the rest of January with a voucher code
Giraffe offered 2-for-1 on mains with a voucher code
Vital Ingredient is offering create-your-own-breakfast with coffee for £3.95

STORE AND BRAND UPDATES

Honest Burgers announced they’re opening a branch in Covent Garden on 25 January
Busaba Eathai soft launched their Manchester branch
Papa John’s opened a branch in Walkden
Shakeaway re-opened their Bristol branch and are opening a branch in Rochester
Wok to Walk announced it’s working on a new branch
Smashburger is making its UK debut in Milton Keynes
Pho announced that they’re opening a new branch in Cambridge
Domino’s launched a Snapchat account
Second Cup is opening in Zurich
Tonkotsu announced it’s soon opening in Notting Hill

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