Social Media Wrap Up; Benito's Hat to Give Away a Year's Worth of Burritos in Birthday Celebration; Abokado Gives Away 800 Meals to Celebrate New Store; Yo! Launches a Range of Dishes Exclusive to Selfridges
Here's what the QSRs were up to on social media this week.
NEW ON THE MENU
Yo! Sushi launched a range of new dishes at Selfridge’s outlets
McDonald’s introduced its Indian Great Tastes of the World burger, a Chicken and Chutney burger
Abokado added an avocado bagel to their menu
PROMOTIONS
Pizza Hut had a BOGOF offer on their pizzas
Ping Pong gave away moon cakes and free dinners
Benito’s Hat gave away tickets to their birthday fiesta and ran a competition to give away a year’s worth of burritos
Abokado gave away lunch in a ‘tweet of the week’ competition
Wrap it Up! gave 20% off lunch orders
GBK held a ‘results reverser’ competition
Nando’s gave away copies of FIFA 2016
Baskin-Robbins gave away ice cream to celebrate their 70th birthday
Subway started a loyalty card giveaway
Domino’s gave away free pizzas in a FIFA16 Xbox competition
Hummingbird Bakery ran a competition giving away a Cuisinart ice cream maker
Yogberries gave away coffees in aid of Macmillan Cancer Research
Roosters Piri Piri gave away chicken wings and strips to Southampton freshers
Bagel Nash gave away bagels
Yo! Sushi ran a competition to give away free sushi for the month of October
Wimpy gave away vouchers for posters sharing their autumnal photos
Subway ran a competition to give away a holiday to the US
Tossed offered 10% off for app orders
POD teamed up with About Time magazine to promote a health week
BRAND AND STORE UPDATES
Byron Burger are now delivering via Deliveroo
Customers can now collect Nectar points at Pizza Express
McDonald’s announced they’d be sourcing all their potatoes from UK suppliers
Byron Burger opened in Newcastle
Tortilla opened in Birmingham
Shakeaway announced they’d be opening in Worcester
Five Guys announced their Putney would open on October 5th
Wasabi opened a store in the 02 centre
Yo! Sushi won best vegan curry dish at the PETA Vegan Food Awards
Prime Burger announced they’d be opening in Euston Station
Abokado’s Aldersgate store opened and they gave away 800 meals in celebration