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Social Media Wrap Up; Pizza Hut's naan bread pizza; New US Chain Set to Open in the UK; Yo! Sushi, Crepeaffaire and Harry Ramsden's Offer Hefty Student Discounts

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

NEW ON THE MENU

Pizza Hut added naan bread pizza to the menu at their Star City branch and introduced an ultimate thin pizza
Bubbleology added cookie straws to their menu
Millie’s Cookies, Hummingbird Bakery and Krispy Kreme unveiled their range of Halloween treats
Chop’d launched their autumn menu including pear and stilton salad, roast pancetta with apple slaw and grilled halloumi and aubergine stew
Wimpy added a piri piri chicken burger to their menu
Abokado added new items to their menu including hot wraps, chicken noodle soup and pretzel breakfast rolls
Caffe Nero introduced a new hot food range
Costa added an apple crumble tray bake to their offering
Pizza Express launched their new autumn menu including salted caramel profiteroles
Taco Bell added chalupas to their menu
Pret a Manger launched a chipotle chicken burrito

PROMOTIONS

Busaba Eathai gave away app vouchers to celebrate their new menu specials
Chop’d ran a competition with 1 Rebel UK to give away workout classes and salads
Pizza Hut offered half price pizzas for orders over £15
Neds Noodle Bar offered 2-4-1 over the weekend
Wahaca ran a Day of the Dead competition giving away festival tickets and £250 Wahaca vouchers
Papa John’s gave away pizzas in a photo sharing competition and gave 25% off orders over £25
Barburrito gave away burritos for sharing photos of their new chicken and chorizo burrito
Domino’s gave 50% off for on-line orders over £15
Yo! Sushi offered 25% off food to students
Harry Ramsden’s and Krispy Kreme offered 20% off to students
Pho gave away free beers with mains at their Soho store
Potbelly gave 50% off in-store
GBK ran several competitions giving away GBK vouchers
Crepeaffaire offered 40% off to students at London Westfield
Snog Frozen Yoghurt added a biscotti flavoured frozen yoghurt to their menu
You Me Sushi gave away a sushi platter
Joe Delucci’s offered 50% off ice cream via Groupon

BRAND AND STORE UPDATES

US wing chain Wing Zone is opening in the UK, with their first store set to open at Finsbury Park, London
Hummus Bros latest outlet in Holborn opens on Monday
Honest Burgers is opening a store at Old Street
Patisserie Valerie opened in the Debenhams in Wandsworth
Starbucks is raising money for farmers in Rwanda
Square Pie closed its Pie Bond
Yo! Sushi announced they’d be opening at Intu Derby
GBK announced they’d be opening in Chichester
Wok & Go opened in Shotton
Five Guys Putney opened
 

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