EXCLUSIVE: Social Media Wrap Up; Benito’s Hat’s Guacamole Giveaway; LPQ Opens at Bicester Village; Muffin Break Launches Duffin

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

NEW ON THE MENU

Neds Noodle Bar added new salad to their menu; and a new lager to their offerings
Caffe Nero added new teas to their offerings
Shake Shack added Jimmy’s Farm sausages to their menu
Zing Zing is keeping their roast pork hirata buns on their menu
Harry Ramsden’s is now offering all-day brunch
Hot Box is making their BBQ menu available at lunch time
West Cornwall Pasty Company introduced a cheese and spinach guest pasty to their menu
Millie’s Cookies launched a limited edition Valentine’s range
Snog brought back their salted caramel flavour frozen yoghurt
Muffin Break added a duffin to their offering
Lola’s Cupcakes launched their Cupid Collection and Lovers range; and introduced their luxury hampers
The Hummingbird Bakery added a chocolate and salted caramel cake to their line up
Wrap It Up has added ALO Drink to their menu
Krispy Kreme launched their limited edition Valentine’s doughnuts
Byron is testing out a new menu at selected restaurants until Thursday
Hummus Bros introduced a new hummus dish and a new soup to their offerings for the week
Honest Burgers is launching new brunch dishes this coming weekend
Sticks’n’Sushi announced that it’s soon launching a new sushi roll
Flitch of Bacon added a new cocktail to their offerings

PROMOTIONS

Shakeaway ran a Facebook competition giving away vouchers; and is giving away shakes to the first 50 customers at their Rochester opening
Wok&Go offered two regular boxes for £10; and offered 20% off customers’ first order on their website
Pizza Express is running a pizza poetry contest giving away a Valentine’s meal on the house; and is offering second mains for £1
Zing Zing offered free bubble tea for all order above £20
Rosso Pomodoro gave away a free lunch for two in a Go North East contest; and is giving £5 off first Click&Collect orders in Hoxton and Chelsea
Crussh ran a Twitter contest giving away a free lunch
Benito’s Hat is running a photo contest giving away free guacamole for a year
Vital Ingredient offered 50% off create-your-own salads; and is offering breakfast with coffee or tea for £3.95 for the rest of the week
Wahaca is giving away tacos in a spoon hunt contest in Cardiff and Liverpool
Tortilla ran a Twitter contest giving away tacos
Potbelly offered 15% off at their Westfield Stratford branch
Barburrito ran a Facebook contest giving away two burritos
Muffin Break ran a Facebook contest giving away vouchers to 10 people
Giraffe offered 50% off on selected drinks; and gave away £40 vouchers
You Me Sushi offered 20% off all orders above £20 and ran an Instagram contest giving away one sushi box
Tossed offered 10% off on orders made through their app
Harry Ramsdens offered 20% off to students
Yo Sushi ran a contest giving away a trip to Japan
Honest Burgers ran an Honesty Box day at their Peckham store, giving away proceeds to charity; and is giving away 100 burgers per day from 25 to 27 January at their Covent Garden Branch
Rox Burger gave away dinner and drinks for six in a Twitter raffle
Neds Noodle Bar offered 50% rice and noodle boxes in Shoreditch
Bubbledogs is offering a hotdog with a glass of champagne for £10 until the end of March
Hop gave away 2-for-1 breakfast deal vouchers; and gave a free hot drink with every congee order
Le Pain Quotidien is running a competition giving away breakfast for two
Big Fernand offered £10 off first orders on Take Eat Easy
Potbelly is offering a hot drink with any breakfast sandwich or porridge for the rest of the week
Krispy Kreme is giving away a year’s worth of doughnuts

STORE AND BRAND UPDATES

Itsu is opening its Spinningfields branch on 27 January
Patty & Bun is returning to Peckham Springs for three weeks
Byron is opening a branch in Salisbury; and is opening their first Edinburgh branch on 31 January
Big John’s opened in Solihull
Busaba Eathai opened in Manchester; and is opening in Liverpool
Shakeaway is opening at Rochester on 30 January
Le Pain Quotidien announced they’re opening a branch in Bicester Village
Harry Ramsden launched a click and collect service at four of their outlets
Red’s is opening in Sheffield in April

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