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

NEW ON THE MENU

Millie’s Cookies added giant cookies to their offering
Taylor St Baristas launched their new menu
Wagamama teased the launch of their new dishes
Gourmet Burger Kitchen is trialling flavoured popcorn to replace monkey nuts at three branches; and brought back their vegetarian burger
Ping Pong launched their new menu
Wagamama added a new ramen flavour and a bulgogi dish to their offering
Starbucks introduced their new S’Mores Frappuccino
Tortilla launched their new sweetcorn salsa
The Hummingbird Bakery introduced their Kentucky Bourbon Bundt cake
Costa added SuperDay Smoothies to their menu
Abokado launched a new range of lunch bagels; and relaunched their range of wraps; and launched new pyramid infusion teas
Muffin Break added 3 new cakes shakes to their offering
Harry Ramsden’s ran a Facebook raffle giving away a family meal
Papa John’s introduced a new beef brisket pizza to their offering
Barburrito announced they now stock chorizo
Byron added a new burger to their offering
Honest Burgers introduced a new limited edition burger
Eat launched their new hot food menu
Costa Coffee introduced jumbo rainbow wraps to their offering

PROMOTIONS

Shakeaway ran Facebook contests giving away vouchers
Joe Delucci’s gave away vouchers in a Facebook contest; and offered two-for-one on gelato and smoothies
Wimpy gave away a £10 voucher in a Facebook contest
Square Pie is offering a free side with their gluten-free pies
You Me Sushi gave away a sushi platter in a Facebook competition
Pizza Express offered a main course for lunch and dinner for £5 in a tie-up with O2 Priority
Taco Bell offered a taco and drink for £2
Barburrito ran a Facebook contest giving away burritos; and offered students burritos and beer for £5
Starbucks is offering half-priced frappuccinos from 3-5pm until 22 May
Chilango re-launched their burrito stampede giving away 300 burritos; and offered tacos for £5
Yo Sushi offered students 50% off
Honest Burger offered 49% off on brunch in a tie-up with Time Out Offers
Wing Zone gave away a bottle of wine and a meal for two in a Facebook contest
Pizza Hut offered a free hot sauce drizzles; and offered 50% off pizzas with bills £15 and up
Crussh ran an Instagram contest giving away lunch for two; and offered 50% off on juices
McDonald’s ran a Twitter contest giving away two tickets to UEFA Euro 2016
Kerb is giving away free meals in a tie-up with Uniqlo
Zing Zing ran a Twitter contest giving away a £20 voucher
Cafe Rouge offered 25% off food with a voucher code
Le Pain Quotidien ran a contest giving away a vegetarian meal for two
Bubbledogs offered to free hot dogs with any bottle purchased
Boston Tea Party ran a contest giving away cake and a hot drink for two
Potbelly ran a Twitter contest giving away vouchers
The Real Greek offered a free glass of Prosecco with all bookings at Bankside
Bone Daddies offered chicken, fries, and a matcha and rum hard shake £15
Domino’s gave away voucher codes in a Twitter contest
Wrap It Up will be giving away free wraps at their Harbour Exchange branch opening
Benito’s Hat offered tequila cocktails for an extra £1

STORE AND BRAND UPDATES

Boost opened a new Birmingham site
Second Cup announced they’re soon opening a branch in Putney
Harry Ramsden’s opened a new site at Wolverhampton Road
Eat opened their Finsbury Pavement site
Abokado announced they’re opening at 240 Blackfriars in July
Wasabi opened their new London site at Lime Street
Yo Sushi opened their new Newcastle outlet
Krispy Kreme opened a new site at The Mall, Luton
Wrap It Up announced they’re soon opening a Harbour Exchange site

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