Social Media Wrap Up: Wagamama starts new cooking series; LEON giving away free lunch to offices; Pho's new autumn lunch menu
Find out what QSRs have been up to on social media this week.
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Wagamama teamed up with MOB Kitchen for its “wok from halls” series.
Chop’d, Tortilla and Ole & Steen are just some of the chains that have announced store reopenings.
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Pho unveiled its new autumn lunch menu.
EL&N launched its expanded menu.
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LEON is serving lunch for one office weekly this month.
Slim Chickens offered a 15% discount for orders made through their app.
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Social Media Wrap Up: Pizza Hut's Buffalo Chicken Tear & Share launched; Costa Coffee's new caramel bar; Larger cake slices on offer at Patisserie Valerie
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Patisserie Valerie announced their cake slices are now 20% larger.
Benito’s Hat said their Westgate Oxford outlet is relocating.
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Costa Coffee unveiled its new Grenade Carb Killa Chocolate Chip Salted Caramel bar.
Pizza Hut Delivery is promoting its new Buffalo Chicken Tear & Share.
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LEON is giving away £250 for customers as part of their campaign to promote their sauces range.
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Social Media Wrap Up: LEON's late night fries shop; Tortilla's September Steals; Lola's mocktail cupcakes
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Lola’s Cupcakes is selling mocktail-inspired cupcakes.
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Tortilla announced its September Steals series of promotions.
Shake Shack offered free ShackBurgers in celebration of National Burger Day.
Frankie & Benny’s is offering a free pint to NHS workers as a way to express support.
Photo credit: LEON Facebook
Social Media Wrap Up: Starbucks' new reusable cup; Bella Italia's bottomless pizza deal; Ole & Steen's summer menu
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Wimpy’s King’s Lynn store is back with a new look.
Greggs started a simple countdown for the return of its Festive Bake, acquiring over 4,000 reactions on Facebook.
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Ole & Steen launched their summer menu.
Bella Italia is offering a Bottomless Prosecco & Pizza Brunch deal at certain days for just £25 per person.
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Starbucks launched a reusable 'Circular Cup' made from six single-use paper mugs.
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Social Media Wrap Up: Domino's Drizzlers sold out days after launch; Slim Chickens' new dry rub wings; Tortilla offers beer giveaway this month
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Domino’s said their Drizzlers bottles are now sold out, days after launching them.
Tapas Revolution is reopening its Sheffield store.
Bella Italia provided a list of reopening restaurants.
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Slim Chickens launched its Cayenne Ranch & Lemon Pepper Dry Rub Wings.
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Tortilla is giving away free beer on select dates this month, courtesy of a partnership with The Brooklyn Brewery.
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Social Media Wrap Up: Papa John's launches carnival delivery service; Chopstix's new wing flavours; By Chloe unveils new chocolate rainbow swirl cake
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Papa John’s has launched a limited carnival-themed delivery service, as part of an initiative with Hospitality Action this month to help raise funds for those in the industry that have been affected by the cancellation of carnivals.
Bob & Berts updated their COVID-19 policies.
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Chopstix unveiled three new chicken wing flavours.
By Chloe unveiled its new chocolate rainbow swirl cake.
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LEON offered a promo code to entice customers to use their click & collect service.
Photo credit: Papa John’s Facebook
Social Media Wrap Up: QSRs promote ‘Eat Out to Help Out' scheme en masse; Shake Shack's DIY kits; KFC creates new lipstick
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KFC introduced a new lipstick named Crave.
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Shake Shack launched its DIY Shackburger kits.
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Over 72,000 restaurants are participating in the government’s ‘Eat Out to Help Out’ scheme this August, offering a 50% discount for sit-down meals in restaurants, pubs and cafes for up to £10 per person between Monday to Wednesday every week. Click here for the full list of partcipating chains.
Below are just some of the chains promoting the scheme:
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Social Media Wrap Up: Burger King's Sharer Box; Domino's staycation deal; Pizza Hut gives away year's worth of ice cream
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Burger King launched its Sharer Boxes.
Chopstix showcased its limited menu.
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Rudy’s Neapolitan Pizza unveiled its Pumpkin Special.
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Pizza Hut is offering customers the chance to win a year’s supply of Magnum and Ben & Jerry’s ice cream.
Domino’s is offering a buy-one-get-one-free deal for takeaway orders.
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Social Media Wrap Up: Costa, Pret pass VAT savings to customers; Lola's DIY cupcake kits; Chopstix's delivery-only site launches
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Costa and Pret are just some of the chains that have passed back the temporary VAT savings to customers.
Harry Ramsden’s gave away vouchers through an emoji-based quiz.
Chopstix launched its delivery-only store in Milton Keynes.
Lola’s Cupcakes is now selling DIY kits.
Photo credit: Lola’s Cupcakes Facebook
Social Media Wrap Up: Subway's ‘Real Deal' menu; Papa John's spicy pizza range; Patisserie Valerie's party bundles
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Subway has been promoting their ‘Real Deal’ value menu.
LEON is reducing the price of their sauce range.
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Papa John’s unveiled their new spicy pizza range.
Patisserie Valerie launched its new party bundles.
Honest Burgers brought back their home burger kits.
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KFC launched a search for the chain’s ultimate superfan.
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Social Media Wrap Up: Costa's Pride-themed merch; Gail's Bakery enters home kit arena; Caffe Nero celebrates 72nd NHS anniversary
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Gourmet Burger Kitchen reopened its Kingston site for dine-in.
Wasabi reopened its Brompton Road restaurant for dine-in.
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GAIL’s Bakery introduced their Farmhouse Breakfast Hamper.
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Costa Coffee is selling Pride-themed merchandise.
Caffe Nero celebrated the 72nd anniversary of the NHS by giving staff a free drink.
Abokado is giving away a Green Card, which will give a 50% discount off all their items once they reopen.
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Social Media Wrap Up: More QSRs announce reopenings; Burger King brings back Halloumi burgers; Dishoom new home kits
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More chains have taken to social media to announce their reopening plans:
Wagamama's wok from home series puts a spotlight on nuoc cham tuna.
Dunkin' is now on City Grab for delivery in the Barnsley area.
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Burger King has brought back the Halloumi King burger to all reopened restaurants.
Dishoom launched its Bacon Naan Roll Kits.
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Costa is giving away a barista-style bundle, in partnership with VonShef.
LEON gave away prizes to celebrate their National LEON Day.
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Social Media Wrap Up: Burger King puts spotlight on reduced menu; Wagamama's take on yakitori; Pret's smoked salmon platter
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Burger King highlighted its reduced menu.
Wagamama published its latest wok from home episode, featuring yakitori (skewed chicken).
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Pret A Manger is promoting their new Smoked Salmon and Avo platter.
Dunkin' Donuts unveiled its Father's Day-themed doughnuts.
PizzaExpress shared how to make its Calabrese.
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Social Media Wrap Up: Papa John's UK reaches 450-store milestone; LEON rolls out sauces to more Sainbury's stores; The Naked Deli's vegan burger
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Papa John’s celebrated the opening of its 450th UK store.
Caffe Nero and Old & Steen have provided updated lists of store reopenings.
LEON is rolling out its sauces to more Sainsbury’s stores.
Bubbleology’s The Bubble Tea Book is now available to pre-order.
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The Naked Deli launched its new vegan burger.
The Hummingbird Bakery will be selling Pride-themed cupcakes, proceeds of which will go to a charity against LGBTQ+ youth homelessness.
Photo credit: Papa John's UK Facebook
Social Media Wrap Up: LEON launches 15 new dishes; The Hummingbird Bakery founder speaks up against racism; The Naked Deli's new online ordering system
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The Hummingbird Bakery’s founder Tarek Malouf took to Facebook to speak up against racism.
The Naked Deli is back with a new online ordering system.
Wagamama and Coco Di Mama share the latest installments of their home cooking series.
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LEON launched 15 new items.
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Social Media Wrap Up: Starbucks teases new frappuccino; LEON's newest cookbook; Nando's, Pizza Hut release updated food safety guidelines
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LEON released its latest cookbook, “Happy Fast Food”.
Taco Bell provided an updated list of the stores they have reopened.
Pizza Hut and Nando’s are just some of the chains that shared an updated list of their health and safety procedures as restrictions ease.
Bubbleology announced that delivery is now available to more locations in London via Uber Eats and Deliveroo.
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Starbucks teased a new frappuccino.
Photo credit: LEON Facebook
Social Media Wrap Up: Pret's announces newest sandwich; Tortilla's DIY kits; More chains announce reopenings
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More chains are taking to their Facebook pages to announce their reopenings.
Pret A Manger announced the winner of their ‘Next Pret Sandwich’ contest.
Tortilla announced the launch of its DIY kits.
Photo credit: Tortilla UK Facebook
