Social Media Wrap Up: Subway's new cheesy bread; GBK's new menu; Burger King's Whopper Hunt
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LEON is trialling Avocado Kale Caesar Salad at their Ludgate Circus, Watling Street, Moorgate and Shepherd’s Bush restaurants.
Subway customers can now upgrade their sub to feature the chain’s new Ultimate Cheesy Garlic Bread.
Gourmet Burger Kitchen unveiled a new menu, featuring a couple of burgers.
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Playing on the usual Easter egg hunt, Burger King launched its own Whopper Hunt contest.
The Naked Deli offered a 3-for-2 promo in celebration of Easter.
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Social Media Wrap Up: Pizza Hut Delivery's 'Deal Jacker' app; Dunkin's celebrates spring with new treats; Papa John's 'Game of Thrones'-inspired promo
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Pizza Hut Delivery’s unveiled its new Deal Jacker App.
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Dunkin Donuts is celebrating spring with three new items.
Ping Pong introduced a trio of new rice bowls.
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Check out this Game of Thrones-inspired delivery promo from Papa John’s.
Slim Chickens offered a free chicken for new customers who will signed up on their loyalty programme.
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Social Media Wrap Up: Wimpy gives away retro tees; Pod to roll out oat milk in all their stores; YO! Sushi's Sibling Day giveaway
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After a trial, Pod announced that oat milk will be available in all our stores from next month.
Wimpy is giving away Urban Outfitters retro tees.
Las lguanas announced its Las Iguanas x Poetic License Tropical Gin is available now for purchase.
Benugo unveiled a special edition kids box for an exhibition at the Museum of London.
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YO! Sushi launched a giveaway to celebrate Siblings Day.
Photo credit: YO! Sushi Facebook
Social Media Wrap Up: McDonald's Monopoly competition returns; Papa John's Bear Grylls Adventure giveaway; Lola Cupcakes' collection lockers
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McDonald’s has brought back their Monopoly competition.
Subway teased the arrival of Walkers crisps in their stores.
Lola Cupcakes featured a video on how to use their phone booth-like cupcake and cake collection lockers.
Wasabi’s loyalty scheme is now available in all their stores.
Wagamama announced that it has raised over £34,000 in a charity initiative for Mind, a non-profit organisation dedicated to mental health treatment.
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Chilango celebrates spring’s arrival with four new dishes.
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Papa John’s is giving away a Bear Grylls adventure for four.
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Social Media Wrap Up: Taco Bell's Chicken Nachos; Burger King's new angus burger; Pizza Hut Restaurants' exclusive event for vegans
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Pret A Manger shared the recipe for their Chicken, Edamame & Ginger soup.
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Taco Bell announced the upcoming arrival of their Chicken Nachos.
Customers who send Burger King a selfie with their new Smoky Black Angus Burger along with the hashtag #ImAngus will have a a chance to win a pair of VIP weekend tickets to the upcoming TRNSMT Festival in Glasgow, Scotland.
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Pizza Hut Restaurants is celebrating its new vegan menu with a promo, giving customers a chance to join an exclusive event with British singer-songwriter Jay McGuiness and have free vegan pizza for a year.
Slim Chickens is giving away their fried pickles for the first 60 people to dine-in on St. Patrick’s Day.
You Me Sushi is also celebrating the Irish holiday by offering a promo code on orders that cost £20 or more.
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Social Media Wrap Up: Barburrito's new Spring Chicken Tinga; Slim Chickens brings back their Strawberry Cheesecake; Gaucho's new masterclass
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McDonald’s UK shared a video of a customer rapping about their McNuggets.
LEON is giving away copies of their #HappySalads book.
Slim Chickens brought back their Strawberry Cheesecakes.
Gaucho is inviting customers to partake in their Craft Chocolate & Malbec Masterclass.
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Barburrito unveiled its limited edition Spring Chicken Tinga.
Pizza Pilgrims announced that its pesto-based pizza is now a full-time addition to its menu.
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Social Media Wrap Up: Giraffe, Easy Ed's Diner announce Pancake Day deals; Subway's newest Kids' Pak; LEON partners with Uberspring deal
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Subway has unveiled its How To Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World Kids’ Pak in celebration of the new movie.
Five Guys announced the opening of their newest store in Braintree Freeport.
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LEON is celebrating the arrival of spring by offering a Buy One Get One Free offer, in collaboration with Uber Eats, for their LOVe Burger, Chicken Burger, Chicken Hot Box, Vegan Sweet Potato Falafel Hot Box and Better Brownie.
Giraffe is offering 50% off on all pancake orders on March 5.
Ed's Easy Diner, meanwhile, is offered free pancakes to the the first 25 people to order in their stores. The rest will have 40% off ALL pancakes up until 11:30am.
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Social Media Wrap Up: by CHLOE. shares lava cake recipe; Patisserie Valerie's afternoon tea deal; Gaucho's next cookery course
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by CHLOE. released a lava cake recipe on their blog.
Gaucho announced that March 23 will be the next date for their cookery course.
Benito's Hat announced their support for the Compass Children's Charity, asking customers to donate.
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Patisserie Valerie is offering an Afternoon Tea deal for a limited time.
Bella Italia is offering free fizz for Mother's Day celebrants in their outlets.
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Social Media Wrap Up: A closer look at KFC's Gravy Supreme; Domino's Catalan pizza; QSRs offer V-Day deals
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KFC provided a closer look at the new Gravy Supreme.
Domino’s unveiled their new Catalan Chicken & Chorizo pizza.
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PizzaExpress and Abokado celebrated Valentine's Day by offering various deals.
Papa John’s gave a post-Valentine's Day deal, offering 50% discount for orders 15 pounds and over.
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Social Media Wrap Up: LEON's V-Day burger; Slim Chicken's heart-shaped waffles; Gaucho's gives tix to rugby game
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Mamasons Dirty Ice Cream is dropping a limited-edition tee to celebrate Valentine's Day.
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LEON teased a giveaway of the LOVe burger on the 14th.
Slim Chickens launched their limited-edition chicken & heart-shaped waffles.
The Naked Deli and Patisserie Valerie unveiled new ranges in celebration of Valentine’s Day.
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Gaucho launched a promotional campaign where gave away 2 tickets for the Six Nations Rugby England VS. France soccer game.
Social Media Wrap Up: McDonald's adds bacon on their returning Big Mac range; Papa John's unveils Vegan Sheese; Muffin Break to bring two customers to Paris for Valentine's Day
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Wasabi Sushi & Burrito announced that their Home Bento range is now available in Sainsbury supermarket.
Subway UK & Ireland and Dreamworks partnered to promote the film How To Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World.
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McDonald’s brought back their Big Mac range and also added bacon on it.
Papa John’s unveils their new Vegan Sheese.
EAT. brought back their Pigs in Blanket.
Ping Pong will be launching Chinese New Year specials.
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Slim Chickens offers double rewards points for every order of 20 or more tenders or wings online.
Muffin Break launched a promotional campaign to bring two participants to Paris for Valentine’s Day.
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Social Media Wrap Up: Boost Juice, Myprotein launch new co-branded smoothie range; Papa John's offers customers a chance to win £5,000; PizzaExpress introduces new Cook At Home gluten-free pizza
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Muffin Break will hold Cookie Creation Workshops for kids.
Boost Juice partnered with sports nutrition brand Myprotein to launch their new Boost x Myprotein Smoothies.
Giraffe World Kitchen introduces a new look for their stores in Victoria, Brunswick and Watford as well as a new menu.
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PizzaExpress introduced a new gluten-free pizza on their Cook at Home range.
Ed’s Easy Diner launched a new plant-based burger.
Pret A Manger brought back their Veggie New Yorker sandwich.
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Papa John’s launched a promotional campaign that offers customers a chance to win £5,000.
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Social Media Wrap Up: LEON launches sustainability campaign; Pret A Manger's new Matcha Latte; Five Guys launches new store in Manchester
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Five Guys opened a new store in Manchester University Green.
LEON launches the Planet LOVe campaign where they will have their stores run with renewable energy, use less plastic and introduce more plant-based offerings.
Las Iguanas has raised £22,240 to donate to the End Youth Homelessness charity organisation.
Taco Bell announced that they will be opening another store at Fulham Broadway.
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The Naked Deli unveiled their new Naked Chicken Nuggets.
Pizza Pilgrims introduced their ‘guest pizza’ Prosciutto Crocchette for January.
Pret A Manger released their new Matcha Latte.
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Social Media Wrap Up: Subway expands their Savers range; Giraffe World Kitchen's new vegan menu; Pret A Manger unveils reusable coffee cups
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KFC uploaded two #AllMealNoPrep videos that encourage customers to escape the hassle of cooking with their new Rice Box.
Patisserie Valerie announced that they have a new coffee loyalty card.
Wagamama has raised over £25,000 in a charity initiative for Mind, a non-profit organisation dedicated to mental health treatment.
Pret A Manger now has reusable coffee cups.
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Subway unveiled new additions to their Savers range.
LEON brought back their Meatless Meatballs and introduced their new Veggie Breakfast Box.
Ping Pong teased that they will have new dishes and drink in time for Chinese New Year.
Giraffe World Kitchen unveiled their new vegan menu.
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Papa John’s offers half-priced pizzas when the football team that a customer’s rooting for scores twice.
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Social Media Wrap Up: Papa John's, Marmite unveil Marmite Cheese Scrolls; Domino's introduces their new Delight pizza range; Dunkin' Donuts launches new Chocolate Orange latte, hot chocolate and donut
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Sticks’n’Sushi will be opening a new store in Soho.
McDonald’s partnered with BritMums, a blog dedicated to parenting, in holding a tasting session for their vegetarian Happy Meal.
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Dunkin’ Donuts launched the new Chocolate Orange-flavoured range of latte, hot chocolate and donut.
Papa John’s partnered with the food spread brand Marmite for their new Marmite Cheese Scrolls.
Domino’s unveiled their Delight range of pizzas that are all said to be under 650 calories.
Bella Italia introduced their new Less is Amore menu.
Pizza Express brought back their Carbonara Romana.
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Las Iguanas is offering a 2-for-1 promo on their vegan mains for the whole month of January.
Tortilla is offering double points on their customers’ loyalty cards for January.
Social Media Wrap Up: Burger King to give away free Whoppers on January; PizzaExpress' new ‘virtual reality dining' video ad; Five Guys and Coca-Cola Freestyle unveil different mix of beverages everyday until Christmas
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Five Guys partnered with Coca-Cola Freestyle to bring customers different mix of beverages everyday until Christmas.
McDonald’s recruited the comedian Mr Cian Twomey to promote their Reindeer Ready competition.
PizzaExpress showed a video ad of them faking the virtual reality dining experience between a customer and a friend from another country.
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Giraffe World Kitchen unveiled their new Salted Caramel Espresso Martini and Cranberry Fizz beverages.
Pod launched their new Kale Cleanse Smoothie.
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Chilango launched a promotional campaign where the first 10 customers to come in wearing a christmas jumper can eat for free.
Burger King launched a promo where they will give one free Whopper on January for every Whopper purchased from December 13.
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Social Media Wrap Up: TGI Fridays, Peroni Nastro Azzurro partners to bring a customer to Rome; Ping Pong and Wimpy unveils Christmas menus, Taco Bell to launch new store in Newcastle
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Taco Bell announced that they are opening a new store in Newcastle.
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Nando’s launched their new Peri-Peri Chicken Gravy.
Chop’d unveiled four new vegan salads for their New Year menu.
Ping Pong introduced their new Christmas menu.
Barburrito brought back their vegan Sweet Potato Chilli.
Wimpy unveiled their Christmas menu.
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Papa John’s launched a promotional campaign where one can win 20 large pizzas,10 Candy Canes and 10 Toffee Apple Sticks.
Gourmet Burger Kitchen gave away Christmas smoked burgers to their first ten customers last December 4.
TGI Fridays partnered with beer brand Peroni Nastro Azzurro to launch a promotional campaign that allows a customer to win a trip to Rome.
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