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EXCLUSIVE: Social Media Wrap Up; Carluccio's Tube Strike Giveaway; pod's Hamper Competition and Pho Eyeing Rapid Expansion

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

NEW ON THE MENU

Greggs brought back the pulled pork lattice

Pret a Manger added a rare roast beef and chimichurri artisian baguette to their menu

Bagel Nash launched a new menu at their Hull branch

Pizza Hut added a BBQ pulled pork pizza to their menu

Barburrito launched a breakfast menu at their Farringdon outlet

PROMOTIONS

Yo! Sushi ran a yoments competition, featuring snaps of customers in store

Wrap it Up! ran a competition giving away a VIP Notting Hill Carnival experience

Papa John's gave away large pizzas and partnered with sportlobster to give away more pizzas for League predictions

Tortilla began giving away 20 breakfast burritos every Friday in August at their Canary Wharf branch

Carluccio's gave away free coffees for people showing their Oyster cards, during the tube strike

Busaba Eathai offered 20% off to diners in their Shoreditch branch during the tube strike

Roosters Piri Piri gave customers the chance to win £50 meal vouchers for completing a satisfaction survey

Shakeaway gave away a glamping holiday in a competition run to celebrate the launch of the new Vacation movie

Tossed offered 25% off app orders, gave away free drinks for reaching 6,000 likes on Facebook and free passionistas for purchases over £2

West Cornwall Pasty Company ran a competition to add £5 to the loyalty cards of customers who posted the best shots of their pasty meals, and added 500 loyalty card points for sharing photos of their St Just coffee

GBK gave away a trip for 2 to Miami

Krispy Kreme gave away a dozen doughnuts for sharing doughnut face photos

Shake Shack gave away a custard party to celebrate National Frozen Custard Day

Caffe Nero gave away £10 vouchers for photos of customers trying their iced drinks

Little Chef began giving away £50 vouchers for customers sharing holiday snaps with their mascot Charlie

Wasabi gave away pepero chocolate sticks with every purchase

pod ran a competition giving away a luxury hamper

Lola's began their star baker competition, giving away £20 vouchers every week for the best baking entry

Chop'd offered coffee & breakfast pots for £3.50

Domino's launched a 'Chompions' Fantasy League, giving away pizza prizes, to coincide with the start of the football season

Benugo offered 2-4-1 on iced coffees

GBK gave away £30 voucher for the best explanation of the Aussies ashes collapse

BRAND AND STORE UPDATES

Square Pie announced that they are the official food partner of Lawrence Dallaglio's Dallaglio Foundation

Pret asked for feedback on opening a vegetarian only Pret. So far, 44% have opted for a vegetarian only store, 51% have plumped for a vegetarian fridge and 5% think Pret is perfect as is

Papa John's opened in Herne Bay

Abokado's 25th store on Goswell Rd, London, opened

Bagel Nash called for musicians in Hull, York, Nottingham and Leeds to get in touch to play in store

Nando's opened in Hove

Five Guys announced they'd be opening in Milton Keynes on August 24

Wasabi announced their newest store would be at Luton Airport and officially opened their Borough High St branch

Pho announced they'd be opening in Manchester

Boost announced another store would be opening in Manchester's Arndale Centre

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