EXCLUSIVE: Social Media Wrap-Up; KFC's 'Friendship Bucket' Giveaway; Pizza Hut's 50% Week; Nando's and Subway in Star Wars Giveaway

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

NEW ON THE MENU

Le Pain Quotidien launched a new evening menu
Harry Ramsden’s launched a ‘Santa’s Little Shopper’ meal selection box
Pure introduced their Christmas Fest box of Christmas themed sandwiches
Wimpy added mint-chocolate shakes, bread and butter pudding and Christmas half-pounder burgers to their menu
Pita Pit added a festive pita to their menu
Sblended brought out a range of Christmas themed shakes
Lola’s launched their range of Christmas cupcakes
GBK added Yeastie Boys beer to their menu
Muffin Break launched their Christmas range
Hummingbird Bakery added pumpkin hazelnut bars to their offering
Greggs festive bake is back on the menu

PROMOTIONS

Starbucks offered half price on Christmas drinks
Byron Burger gave away a ‘Cheesemas’ dinner for two
Pizza Hut Delivery offered 50% off orders
Papa John’s gave away pizzas
Byron ran a competition giving away Byron beer
Big John’s gave away free pizzas
Potbelly gave away free meals in a twitter competition
Nando’s gave away copies of Star Wars: Battlefront
Domino’s gave away discounts in a a twitter competition
GBK ran several competitions giving away vouchers and Yeastie Boys beer
Pizza Express offered 2 for 1 on pizzas
Hummingbird Bakery gave away a gift set of their bakeware
Lola’s gave away cupcakes at their new Trafford Centre cart
Taco Bell gave away free beer and tacos at their Chelmsford, Barnsley & Sheffield stores
Little Chef ran a competition to give away breakfast for a year
KFC ran a ‘friendship bucket’ competition, giving away chicken buckets every hour and one chicken bucket for life
Costa Coffee gave away Christmas packs including their ceramic Christmas mugs
Subway ran a Star Wars competition
Second Cup gave away Candy Cane hot chocolate
Oddono’s gave away gelato at their South Kensington store after winning a Time Out Love London Award

BRAND AND STORE UPDATES

Gail’s Bakery is opening in Parsons Green
McDonald’s launched their Christmas ad and re-opened their Swindon branch
Boost Juice opened at Sheffield Meadowhall
Carluccio’s opened a pop-up shop on South Molton St, Mayfair
Crepeaffaire has begun accepting online orders
Krispy Kreme announced their into Braehead store would open on Dec 2
Nando’s Whiteley, Rugby and Newport opened
Second Cup announced their next store would open in Birmingham
Leon Hammersmith opened
Tortilla announced their next store would be opening in Nottingham on Nov 30
Wahaca’s Liverpool restaurant opened
McDonald’s launched their Christmas themed cups
Harry Ramsden’s launched a pop-up in Great Yarmouth and began offering 30% off to Emergency Services staff, NHS staff and Armed Forces employees
Five Guys opened in Whiteley and announced their next store would be opening in Sheffield
Papa John’s opened in Nottingham Bulwell
Itsu Bicester Village opened
Benito’s Hat won a Time Out Love London Award
Lola’s opened at the Trafford Centre

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