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9 years ago

EXCLUSIVE: Social Media Wrap Up; Leon Enters the Burger Market; KFC's Unique Fashion Week Promotion; QSR's Rugby World Cup Promotions Begin

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

NEW ON THE MENU

Leon added ‘better’ burgers to their menu and launched a new range of SuperPots

Costa Coffee brought back their triple layer lemon cake

GBK added a new cheeseburger to their menu

McDonald’s latest #GreatTastesoftheWorld burger, the Canadian Melt, was launched

Second Cup added pumpkin swirl, green tea and caramel tea flavoured lattes to their menu

Starbucks pumpkin spice latte has returned

PROMOTIONS

Wasabi ran a competition giving away £50 in a sushi photo competition

KFC ran a fashion week promotion with designer Kate Eary as part of their #PackMoreintoLunch campaign

Lola’s gave away a £20 voucher in their Star Baker competition

Prime Burger gave away extra patties in their burgers to those asking to have their burgers ‘Jonah’d’, in honour of Jonah Lomu

Vital Ingredient gave away free drinks with breakfast purchases

Pho offered 20% off for people going to the Florence Welch concert

Potbelly gave away free meals

Benito’s Hat gave away a meal for 4

Yo! Sushi ran a blue plate photo competition, giving away a £50 voucher

Hummus Bros offered happy hour deals to its customers

Wrap it Up! offered 20% off

Papa John’s gave away free pizza in a Rugby World Cup try guessing competition

GBK ran a competition giving away a £30 voucher and another competition in conjunction with BrewDog in celebration of the Rugby World Cup

Hummingbird Bakery gave away rugby balls with purchases of their rugby themed cupcakes at their Richmond store

Lola’s gave away free cupcakes at High St Kensington

Chop and Wok offered 20% off their set menus

McDonald’s are offering their Saver Menu cheeseburger for 99p

Taco Bell gave students free tacos when they spent over £2.50

Burger King gave away burgers at the Chelsea v Arsenal premier league game

McDonald’s held a free creative makeup exhibition for its new youtube channel, Channel US

BRAND AND STORE UPDATES

Vital Ingredient opened a pop up in the Brewer St car park for London Fashion Week

Hummus Bros are catering at the Rugby World Cup

Tortilla announced they’d be opening 2 branches in Nottingham

Leon announced their Birmingham New Street branch would open on Sept 21

Lola’s opened a cart at High St Kensington station

McDonald’s teamed up with the Literacy Trust to give away books for the #Happy Readers programme

Yo! Sushi is to open their second outlet in Birmingham

Baskin-Robbins opened on Wilmslow Rd, Manchester

Wasabi Luton Airport opened

Abokado announced their Aldersgate store would open on Sept 23

Second Cup celebrated their 40th birthday

Five Guys are reported to be opening a Liverpool branch by the end of the year

Krispy Kreme announced their Union Square Aberdeen store would be opening

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