EXCLUSIVE: Social Media Wrap Up; Pret and Costa Launch Christmas Menus; GBK Give Away Thousands of Burgers to Celebrate NZ RWC Victory; Pho Offers 50% Off at Ealing Branch

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

NEW ON THE MENU
McDonald’s launched a range of upmarket burgers, called the Signature Collection
Pizza Hut added a Cheesy Garlic Twist pizza to their menu
Second Cup re-introduced its Holiday Blend coffee in support of water.org and launched a range of Christmas drinks including a gingerbread latte, dark chocolate mintccino and candy cane hot chocolate
Costa’s Christmas menu launched
Pret’s Christmas sandwich is back on the menu
West Cornwall Pasty Company launched their Christmas menu including mince pies, cheese and cranberry pasties and gingerbread lattes
Lola’s made a Bonfire Night cupcake
Lola’s launched a range of limited edition cakes and cupcakes including pecan, red velvet hi-hat, and banana and chocolate flavours
Papa John’s gave £10 off orders over £25
GBK brought back the Bah Humburger for Christmas
Hummingbird Bakery introduced a range of Christmas cupcakes including ones Eggnog, Gingerbread and Christmas spice flavoured

PROMOTIONS
Quiznos launched a sub and soup lunch special for £4.99 and gave away free coffees to students
Pho offered 50% off food at the soft opening of their Ealing outlet
Busaba Eathai offered 10% off Christmas group bookings
Papa John’s gave away pizzas
Hot Wings gave away 100 free meals
GBK ran a Twitter competition, giving away £30 to the best suggestion for how to improve Twitter, and gave away over 2300 kiwi burgers to celebrate New Zealand’s Rugby World Cup victory
Costa gave away Christmas gift sets for sharing selfies
Pret gave away 100 of their Christmas sandwiches at their Soho store
Hummingbird Bakery gave away a Kenwood kMix and copy of their cookbook in a brownie bake off competition
Itsu offered 20% off tickets for Taste of London
Krispy Kreme ran a competition giving away doughnuts for a year
Chop’d gave away a lunch in a Twitter competition
You Me Sushi gave away sushi rolls with orders over £25
Pizza Hut Restaurants ran a Pan movie competition, giving away a trip to Barcelona
The Hummingbird Bakery gave away tea
Wasabi ran a photo competition, giving away £10 vouchers

BRAND AND STORE UPDATES
Five Guys is opening in Whiteley on Nov 19 and Leicester on Nov 16
Wahaca held a Day of the Dead party
Krispy Kreme announced they’d be opening in Watford
Chilango announced they’d raised £1.2 mill from 641 investors
Neds Noodle Bar introduced a Gold Card
Esquires re-opened at the Water Gardens, Harlow

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