EXCLUSIVE: SOCIAL MEDIA WRAP UP - Pret's Dinner Offering, Carluccio's Now Selling Picnics and Busaba Eathai's Thai Holiday Giveaway

Here's what the QSRs have been up to on social media this past week.

NEW ON THE MENU
Krispy Kreme launched a new milkshake range
Burger King added pina coladas to their menu as they launched their Party in the Park menu range
Muffin Break launched a new range of dairy free muffins
Carluccio’s announced they’d begin selling freshly-made picnics
Vital Ingredient started selling fruit and jelly, and protein pots
Yo! Sushi announced they’d be launching a new menu
Honest Burgers announced their April special burger of beef, smoked bacon, guacamole, swiss cheese and harissa mayo
Lola’s Cupcakes launched a range of Hello Kitty cupcakes
Pod introduced a new spring menu
Nando’s launched a quinoa salad
BB’s Coffee and Muffins launched a range of gluten-free muffins
Yoomoo launched a variety of frozen yoghurt lollies
Pret a Manger began selling a vegan wrap
Caffe Nero announced a new frappe crème flavour for summer
Abokado announced they’d be rolling out a new breakfast menu for summer
Starbucks added innocent fizzy drinks to their menu
Subway began selling children’s Avengers packs

PROMOTIONS
Nando’s gave away quinoa salads
Costa Coffee ran a Royal Baby competition, giving away a night at the Goring Hotel
McDonald’s announced they’d given away over 3.4 mill prizes as part of their Monopoly competition
Wrap It Up! gave away lunch wraps
Vital Ingredient offered 50% off breakfasts for those sporting London Health Week wristbands and gave away chicken protein pots
Wahaca offered a regional Oaxacan menu at their Covent Garden restaurant
Busaba Eathai ran a Thai holiday competition
Wrap It Up! offered 20% off orders
Domino’s ran a competition via the Metro paper giving away pizza for a year
Wasabi gave away corn teas for orders over £5
Pod gave away free breakfasts
Tossed gave away a free meal in a customer photo competition
Joe Delucci’s gave away Easter spring packages
Greggs ran a competition to find the new faces for their breakfast video
Papa John’s offered 33% off their pizzas
Pizza Hut gave away a meal for 2 in a Grand National competition
Benito’s Hat gave away free margaritas
Krispy Kreme gave away 12 original glazed doughnuts with every 12 bought
Tossed offered 25% off orders using their ordering app

BRAND AND STORE UPDATES
Caffe Nero launched their Nero Stars 2015 campaign, where customers reward the staff they feel have provided excellent service
Pret a Manger launched its dinner menu at its Strand branch
Krispy Kreme announced they’d be stocked in the Tesco Extra in Bulwell
Giraffe opened at Stansted
Yo! Sushi announced they’d be opening in the US
Roosters Piri Piri opened in West Ham
Nando’s Glasgow – Silverburn store re-opened

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