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Staff Reporter

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Published:

8 years ago

EXCLUSIVE: Social Media Wrap Up; Subway Launches New Sub; GBK & Pita Pit Offer Student Discounts; Abokado & Leon Join Jamie Oliver's Sugar Tax Campaign

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

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Dirty Bones unveiled their Christmas burger of aged steak, gammon, cranbrie and stuffing mayonnaise

Pizza Hut announced their newest stuffed crust flavour would be cheesy garlic butter

Pho launched a new kid’s menu

Subway launched a beef pastrami melt

Benugo launched their autumn menu

Benito’s Hat added a sweet potato burrito to their roster

Costa launched Old Paradise Street no 9 coffee blend in their stores

Lola’s Cupcakes added limited edition flavours to their menu including pecan and honey and apple cupcakes and a pistachio and raspberry cake

McDonald’s launched the Australian BBQ supreme burger

Yo! Sushi added furi furi fries to their menu

Hummingbird Bakery brought back their bacon and maple syrup American brunch and chocolate coconut Bounty cupcakes

Pita Pit launched a limited edition Jerk chicken wrap

PROMOTIONS

Krispy Kreme had a mobile van at Liverpool St station

GBK gave away tickets to Bestival

Wahaca gave away tacos at their Manchester Exchange Square store

The Real Greek promoted their £5 lunches, available from their St Martins Lane branch

Tossed ran a competition giving away free lunches

Suchef gave away free coffee cups with breakfast combo purchases

Vital Ingredient offered 25% off bacon and egg muffins free hot drinks with breakfast purchases

Papa John’s teamed with the Sun to offer 2 for 1 on pizza orders and gave away pizzas for 11 in a Freshers Week competition

Tossed held a Q&A day on twitter

Barburrito gave away breakfast for 10

Domino’s ran a competition gave away tickets to the Rugby World Cup

Crepeaffaire offered prosecco for £15 at their Spitalfields store

Lola’s Cupcakes offered 2 for 1 on a range of cupcake flavours

Pita Pit gave students 10% off

GBK offered students 25% off

Starbucks launched Monday offers for their Reward Club members

Shakeaway announced their sponsorship of a Dance Troupe competition

Taco Bell gave away free burritos to celebrate the opening of their Barnsley store

McDonald’s launched a Youtube Youth Channel

BRAND AND STORE UPDATES

Abokado and Leon joined Jamie Oliver’s campaign and began to introduce a 10p tax on sugary drinks

Wahaca opened in Waterloo

Boost announced they’d be opening at Meadowhall

Wok to Walk opened a store on Goodge St, Fitzrovia

Harry Ramsden’s opened at Ecclesall Rd, Sheffield

S'blended opened at Royal Victoria Place, Tunbridge Wells

Second Cup announced they’d be opening their next store in Birmingham

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