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.
NEW ON THE MENU
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