EXCLUSIVE: Social Media Wrap Up; Yo! Sushi in £10,000 Giveaway; Abokado Announce 26th Store Location; Byron Burger's Newest Menu Innovation
Here's what the QSR's have been up to this week on social media.
NEW ON THE MENU
- Tortilla added coffee beans and hot chilli cashews to their menu
- Baskin-Robbins launched an almond macaron ice cream flavour
- Byron Burger launched a new Freddar Dawg, a burger/hot dog combination
- Zing Zing added steamed pork and goji berry dumplings to their menu
- K10 added yuzu chicken salad with brown rice to their offering
- Pure brought back their Louisiana wholegrain pork wrap and added a vegetable Malay hot pot to their menu
- West Cornwall Pasty Company added 3 new pasties to their roster, including a pork and cider flavoured one
- Bagel Nash brought back latte, caramel and mocha frappes to their menu
- Lola’s Cupcakes launched a selection of cupcakes in support of Cancer Research UK Race for Life
- Caffe Nero launched a new strawberry and cream muffin
- Hummingbird Bakery added a chocolate orange brownie to their menu
PROMOTIONS
- Suchef gave away free breakfasts
- Cafe Nero gave away free coffee in conjunction with O2
- Carluccio’s turned St Christopher’s Place into a winter wonderland
- pod gave away treats for patrons who stepped on their ‘blitzer’ bikes and offered 50% off breakfast or lunch at their Exchange Square branch
- Boost gave away free drinks at their Reading branch
- Krispy Kreme gave away peanut butter doughnuts in Hyde Park
- Pizza Hut Delivery gave away Arkham Knight prizes in a riddle competition
- Benito’s Hat gave away free guacamole to hat wearing patrons and ran a competition giving away a meal for 4
- Bagel Nash offered a £5 meal deal for a bagel, drink and chips
- Busaba Eathai gave away dishes from their new summer menu
- Nando’s gave away chicken at PERi-PERi chicken at their Newcastle - The Gate store and a pre Lovebox Festival meal at their Mile End store
- Byron Burger gave bourbon shots to people signing up to their burger club
- McDonald’s ran an Aero McFlurry competition giving away a trip to Ibiza and gave away an outfit worth £250 inspired by their Chocolate Chip Iced Frappe
- Hotcha gave away £20 of meal vouchers
- Zing Zing ran a movie pun competition giving away £20 vouchers
- Baskin-Robbins gave away free waffle cones with double scoop orders
- Costa Coffee gave away gift cards
- Wrap it Up! offered 20% off wraps
- Chop’d gave away salad vouchers for selfies of customers who got their salads from Costa
- Shakeaway ran a shakeaway photo comp giving away free shakes
- Pita Pit ran a competition to celebrate their birthday, giving away 5 catering packages for 10
- Joe Delucci’s gave away gelato
- Papa John’s offered 2 free desserts with XXL pizzas orders and gave £10 off orders over £25
- Pret a Manger gave away free smoothies
- Yoomoo ran a berry photo competition giving away a trip to NYC
- Youmesushi gave away a family feast sushi platter
- Yo! Sushi gave away £10,000 worth of prizes to celebrate the Lovebox festival
- GBK gave away meals for 2 at their new Bromley branch and limited edition prints from their Leamington Spa outlet
- Square Pie gave away canapies at Liverpool St station to promote their recent crowd funding launch
BRAND AND STORE UPDATES
- Krispy Kreme celebrated their 78th birthday with a rooftop picnic in London
- Sam’s Chicken opened an outlet on the Isle of Wight
- Apple Pay launched with brands such as Pret, Nandos and Subway promoting its availability in their outlets
- Domino’s donated money to the Teenage Cancer Trust for people sharing selfies under the #CheesyGrin hashtag
- Abokado announced their 26th store was to open in Aldersgate in September, and that their Goswell Rd store would be opening on the first week of August
- Wahaca held the Wahaca Wow awards, to honour their staff
- Shakeaway announced they’d be opening in Uxbridge and opened in Liverpool, giving away 50 shakes
- Nando’s re-opened their Watford High St and Cardiff Brewery Quarter stores
- Square Pie had a stand at the Latitude Festival
- Youmesushi announced they’d be opening a new store in Earls Court