SOCIAL MEDIA WRAP UP: GBK Now Taking Reservations; Taco Bell Heading to Barnsley; Abokado Giveaway 800 Free Lunches at Newest Store

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

NEW ON THE MENU

- Leon added coconut water to their menu
- Hummingbird Bakery added mini cheesecakes as well as Spiced Cinnamon and Brooklyn Blackout cupcakes to their roster for August
- Taco Bell announced they’d be adding crispy chicken to their menu

PROMOTIONS

- Tossed gave away VIP cards, offering customers 50% off
- Papa John’s ran a Free Pizza Friday competition and gave 33% off orders, as well as offering 2 free desserts with XXL pizza orders
- Abokado announced they’d be giving away 800 lunches to mark the opening of their newest store on Goswell Rd, London
- 02 Priority customers can get their lunch from Boots on Mondays for £1
- Wasabi offered 2-4-1 on their biscuit sticks
- Potbelly began a series of Friday competitions, giving away free meals
- Hummus Bros gave away mint & ginger lemonades with orders at their Old St pop-up
- McDonald’s gave away the chance to be a Euro 2016 Player Escort
- Such offered 30% off lunch in celebration of their 1st birthday
- Krispy Kreme offered 2-4-1 on their shakes
- Youmesushi had a prize giveaway for patrons who shared pictures of their meals on social media
- Subway gave away lunches at Market Street, Manchester
- Lola’s Cupcakes gave away cake at their Blackfriars branch to celebrate their 1st birthday
- West Cornwall Pasty Company added bonus loyalty points to patrons cards for sharing their best picnic shots
- Subway ran a competition giving away places at a training day with Liverpool FC
- KFC gave away meals in celebration of National Chicken Wing day
- Yo! Sushi ran a Japple giveaway competition

BRAND AND STORE UPDATES

- Pure announced earlier Saturday opening times
- GBK announced they would now take bookings
- Le Pain Quotidian announced their Fulham Rd store would open on August 7th
- Shake away announced they’d be opening in Uxbridge on August 22nd
- Square Pie announced they’d raised £286k from 140 investors for their Pie Bond to date
- Krispy Kreme offered tours of their Selfridges Bullring store
- Taco Bell announced their newest store would be opening in Barnsley
- Hummus Bros asked its followers for suggestions for its next sites

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