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Weekly Global News Wrap: Starbucks' racial bias training video; Domino's welcomes customers to suggest ‘Hotspots'; Sugar substitutes market projected to value at $19.1b

Weekly Global News Wrap: Starbucks' racial bias training video; Domino's welcomes customers to suggest ‘Hotspots'; Sugar substitutes market projected to value at $19.1b

Here is a summary of the most interesting QSR news stories of the week from around the world. Starbucks recently closed 8,000 stores for a day to conduct racial bias training to around 175,000 employees, following an incident in Philadelphia where two black men were arrested at a store while waiting for a friend because they did not order.

BreadTalk Group to introduce two tea beverage brands in Singapore and Thailand

They will do this through a joint venture with Shenzhen Pindao.

Grabfood beta officially launches in Singapore

The food delivery app targets to be fully available in six other countries in Southeast Asia. Following its monumental acquisition of Uber Eats in the region, Grab has officially launched an islandwide beta GrabFood in Singapore.

Deliveroo partners with seven new partners for its second Editions kitchen

Deliveroo launched its second Deliveroo Editions site in CT Hub 2, Lavender in Singapore.

foodpanda Singapore grew 23% in Q1

The result follows a string of recent initiatives including the launch of a brand new centralised kitchen with a dine-in concept.

FAT Brands partners with Deelish Brands to expand across Singapore

The partnership will see the development of Fatburger and Buffalo’s Express restaurants within the next three years, the first of which will open late 2018.

Word-of-mouth marketing thrives amidst digital saturation

Online communities drive sales and increase footfalls for QSRs.