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Casual Dining Group to launch in United Arab Emirates
Casual Dining Group to launch in United Arab Emirates
The company who owns the Bella Italia and Las Iguanas brands is also looking to expand in more markets in Asia, Europe and North Africa.
Weekly Global News Wrap Up: Starbucks eyes 2,100 new stores in 2019; Pizza Hut partners with Toyota for pizza-making pickup truck; KFC gives US$11,000 to baby named after Colonel Sanders
Here is a summary of the most interesting QSR news stories of the week from around the world.
Social Media Wrap Up: Dunkin' Donuts Indonesia adds spicy twist to their Bavarian Munchkins; Burger King UAE to give away a PlayStation 4; Baskin Robbins Korea's new Sesame Street-themed range
Find out what QSRs have been up to on social media this week.
QSR Brands' Merrill Pereyra, Subway Singapore's Raphael Chan, Peperoni Pizzeria's David Marazzi, Myanma Food for Thought's Gerald Lee join the QSR Media Asia Conference & Awards 2019
They will be part of the event’s panel on franchising.
UberEats India to launch a virtual restaurant network with Cafe Coffee Day
The said network will be the largest in the country.
Indian operator of Domino's and Dunkin' reports 21.3% revenue increase for Q2
The growth is said to be driven by online sales of the said pizza brand.
% Arabica Coffee to launch new store in Hong Kong
More locations in China and Saudi Arabia are also in the pipeline.
Haidilao, Panasonic form joint venture to launch robot restaurant
They also expressed plans to launch 5,000 more sites internationally for the said concept.
Starbucks Japan unveils new Christmas range
They will also be revealing their new designs of coffee cups and mugs as well as three Christmas coffee blend flavours.
Yum! China reports 4% system sales growth for third quarter
The results are driven by their digital and delivery platforms.
GO Noodle House launches flagship store in Melbourne
This is the Malaysia-based noodle chain’s first restaurant outside Asia.
Weekly Global News Wrap Up: Starbucks opens first US ‘Signing Store'; why McDonald's removed Happy Meals from their US value menus; Popeyes' 12-hour ‘drive-thru'
Here is a summary of the most interesting QSR news stories of the week from around the world.
Social Media Wrap Up: Burger King India launches Bigg Boss Whopper range; Subway Singapore offers their World Sandwich Day promo; Texas Chicken Malaysia unveils the new Spicy Korean Rice Bowl
Find out what QSRs have been up to on social media this week.
Find out the pulse of the industry at the QSR Media Asia Conference and Awards 2019
Three industry leaders will sit on the annual Leaders' Panel to discuss the industry's hottest topics.
Deliveroo launches new Restaurant Home feature
The new programme seeks to help restaurants improve their delivery services. Deliveroo has announced that they launched Restaurant Home, an online portal which provides data and insights on how the delivery services of restaurants perform. They also revealed the key part of the new feature which is Marketer, allowing restaurants to make their own marketing offers to consumers on the app. Restaurant Home shows date such as the total number of delivered orders, average time between order acceptance and rider pickup and a line graph of the average customer order rating per day. “Deliveroo’s goal is to provide the best food delivery experience possible to customers, restaurants and riders. We are always looking for ways to help restaurant partners improve their offerings, drive efficiencies and profitability and this portal enables them do so, in turn benefiting riders and customers,” Deliveroo Singapore’s general manager Siddharth Shanker said.
KFC India appoints iProspect to handle their media accounts
The chicken chain looks to focus on their digital performance marketing. KFC India has appointed the digital performance agency iProspect to handle the chicken chain’s SEO, paid media and digital mandate. As reported by AdAge India, KFC commented that the partnership will create positive results for the brand. iProspect is one of the agencies under The Dentsu Aegis Network, a multinational media and digital marketing communications company based in London.
Starbucks China launches initiative to support coffee farmers in Yunnan
The campaign includes giving farmers irrigation and processing facilities. Starbucks has announced that their Starbucks China Farmer Support Centre (FSC) plans to train 50,000 farmers and give education and health support to 6,000 children by 2023. The first phase of the campaign includes a pilot program with the charitable organisation China Foundation for Poverty Alleviation (CFPA), where the coffee chain will provide farmers customized agricultural inputs such as fertilizers, soil improvements and access to irrigation and processing facilities. The said partnership with CFPA will also give 400 elementary school students 400 hours of supplemental education each which includes enrichment activities that improves the students’ mental and emotional development. “Starbucks has helped establish Yunnan as one of the most important coffee producing regions globally by improving market access for farmers and bringing the best of China’s arabica coffee to the world,” Belinda Wong, CEO of Starbucks China, said. “I am thrilled to partner CFPA as their unparalleled expertise and capabilities make them the ideal partner to kick-off our commitment to address pressing needs faced by China’s coffee farmers even more effectively. This is only the beginning of our ambition to scale our efforts, one village at a time, to build thriving coffee farming communities for generations to come.”