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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.

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.

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.”