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Tim Hortons to open four sites in Manchester

Tim Hortons to open four sites in Manchester

Tim Hortons announced its first Drive Thru restaurant to open on Bury New Road in Manchester.

London Mayor says no to takeaways within 400m of schools

Sadiq Khan wants to tackle childhood obesity by cracking down on new hot food takeaways near schools.

Optimism dips among leaders of out-of-home eating and drinking

CGA survey reveals ‘perfect storm’ of challenges including rising food and property costs and Brexit.

Five Guys expands in the UK

It has plans to open two new smaller format sites in west London.

Richard Hodsgon joins Yo! Sushi as CEO

Following its recent acquisition of Bento Sushi, Richard Hodgson will join the newly formed combined group as CEO.

Patisserie Valerie owner slated to bid £150m for Gail's bakeries

Luke Johnson confirmed that Patisserie Holdings was keen to use a “strong balance sheet” to make an acquisition.

Sticks'n'Sushi to open fifth London restaurant in Victoria

The Victoria site is the seventh in the UK to open on the 8th of December.

Giraffe trims losses following sale

The loss after tax was an improvement on the £8m loss from the previous year.

Deliveroo launches a range of £6 lunchboxes

To celebrate the launch of Lunchbox, Deliveroo is giving Londoners gift cards for 7,500 free lunches.

Global News Wrap Up: Arby's to buy Buffalo Wild Wings in $2.9b deal; Pizza Hut UK offers vegan cheese; Chipotle's CEO steps down

Here is a summary of the most interesting QSR news stories of the week from around the world.

SSP recreates the dining experience in the grab and go space

QSR Media spoke to Mark Angela, chief commercial officer for SSP, to discuss the roll out of Plane Food To Go in airports worldwide.

UK's first vegan pizzeria launches in London

Purezza is opening a site in Camden, London in February 2018.

Nando's unveils new Christmas burger

Mzansi Christmas Burger has launched on the 1st of December.

Pret A Manger eyes double discounts on reusable coffee cups

It plans to double its 25p off on all hot beverages in a bid to reduce the number of paper cups used every day.

Len Van Popering joins Subway

Van Popering is appointed as vice president of global brand management and innovation.

Boparan Restaurant Group appoints three new directors

The new Directors will be appointed to the Executive Board in the coming weeks.