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The Lebanese restaurant chain raised £16m through its flotation on the London Stock Exchange. The company will use half of the funds to support its UK expansion plans.

According to a story by The Times of India, the limited edition box, dubbed as 'Watt a Box'. comes with a built-in power bank.

According to an article by NBC News, the candy company is considering taking its M&Ms out of sugary dessert treats, including McDonald's McFlurry.

The Frenchgate Limited Partnership announced that Patisserie Valerie will be the latest addition to the Frenchgate Shopping Centre, Doncaster. Taking a 1,900 sq ft unit, they are due to open in July 2016.

Costa posted like for like sales up 2.6% in the 13 weeks to June 2. The strong results came amid headwinds caused by uncertainty in the economy.

Chick ‘n’ Sours secured an exclusive second site at Seven Dials, and will open in mid-September.

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

Londoners can now download the UberEATS app and order local favourites on their smartphone (available for iOS and Android) or by visiting ubereats.com.

Having founded the company with Antonio Carluccio in 1999, Simon Kossoff will step down as Chairman effective July 31st.

The brand is launching its Three Bears pop up at The Joker Pub in Islington on June 25th and June 26th for Brunch.

The brand introduced a new summer menu, featuring three healthy new salads, under 400 calories.

The brand announced that it has begun taking orders through UberEats. Food will be available from Chilango 11am to 11pm, seven days a week.

Karali Group, which owns and operates more than 60 Burger King restaurants across the UK, named FreedomMusic as the supplier of overhead music and messaging to all their restaurants.

According to retail and consumer market consultancy firm Pragma, the number of coffee outlets in the UK has almost trebled in the last six years growing from just under 7,000 in 2010, to nearly 19,000 in 2016, and forecast to grow to over 27,000 by 2020.

The brand launched a fresh range of juices prepared with ‘wonky’ fruit & vegetables.

Clive Schlee, CEO of Pret A Manger, shared some of his insights after launching Pret's Little Veggie Pop Up shop on Broadwick Street, Soho on 1st June.