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The sandwich brand announced the return of the Big Beef & Chorizo Melt to its menu.

The coffee chain launched the coffee tasting guide used by its employees as a web app platform available to its customers.

The operator of food and beverage brands expanded its presence in the hospital market with the opening of a Camden Food co. outlet at the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital, Glasgow.

Robin Rowland, chief executive of Yo! Sushi, and Andrew Guy, formerly chief executive of Ed’s Easy Diner, have both been awarded an OBE and MBE, respectively, in the Queen’s New Year’s Honours List for services to the restaurant and hospitality industry.

Here's what the QSRs were up to on social media last week.

According to a story by Boston Eater, Caffé Nero applied for a license to operate in Fort Point, moving close to its company headquarters.

Domino’s UK announced the launch of the new ‘one-touch’ Easy Order App for the Apple Watch.

The NPD Group has identified five key foodservice industry trends to watch out for in 2016, and what the winners will be doing to stay ahead of the pack.

Costa Coffee will introduce a new Vegan Fruit Crumble to its 2016 menu, making it the first coffee shop chain in the UK to launch a vegan product registered with The Vegan Society’s Vegan Trademark.

The healthy food-to-go operator unveiled a brand new menu, adding more dishes with a focus on breakfasts, lunches, salads and fresh drinks.

According to Euromonitor, there is a possibility that Chipotle has become too large to support its commitment to local sourcing and a fragmented supply chain with the outbreaks of E Coli and norovirus linked to the brand's food tainting its "ethical and healthy" reputation.

More restaurants choose to be open as growing trends see people ordering in on Christmas Day, according to recent data by hungryhouse.co.uk.

According to a report by Reuters citing the Nikkei business daily, the fast food giant is reaching out to investors about selling a part of the company's stake in its Japanese arm for about 100 billion yen ($826.2 million).

The design of a remodeled Starbucks store near the bustling Kadikoy Carsi ferry terminal offers an expansive view over the Bosphorus Strait.

The burger brand offered a venison burger topped with cranberry sauce pickled red cabbage, rocket, green pepper mayo and creamy brie for the holidays.

The brand will be launching a new hot food menu on 13th January where customers can create customized hot and filling meals from five globally inspired options.