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The operator of food and beverage brands won a seven-year contract valued at approximately £90 million to operate eight food and beverage outlets, as well as a state-of-the-art conference centre at Düsseldorf Airport.

Starbucks offered visitors nine Teavana beverages at the London Coffee Festival.

The brand announced that it has ensured that the National Living Wage increase will not be passed on to its customers, maintaining its prices at their existing level.

Andrew J. McKenna, Chairman of the Board of McDonald's Corporation, announced that he has advised the Board that he has decided not to stand for re-election as a member of the Board at the Company's Annual Shareholders' Meeting to be held on May 26.

pointOne EPoS launched a customer self-service kiosk that will speed up service, reduce costs and maximise revenues during busy periods at Tossed.

Brioche Pasquier, one of the world’s largest producers of fine French patisserie and bakery products, has started production at its new site in Milton Keynes.

The healthy eating chain announced that it has signed a lease on a new site in the mid-town area of London, within the jewellery quarter of Hatton Gardens.

The NPD Group has revealed how women represent more than half of the QSR overall traffic. In real terms, this equates to 3 billion visits for the year ending December 2015. Fiscally, female eaters generated 10 billion pounds.

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

According to a story by City A.M., Domino’s Pizza warned that it could be slapped with a retrospective tax bill related to past bonus schemes dating back to 2003.

The chicken chain introduced a new design for city centre restaurants; following the opening of its new restaurant on Newcastle's Northumberland Street.

Muffin Break announced that it is supporting UK Coffee Week, with 5p from every coffee sold at its UK stores between 11th and 17th April going towards supporting clean water projects in coffee growing communities.

Matcha and Japanese food brand Tombo announced the opening of their contemporary Japanese café in the heart of Soho this May.

New research by Guest Experience Management experts, HospitalityGEM, revealed that indulgent dining is predominantly seen as an off-peak activity, with a huge 91% of diners choosing to be sinful at the weekend and 83% saintly during the week. However, only 62% when would be saintly when at work, implying before and after work were the times to be healthy.

The brand launched the American Smokey special wrap across all its shops nationwide.

The brand unveiled its new LEON Spring menu, with the theme 'The Power of Plants'.