Weekly Global News Wrap: Burger King's silent drive-thru; Pizza Hut's round boxes; Popeyes' chicken sandwich set to return

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

Pizza Hut is cautiously testing out the plant-based meat trend and a round pizza box in the US. The Verge reports that the Garden Specialty Pizza is topped with MorningStar Farm’s “Incogmeato” Italian sausage, which will only be available for a day in one location in Phoenix. Read more here.

Burger King paid homage to its Finnish customers by creating what it bills to be the world’s first “silent drive-thru,” AdAge reports. Instead of going through the traditional drive-thru lane, customers can wait at a designated silent drive area, where a BK staff member will drop off their meal. Read more here.

Chipotle is looking to add more mobile-order pickup lanes in the US. As reported by Business Insider, most new "Chipotlanes” will be at new locations, as opposed to adding lanes to existing stores. Read more here.

Popeyes is bringing back its chicken sandwich in some stores the US some time in early November. As reported by Bloomberg, the chain’s restaurants operated by Sun Holdings Inc. are hiring additional 400 employees and may dedicate up to two people per store to make the sandwich. Read more here.

Analysts are forecasting that McDonald’s is looking to enter the chicken sandwich war in the US, following its third quarter earnings that missed expectations. As reported by MarketWatch, KeyBanc Capital Markets believes the fast food giant is testing new versions of its chicken sandwich, expecting a rollout in 2020. Read more here.