Weekly Global Wrap: Cooks Coffee plans on UK stock listing; McDonald’s amends its board; McDonald’s Chicken Big Mac test in the US; Wendy's scraps lettuce over e-coli outbreak

Here is a summary of the most interesting QSR news stories of the week globally.

Cooks Coffee seeks listing on the London stock market. It will bring more gains during the drought of new UK listings. More from Daily Mail.

Wimpy opens in the high street after 40 years of being closed. More from Kent Online.

McDonald’s announced the amending of its board and its director being called out by an activist, who is seeking to tighten the firm’s animal welfare measures. Read More from Reuters.

QSR Jollibee said it deployed a digital marquee to promote its new location in Times Square, New York. More from Digital Signage.

The Chicken Big Mac became a hit in Europe but it will soon become a test menu in the US, McDonald’s said. More from QSR Magazine.

Comedian and entrepreneur Kevin Hart revealed he will open his vegan fast food chain in Los Angeles. He said he wanted his business to be as big as McDonald's. More from VegNews.

Wendy’s said it removed the lettuce in all its ingredients that reportedly caused an e-coli outbreak that has affected a number of people in four states. More from the New York Post.