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Pizza Chains selling burgers, Chicken chains selling beef... its been a confusing week for the QSRs...

Find out what the qsrs have been up to on social media this week.

New on the menu
- McDonald’s launched a new range of schnitzel burgers and french toast fingers
- Pizza Hut launched their new Cheeseburger Crust pizza
- Oporto’s brought a new steak roll range out including flavours such as steak and chipotle, steak and onion relish and steak and aioli
- Pie Face are bringing out a new Autumn pie, with cinnamon, nutmeg and pumpkin spice. They also announced a new curry pie range including mince beef curry and tandoori vegetable

Promos
- Grill’d were giving a $200 gift card to the entrant who could best describe what type of board shorts the team should wear on Boardies Day
- Domino’s offered various deals including a double bacon cheeseburger pizza for $5.95
- Pizza Hut launched a competition offering a month’s free pizzas for uploading a picture of their newly appointed Burger Expert, or one of their Burger Lovers
- SumoSalad gave prizes worth $50 to sumo society members who posted photos of themselves with their cards on Instagram or Facebook
- Pizza Capers had a tasting lunch at their Enoggera store, and extended their Summer Collection pizza menu to March 16
- Pie Face gave away a free pie voucher to the person who had the best weekend plans
- Salsa’s Fresh Mex Grill launched a cricket eating competition, where customers who purchased their sea salt seasoned crickets could get the chance to win $5,000

Brand and store updates

- Grill’d celebrated their 10th anniversary

- Domino’s promoted their newly refurbished Ashmore store

- Nando’s opened a new store in Scarborough, WA

- Pizza Capers opened a Point Cook, VIC, store and a Batemans Bay outlet

Week ending March 1

New on the menu
- Nando’s launched their new mango and lime chicken with a big event (and a stolen mango) in Federation Square, Melbourne
- Pizza Capers launched a new Summertime Collection menu including Salmon and Avacado, Herbivore and Chiang Mai Chicken and Prawn pizzas

Promos
- McDonalds gave 5 people the chance to win an Amore breakfast for naming their favourite breakfast menu item
-Grill’d offered free burgers at their Victorian stores for people wanting to buy tickets to the Future Music Festival
- Domino’s offered their chef’s best pizza for $6, value range pizzas for $4.95 pick-up, or 3 pizzas, 2 cokes, and garlic bread for $33
- Nando’s stole Bowen’s Big Mango to promote the launch of its new mango and lime chicken
- Mad Mex had a $5 burrito, corona and margerita fiesta at the Melbourne stores
- Pizza Capers offered a Summer 6ixer deal with large pizza, large soft drink, 6 chicken wings and a chicken calzone for an extra $6

Brand and store updates
- Pizza Hut announced the appointment of their first ever Burger Expert

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