Partnerships

Weekly Global News Wrap: Panera calls off SPAC deal; McDonald’s virtual camp; Taco Bell experiments with snack foods again

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

Cinnabon is making a play in the specialty coffee space

The bakery brand is also seeing further expansion in Melbourne.

P’Nut Street Noodles collaborates with MasterChef star Matt Sinclair for new menu

The dishes will be available for takeaway and dine in customers throughout winter, the Asia QSR brand said.

KFC teams up for MasterChef alum Khanh Ong for Korean fried chicken recipe

The newest Kentucky Fried Cookin’ episode follows on from Peking Duk and Dimsimlim’s Peking Cluk burger.

Grill’d celebrates ‘Stranger Things 4’ with new Demogorgon-inspired burger

The chain’s Galeries restaurant in Sydney CBD was also transformed to look like the show’s ‘Upside Down’ dimension.

Domino’s registered charity signs one-year partnership with Disaster Relief Australia

Give for Good will be contributing $100,000 over the next 12 months to the disaster relief organisation’s ‘Project Resilience’ goal.

Donut King partners with PlayStation to launch limited edition donuts

The six-week promotional period will also feature a giveaway, prizes of which include five PlayStation 5 consoles.

Boost Juice, Betty’s items now part of Virgin Australia’s new in-flight and lounge menus

The partnerships are a “game-changer” for the Virgin Australia guest offering, the airline company said.

Domino’s charity arm partners with BlazeAid to support disaster-affected communities

BlazeAid has a team of 32,000 dedicated volunteers working to help Aussie farmers.

Grill’d announces sponsorship with AIS to develop nutrition education

Winter Olympic gold medalist Jakara Anthony will serve as a brand ambassador.

Domino’s charity signs one-year partnership with PCYC Queensland

Give for Good committed $40,000 to Braking the Cycle to give fuel for 13 of the program’s locations across the state.

Pizza Hut named exclusive QSR partner of Repco Supercars Championship

The collaboration was done in support of Pizza Hut’s expansion strategy in Australia to double their restaurant count and surpass the 500-store mark in the next four years.

Subway sponsors PremiAir Racing

The sandwich chain’s colours are now featured in one of the team’s supercars.

Krispy Kreme, Hershey’s launch doughnut range

The trio of items includes a 7-Eleven exclusive flavour.   Krispy Kreme has teamed up with Hershey’s to create a limited-edition doughnut collection, available across the chain’s Australia and New Zealand stores from 22 February.

Domino’s becomes founding client of new creative agency It’s Friday

The agency said it will give a “connected service offering” across creativity, media, CX and PR.