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Jan 31, 2024

Review: Papa Johns - Calzone Papa Bites

Papa Johns Calzone Papa Bites with a cup of pizza sauce.

Papa Johns' Calzone Papa Bites feature rolled-up dough stuffed with a blend of mozzarella and garlic herb ricotta cheeses, green peppers, pepperoni, and Italian sausage.

IHOP Launches New Pancake of the Month with Chocolate Strawberry Pancakes

A plate of IHOP Chocolate Strawberry Pancakes.
IHOP has launched a new "Pancake of the Month" promotion, where they feature a limited-time pancake variety each month starting with February 2024. For February, they're offering Chocolate Strawberry Pancakes.

Aldi Finds Release Schedule for February 2024

Packages of Aldi Irish Style Bangers.
Aldi has announced the seasonal Aldi Finds release schedule for February 2024. With this month's offerings, it looks like the grocery store chain is prepping for St. Patty's Day. Most Aldi locations put out new Aldi Finds on Wednesday, which is also when they restock the shelves.

Here's what you can expect to find on store shelves at Aldi this February:

Dunkin' 2024 Valentine's Day Donuts Arrive

Dunkin' Brownie Batter Donut.
Dunkin' welcomes their 2024 Valentine's Day donuts starting today at Dunkin' shops nationwide. The limited-time, heart-shaped donuts join the seasonally-themed Pink Velvet Macchiato and Frosty Red Velvet Donut that were introduced last year in December.

Jack Link's Partners with Frito Lay for New Jerky and More

Jack Link's Fritos Chili Cheese Beef Jerky and Meat Sticks.
Jack Link's teams up with Frito-Lay to add the flavor of Fritos Chili Cheese and Flamin' Hot to Jack Link's line of meat snacks.

The new Jack Link's x Frito-Lay products include:

Jan 30, 2024

Sonic Adds New Smoked Pulled Pork to Menu

Sonic Pulled Pork BBQ Sandwich and Pulled Pork BBQ Totchos.
Sonic serves up BBQ pork with the addition of three new pulled pork items on the menu, including the Pulled Pork BBQ Cheeseburger, Pulled Pork BBQ Totchos, and the Pulled Pork BBQ Sandwich. The new trio is available now for Sonic App users ahead of a national launch starting February 5, 2024 for everyone else.

Whataburger Debuts New Whatawings

Whataburger's Whatawings.
Whataburger adds new Whatawings to the menu for a limited time. Whatawings are fried boneless wings (AKA crispy-fried chicken breast bites) tossed in one of four Whataburger sauces: Buffalo, Honey Butter, Honey BBQ, and Sweet & Spicy. You can also get them plain.

KFC Puts Together New $20 Taste of KFC Meal

KFC $20 Taste of KFC meal.
KFC debuts the new $20 Taste of KFC meal as their latest national family meal deal.

The Habit Brings Back Patty Melt

The Habit Burger Grill brings back their Patty Melt for a limited time at participating locations.

You Can Now Bring Your Own Cup to Starbucks for Drive-Thru and Mobile Orders

A Starbucks drink being poured from a special measuring cup into a personal cup.
Starbucks is now accepting clean personal cups when you order in-cafe, at the drive-thru, or when ordering ahead through the Starbucks app. The move is the latest bid by the coffee cafe chain to reduce discarded waste and increase reusables.
Jan 29, 2024

KFC Introduces New Smash'd Potato Bowl

KFC Smash'd Potato Bowl.
KFC introduces the new Smash'd Potato Bowl as a twist on their signature Famous Bowl that includes both mashed potatoes and fries.

Jimmy John's Launches New Red Velvet Brownie

Jimmy John's Red Velvet Brownie.
Jimmy John's launches the new Red Velvet Brownie and brings back the Red Velvet Cookie for the 2024 Valentine's Day season.

Arby's Updates Two for $6 Mix-and-Match Deal for February 2024

Arby's two for $6 mix-and-match deal options for early 2024.
Arby's Cheddarthon promotion has run its course and with its departure, the fast food chain has updated their "two for" mix-and-match deal with a slightly lower price (it's now $6 instead of $7) and the return of two classic faces: the Classic Roast Beef and Crispy Fish Sandwich.

The Classic Roast Beef and Crispy Fish Sandwich take the place of the Beef 'N Cheddar and 4-piece Fried Mac 'N Cheese Bites. Arby's two for $6 mix-and-match deal now includes the following options:

Krispy Kreme Welcomes 2024 Valentine's Day Donuts

Krispy Kreme's 2024 heart-shaped Valentine's Day donuts.
Krispy Kreme readies for Valentine's Day by welcoming a selection of four new heart-shaped donuts for the 2024 Valentine's season. They're calling it the "Valentine’s Day Dough-Notes Collection."

Krispy Kreme's 2024 Valentine's Day donuts include:

Review: Honey BBQ KFC Wrap

A Honey BBQ KFC Wrap in its wrapper.

The Honey BBQ KFC Wrap features an Extra Crispy Chicken Tender, Honey BBQ sauce, mayo, and pickles, wrapped up in a soft flour tortilla.
Jan 28, 2024

Crumbl Bakes Chocolate Mallow Cupcake Cookie and More Through February 3, 2024

Crumbl Chocolate Mallow Cupcake Cookie
Crumbl bakes the Chocolate Mallow Cupcake Cookie, which appears to be an homage to the Hostess chocolate cupcake (complete with a squiggle), as part of this week's limited-time cookie menu.

Domino's Debuts Hangover Menu in the Netherlands

Domino's Hangover Loaded Fries.
Domino's serves up a new Hangover menu over in the Netherlands that includes new Hangover Loaded Fries, the new Hangover Pizza, and Hangover Sandwich. It's an interesting concept since pizza in generally seems like a hangover food.
Jan 27, 2024

Earl of Sandwich Adds New Pastrami Sandwich

Earl of Sandwich's new Earl's Pastrami sandwich.
Earl of Sandwich adds a new pastrami sandwich to the menu that they're calling the "Earl's Pastrami."

Paris Baguette Unveils 2024 Valentine's Menu

Paris Baguette's 2024 Valentine's-themed cakes.
Paris Baguette has revealed the bakery-cafe chain's 2024 Valentine's menu, which features a number of Valentine's-themed treats, including:
Jan 26, 2024

Review: Shake Shack - Coffee & Donut Shake

Side-view of Shake Shack's Coffee & Donuts Shake.

Shake Shack's Coffee & Donut Shake features coffee frozen custard blended with donut crunch and topped with whipped cream. According to Shake Shack, a 16-oz shake contains about the same amount of caffeine as you'd find in two cups of coffee (220mg).

You Can Get 8 Pieces of Fried Chicken for $10 at KFC at Select Locations

An 8-piece bucket of KFC fried chicken.
For a limited time, you can get 8 pieces of fried chicken from KFC for $10 when ordering online through their app or website at select locations.

New Buffalo Crunchy Cheetos Arrive

A bag of Cheetos Crunchy Buffalo next to a bowl of Cheetos Crunchy Buffalo.
Ahead of this year's Super Bowl, new Cheetos Crunchy Buffalo arrives as "the second-best thing to Buffalo wings."

Smashburger Offers Classic Double Burger for $6.99

Smashburger Classic Double Burger.
Smashburger is offering a limited-time deal where you can get the Classic Double Burger for $6.99 at participating locations through Thursday, February 1, 2024.

Ben & Jerry's Welcomes New PB S'more and Impretzively Fudged Ice Cream Flavors

Open pints of Ben & Jerry's PB S'more and Impretzively Fudged ice cream flavors.
Ben & Jerry's adds two new flavors to their ice cream line-up with the arrival of new PB S'more and Impretzively Fudged.
Jan 25, 2024

Sonic Offers $1.99 Quarter Pound Double Cheeseburger Deal

Sonic's $1.99 Quarter Pound Double Cheeseburger deal.
Sonic is offering a new deal where you can get Quarter Pound Double Cheeseburgers for $1.99 each.

Mars Introduces New Dark Chocolate & Strawberry Swirl Dove Promises

A bag of Dark Chocolate & Strawberry Swirl Dove Promises.
Mars welcomes new Dark Chocolate & Strawberry Swirl Dove Promises as a seasonal Valentine's Day flavor that combines dark chocolate with a sweet strawberry swirl.

According to the company's research, chocolate strawberry was the "#1 most desired flavor" for Valentine's Day.

El Pollo Loco Brings Back Crunchy Tacos

El Pollo Loco's Shredded Chicken Crunchy Taco.
Citing popular demand, El Pollo Loco has brought back the Shredded Chicken Crunchy Taco to the menu chain-wide.

Doritos Dinamita Relaunches with Four New Flavors

The full line-up of Doritos Dinamita products.
Doritos Dinamita get a relaunch heading into 2024 by releasing four new flavors and one new shape--sticks. The relaunch will be supported by a commercial to air during Super Bowl LVIII.

$6 Shrimp Baskets Return to Long John Silver's

Long John Silver's trio of $6 Shrimp Baskets.
The $6 Shrimp Basket deal is back at Long John Silver's for a limited time as an online-only promotion when you order through their website at participating locations.

Long John Silver's offers a number of Shrimp Basket options. Here's what you'll find in each basket:

Jan 24, 2024

Review: Taco Bell - Loaded Beef Nachos

Top-down view of Taco Bell Loaded Beef Nachos.

Taco Bell's Loaded Beef Nachos sees a bed of crunchy tortilla chips topped with seasoned ground beef, refried beans, reduced-fat sour cream, nacho cheese sauce, red sauce, and guacamole. They're part of Taco Bell's new $3 or Less Cravings Value Menu.

Burger King Serving Dinosaur Chicken Nuggets in a Plastic Egg in Brazil

Burger King's Jurassic-Park-Themed Dino Chicken + Egg.
In what seems like a fun idea, Burger King Brazil is offering dinosaur-shaped chicken nuggets in a plastic egg that you have to "crack" open to get at the nuggets within. It's listed on the menu as "Dino Chicken + Dino Egg."

Jack in the Box Tests New Birria Tiny Tacos

Jack in the Box Loaded Birria Tiny Tacos.
In addition to the Birria Grilled Cheese that was previously reported, Jack in the Box is also testing new Birria Tiny Tacos at select locations in the Monterey and Salinas areas in California as well as the Reno area in Nevada for a limited time.

Nestle Offers $20 Gift Card When You Buy $40 of Nestle Products

Nestle is running a promotion where you can get a $20 Visa Rewards Card when you by at least $40 of participating Nestle products in one go through February 3, 2024, which is basically like getting a 50% rebate on your groceries.

Häagen-Dazs Releases Two New Ice Cream Bar Flavors

Häagen-Dazs Dulce De Leche and Chocolate Cookie Crumble ice cream bar boxes.
Häagen-Dazs adds two new ice cream bar flavors with the debut of new Dulce De Leche and Chocolate Cookie Crumble varieties.
Jan 23, 2024

$7 Cheese Pizza Deal at Mod Pizza Through February 11, 2024

Mod Pizza cheese pizza.
Mod Pizza offers a $7 cheese pizza deal for a limited time at participating locations chain-wide through Sunday, February 11, 2024.

Popeyes Brings Back $6.99 Big Box Deal

Popeyes $6.99 Big Box deal.
The $6.99 Big Box deal is back at Popeyes for a limited time at select locations as an online-only offer. The discounted combo meal includes 2 pieces of fried chicken, 2 regular sides, and a biscuit for $6.99.

Oreo Unveils New "Galaxy-Inspired" Cookies

A package of Oreo Space Dunk cookies.
Oreo reveals a new, limited-edition "galaxy-inspired" version of the iconic cookie sandwiches called, "Oreo Space Dunk Cookies."

New Nashville Hot 'N' Spicy Chicken Pizza Arrives at Cicis

Cicis' Nashville Hot 'N' Spicy Chicken Pizza.
Cicis Pizza joins in on the Nashville Hot trend in launching the new Nashville Hot 'N' Spicy Chicken Pizza as well as Nashville Hot 'N' Spicy Chicken Wings.

Domino's New Cheese Volcano Pizza in Japan Actually Looks Like a Cheese Volcano

Pizza being dipped in Domino's Cheese Volcano Pizza.
Domino's new Cheese Volcano Pizza over in Japan actually has a reasonable facsimile of a cheese volcano sitting in the center of the pizza. The "cheese volcano" features toasty cheese slopes and is filled with cheese sauce for dipping your pizza.
Jan 22, 2024

Review: Spicy Mac & Cheese KFC Wrap

A top-down view of a Spicy Mac & Cheese KFC Wrap on its side.

The Spicy Mac & Cheese KFC Wrap features an Extra Crispy Chicken Tender wrapped up with the chain's spicy sauce, Mac & Cheese, and 3-cheese blend, in a soft flour tortilla.

Papa Johns Welcomes New Calzone Papa Bites

A Papa Johns Calzone Papa Bites being dipped in pizza sauce.
Papa Johns welcomes new Calzone Papa Bites to the national menu as a new snackable side that features rolled up dough stuffed with a blend of mozzarella and garlic herb ricotta cheeses.

Subway Debuts New Footlong Cookies, Churros, and Pretzels

Subway's footlong cookies, footlong churros, and footlong pretzels.

Subway debuts new Sidekicks as a menu of footlong snacks that include a footlong cookie, a footlong churro, and a footlong pretzel.

You can find the new footlong Sidekicks now at participating Subway locations nationwide.

Domino's Offers $6.99 Large 2-Topping Pizzas Carryout Special Through January 28, 2024

Domino's large 2-topping pizza being shared among a group of people.
Domino's is running a 1-week, carryout-only deal where you can get large 2-topping pizzas for $6.99 each through Sunday, January 28, 2024.

Wendy's Serves Up New Breakfast Burrito

Wendy's Breakfast Burrito cut in two next to a small cup of Cholula hot sauce.
Wendy's debuts the new Breakfast Burrito as the latest addition to the fast food chain's morning menu in select regions of the US starting today.
Jan 21, 2024

Blaze Pizza Launches New Meatballs

Blaze Pizza's Meatballs dish.
Blaze Pizza serves up new Fast Fire'd Meatballs as a dish featuring three 2-oz meatballs served with house-made red sauce, ricotta, and pickled banana peppers.

Crumbl Bakes New Cinnamon Squares and More Through January 27, 2024

A hand holding Crumbl's Cinnamon Square.
Crumbl bakes new Cinnamon Squares as their first-ever non-cookie baked offering as part of this week's line-up through January 27, 2024. Also new this week is the Cannoli cookie sandwich.

Here's the full Crumbl line-up for the week ending January 27, 2024:

Jan 20, 2024

Shake Shack Offers Afternoon Buy One, Get One Free Shakes Through March 27, 2024

Several Shake Shack shakes.
Shake Shack offers an afternoon buy-one-get-one-free shakes deal when placing a digital order for pickup from 2PM to 5PM (local time) through March 27, 2024.

Buffalo Wild Wings Adds New Brownie and Chocolate Chip Cookie

Buffalo Wild Wings' Ghirardelli Chocolate Chunk Brownie.
Buffalo Wild Wings adds the new Ghirardelli Chocolate Chunk Brownie and new Triple Chocolate Chip Cookie to their dessert menu.
Jan 19, 2024

Review: Trader Joe's - Garlicky Pasta

A bag of Trader Joe's Garlicky Pasta.

Trader Joe's Garlicky Pasta is a frozen meal that features "Italian pasta in a creamy, umami, garlic sauce."

Tillamook Introduces New Chocolate Collection Ice Cream Flavors

Tillamook goes for indulgence to start 2024 with the debut of the new Chocolate Collection of ice cream flavors. There are four Chocolate Collection flavors in all. They include Brownie Batter, Dark Chocolate Cookies & Cream, German Chocolate Cake, and Chocolate Hazelnut.

Here's what you can expect from each flavor: