News: TGI Fridays - New Spicy Baked Snacks

TGI Fridays adds two new spicy baked snack flavors to their licensed snack line-up with Extreme Heat Crunchy Fries and Jalapeno Poppers Snack Sticks.

Produced under license by Inventure Foods, Inc., the new snacks will come in various sizes and appear nationwide in retails stores and vending machines starting this summer.

News: New Kettle Corn and Butter Toffee Cracker Jacks

Along with the introduction of an offshoot brand (Cracker Jack'D), the original Cracker Jack brand of glazed popcorn and peanuts adds two new flavors, more peanuts, and modern prizes in celebration of their 120-year anniversary.

Frozen Friday - Nestle Limited Edition CinnaMunch Ice Cream Bars

Limited-edition Nestle CinnaMunch Bars feature "cinnamon flavored bars with cinnamon graham cracker pieces in a chocolatey coating."

A 15-ounce box of six bars retails for around $4.79, which ends up being around $2.99 on sale.

News: 7-Eleven Introduces New Breakfast Empanada Bites

Aiming to provide a Latin-inspired snack and/or breakfast option, 7-Eleven introduces new Breakfast Empanada Bites. They're mini, crescent-shaped pastries filled with eggs, cheese, bacon, smoked ham, and sausage.

An order of three is $1 at participating 7-Eleven stores.

News: Dunkin' Donuts Launches Glazed Donut Breakfast Sandwich Nationally

With all the buzz of its test a little over a month ago, it's no surprise that Dunkin' Donuts has launched the Glazed Donut Breakfast Sandwich nationwide as a permanent menu item at participating locations.

The sandwich features a split glazed donut sandwiching a fried egg and two slices of bacon for a breakfast blend of sweet and savory.

Review: Green Burrito - San Diego Burrito

Carl's Jr.-Green Burrito's  new San Diego Burrito is only available at Carl's Jr. and Green Burrito co-branded stores. It consists of charbroiled steak and French fries rolled up in a flour tortilla along with guacamole, salsa, and shredded Jack and cheddar.

My local Carl's Jr. restaurant offers them for $4.29 each.

News: Quiznos - BBQ Pulled Pork Returns

BBQ Pulled Pork is back at Quiznos with the limited-time return of the slightly-altered Southern BBQ Pulled Pork Sub and introduction of the Spicy BBQ Pulled Pork Sub.

The pulled pork that makes up the base for each sub is smoked with Applewood for four hours and slow roasted for another four hours.

News: Dunkin' Donuts - Two New Chicken Sandwiches

Dunkin' Donuts now offers two new breaded chicken sandwiches: the Barbecue Chicken Sandwich and Bacon Ranch Chicken Sandwich.

Each sandwich features a lightly-breaded chicken breast, cheddar cheese slice, and a French roll, but the Barbecue version also comes with barbecue sauce and the Bacon Ranch tacks on ranch and bacon. Both are permanent additions to Dunkin's sandwich repertoire.

Custom Order - Poor Man's Big Mac AKA McDouble Mac

If you're pressed for cash at McDonald's but still want some of that Big Mac flavor, you can always custom order the Poor Man's Big Mac AKA McDouble Mac. The burger is more or less a McDouble with lettuce, onions, pickles, and Mac sauce added.

The price for me was $1.29 plus a 30 cents upcharge for the lettuce, but I've read of people being charged for Mac sauce and not lettuce before so whether there is an upcharge can vary.

News: Carl's Jr ./ Hardee's Tests Fresh Baked Buns

Following in the spirit of their Made from Scratch Biscuits, Carl's Jr. and Hardee's are testing fresh baked hamburger buns for their premium Six Dollar Burgers and Thickburgers.

Like the biscuits, the buns are baked daily in-house at each test location. The buns come standard on the Six Dollar Burger and Thickburgers, but are also available on regular Carl's Jr./Hardee's burgers for a 30-cent upcharge.

News: Wendy's - $1.99 Kids' Meals After 4pm

Wendy's is offering $1.99 Kids' Meals after 4pm just in time for summer. It's a pretty good deal as Kids' Meals tend to run around $3.50 and up nowadays.

In addition to the limited-time promotion, they've also added the Grilled Chicken Go Wrap as an entree option for the Kids' Meals.

Around the World: Domino's UK Tests Flying Delivery

Domino's UK is testing the DomiCopter, a remote-controlled aircraft that can carry and deliver pizza without having to deal with mundane things like traffic and stop signs.

While it's more a marketing/publicity stunt than anything, the idea is a cool (if impractical) concept that appeals to one's inner geek.