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Jun 23, 2013

News: Cinnabon - Seasonal Summer Drink Line Up

Cinnabon is offering a seasonal summer line up of three beverages, including a new Reese's Peanut Butter Cup Chillatta. They're calling it "The Sweet Summertime Collection."

The promotion aims to offer a little something for everyone this summer with a chocolate option, a tangy, fruit-flavored option, and a coffee option.

Here's the line up:

News: Burger King - BK Delivers Expands to Boston

Burger King's "BK Delivers" delivery service has now set up shop in Boston, which brings the count of metropolitan areas offering the service to 12 (other areas include New York, Miami, Houston, Los Angeles, Chicago, San Francisco Bay Area, Las Vegas, Sacramento, Washington, D.C., Phoenix, and Denver).

Jun 22, 2013

Review: Nabisco - Watermelon Oreo Cookies

To welcome in the summer, Nabisco recently introduced new, limited-edition Watermelon Oreo cookies exclusively at Target. The cookies feature a watermelon-flavored creme filling, colored pink and green, sandwiched between two Golden Oreo wafers.

A 15.25-ounce package costs $2.99.

Around the World: McDonald's Offers a Calzone Happy Meal in Italy

McDonald's Italy looks to sell Italian food to the Italians with a new calzone they're calling the Pizzarotto. The name is apparently a portmanteau of "pizza" and "panzarotti/panzarotto," which is basically a small version of a calzone that may be deep-fried or baked.

As more of a light entree, the Pizzarotto can be purchased individually or as part of a Happy Meal. Each Pizzarotto comes filled simply with tomato and mozzarella.

News: Jamba Juice - New Green Fusion "At-Home" Smoothie Kit

Jamba Juice adds some green to the frozen food aisle with new Green Fusion fruit and veggie "at-home" smoothie kit, manufactured by license by Inventure Foods, Inc.

The new flavor features a mix of green apple, mango, pineapple, kiwi, banana, broccoli, spinach, and spirulina.

Jun 21, 2013

Frozen Friday: Fruttare Strawberry and Milk Frozen Dessert Bars

Fruttare Strawberry and Milk Frozen Dessert Bars are pretty self-explanatory. They're mostly milk, strawberries, sugar, and water frozen into a popsicle.

A box of four 2.7-fl oz bars typically costs about $3, but I received these courtesy of Unilever.

News: New Ruffles Steak-Flavored Chips

Frito Lay introduces new, limited-edition Flame-Grilled Steak-Flavored potato chips to their Ruffles Max line. The Ruffles Max line is aimed at the male demographic and features flavors like Beer Battered Onion Rings and Smokehouse Style BBQ.

The new Flame-Grilled Steak-Flavored potato chips are described by Frito Lay as "like a steakhouse in your mouth— minus the obnoxious maĆ®tre d’, weird tiny salad forks and soft jazz."

News: Carl's Jr. Brings Back Cranberry Apple Walnut Grilled Chicken Salad

Carl's Jr. brings back the Cranberry Apple Walnut Grilled Chicken Salad and introduces a new BBQ Ranch Grilled Chicken Salad. When it was first introduced in 2009, Carl's Jr. tapped Kim Kardashian to appear in the Cranberry Apple Walnut Grilled Chicken Salad's television ad. This time around, it's up to Jenny McCarthy to sell some salad.

Jun 20, 2013

Review: McDonald's - Dulce De Leche Shake

McDonald's Dulce De Leche Shake is a new seasonal shake they're serving through September. It's essentially a caramel shake and features reduced fat vanilla ice cream blended with a "dulce de leche shake syrup", swirled with caramel sauce, and topped with whipped cream plus a maraschino cherry.

A 12-ounce small goes for $1.89 around here, but I received this one courtesy of McDonald's.

News: Pei Wei - BOGO Lettuce Wraps Deal

P.F. Chang's fast casual arm, Pei Wei Asian Diner, is offering a "buy one, get one" offer on their new Lettuce Wraps. You can take advantage of the offer by "liking" the Pei Wei Facebook page and voting on which of Pei Wei's Lettuce Wraps you prefer.

News: Pepperidge Farm - New Goldfish Mac & Cheese

Pepperidge Farm's Goldfish cracker brand is branching out into other carbs with new Goldfish Mac & Cheese. Made with Goldfish-shaped pastas, Goldfish Mac & Cheese comes in four varieties: Cheddar, Nacho Cheese, Cheesy Pizza, and Butter Parmesan. Each box is made with real cheese sauce and contains no artificial preservatives.

Local News: Papa John's - 50% Off Online Pizza in SoCal Area

Starting this Friday, Papa John's will be offering a "50% off any pizza" deal good online only, and valid at only at participating Papa John's locations in Southern California, including Los Angeles, Orange County, Ventura, San Bernardino, and Riverside Counties.