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Jul 21, 2013

Around the World: Subway's Toasties

If you walk into Subway looking for a more of a snack-sized sandwich here in the States, you might go for a kid-sized mini sub, or more likely, opt for a $5 Footlong cut into quarters because you can always save the rest for later. However, if you find yourself in the UK or India, you can also go for a Toastie at Subway; it's a toasted half of a six-inch bread loaf with set toppings and cheese.

Jul 20, 2013

Review: Del Taco - Chili Cheese Fry Burrito

Del Taco's Chili Cheese Fry Burrito features crinkle-cut fries with chili and hand-grated cheddar cheese, wrapped in a flour tortilla.

The small burrito comes in at $1.49 each.

Around the World: KFC Korea Offers 'The Other White Meat' with new OMG Burger

KFC Korea buries itself in hyperbole with the new OMG Burger. What makes it "Oh My God?" According to the press release, the sandwich is KFC's first pork product and comes at an affordable price. Sounds more like a 'hm' rather than an OMG' product.

Jul 19, 2013

Review: Sonic - Pineapple Shake

Sonic's Pineapple Shake features real pineapple and pineapple syrup blended with vanilla ice cream, and finished with whipped topping and a maraschino cherry.

A 12-ounce mini-sized cup was $1.99.

Around the World: Domino's Taiwan - Pizza with Giant Meatballs

Domino's Taiwan's latest limited-time pizza is a standard pizza with the crust of your choice... plus giant pork meatballs. The meatballs appear either barely stuck or not attached to the pizza's cheese, which would seem to make eating them a bit of a balancing act.

News: Sonic - $1 Hot Dogs on July 23

Sonic will be offering their All-American Hot Dogs and Chili Cheese Coneys for only $1 each on July 23 in celebration of National Hot Dog Day.

Jul 18, 2013

Review: Earl of Sandwich - The Original 1762 Roast Beef Sandwich

The Earl of Sandwich's Original 1762 is one of their Signature Hot Sandwiches and features freshly-baked artisan bread filled with roasted beef, sharp cheddar, and horseradish sauce.

Like most/all of their sandwiches, this one was $6.99.

News: See's Candies - Free Lollypops on July 20

See's Candies will be giving away free lollypops on this Saturday, July 20, in honor of National Lollypop Day.

News: Arby's - 64-Cent Classic Roast Beef Sandwich on July 23

Arby's will be celebrating their 49th anniversary by offering customers a coupon for a 64-cent Classic Roast Beef Sandwich that's valid only on Tuesday, July 23.

You can get the coupon at arbys.com/backto64 where Arby's is currently hosting what a "1964 version" of the Arbys website might look like if the Internet was around back then.

Jul 17, 2013

Review: Krispy Kreme - Caramel Pretzel Donut

Krispy Kreme's Caramel Pretzel Donut is a chocolate-Kreme-filled-yeast donut with caramel icing, salted pretzels, and a caramel drizzle.

The nearest Krispy Kreme sells them for $1.19 each.

News: Campbell's - New SpaghettiOs CheeseburgerOs flavor

Campbell's offers their first new SpaghettiOs flavor in over 20 years with cheeseburger-flavored CheeseburgerOs. The new flavor isn't actually that much of a marked departure from original SpaghettiOs with a cheeseburger-flavored meat sauce rather than the original's tomato and cheese sauce.

News: Burger King Delivery Now in Salt Lake City

Burger King has expanded their delivery service, BK Delivers, to Salt Lake City, Utah. As they have done in previous markets, the BK Delivers program is currently running in only one location in Salt Lake City (serving West Valley City, Taylorsville, and Kearns), and it serves as a training ground to allow restaurant franchisees to better understand the service before potentially opting in to providing it.