News: BK Delivers Expands to Minnesota and Washington

Burger King's BK Delivers program is once again expanding. It's now available in Minneapolis, Minnesota and Spokane, Washington as the program gradually expands its reach (it's also currently available in Boston, New York, Miami, Houston, Los Angeles, Chicago, the San Francisco Bay area, Las Vegas, Sacramento, greater Washington, D.C., Phoenix, Salt Lake City, and Denver).

News: Papa John's - Free Pizza with $15 Purchase

Papa John's is once again looking to spur online sales and loyalty program usage by offering a free pizza on a future order with any online order totaling $15 or more.

Review: Burger King - French Fry Burger

Burger King's French Fry Burger is their latest value menu addition and features four French fries (mine had five), mayo, ketchup, lettuce, and a beef patty on a sesame seeded bun.

At my local Burger King, the Fry Burger replaced the BK Bacon Burger and carries the same $1 price tag.

News: Krispy Kreme - Fall 2013 Pumpkin Donuts

Krispy Kreme is offering the flavors of cheesecake and pumpkin for this year's fall donuts: the returning Pumpkin Spice Donut and new Pumpkin Cheesecake Donut.

The Pumpkin Spice Donut is an old-fashioned pumpkin spice-flavored cake donut covered in Krispy Kreme's Original Glaze.

News: New Campbell's Soup to be Brewed by Coffee Machine

In an strange bit of a partnership, Campbell's has joined hands with Green Mountain Coffee, maker of the Keurig K-Cup coffee brewer, with a plan to offer new Campbell's Fresh-Brewed Soup K-Cup packs in the near future.

Basically, it's Campbell's Soup brewed with a coffee maker.

Review: Starbucks - Caramelized Apple Cake

Starbucks' Caramelized Apple Cake is part of the new La Boulange bakery line (a bakery chain they bought up last year) that they're in the process of rolling out to their stores. It features a traditional pound cake with caramelized Washington apples (New York apples in some markets) and brown sugar.

I picked one up from a Starbucks location that had just started serving baked goods from La Boulange (complete with pink and white balloons and tableclothes) for $2.45.

News: Dairy Queen - September 2013 Blizzard of the Month

Dairy Queen offers new Choco Covered Cheesecake as their September 2013 Blizzard of the Month.

The flavor features vanilla soft serve with cheesecake pieces, cocoa fudge, and choco chunks mixed in.

Around the World: KFC Japan to Offer Deep-Fried Soup Fritter

In something that sounds right at home at an American county fair, KFC Japan will offer up battered and deep-fried soup starting September 5.

Specifically, they'll be dropping some corn potage in the hot oil and calling it the "Corn Potage Fritter." Corn potage is a thick, creamy corn soup that garners a fair amount of popularity in Japan (you can even get it hot from a can dispensing vending machine), especially in the winter months.

The Corn Potage Fritter is only for a limited-time and is priced at 150 yen apiece (~$1.49 US).

Review: Dairy Queen - Chicken Strip $5 Buck Lunch

Dairy Queen's Chicken Strips $5 Buck Lunch is available daily from the hours of 11am to 4pm and features three chicken tenderloin strips with a choice of dipping sauce, a side of fries, a fountain drink, and a sundae for $5. The sundae can be upgraded to a mini-size Blizzard for an extra $1.

I went for the upgrade and chose ranch for sauce. The price tag came out to $6 plus tax.

Local News: Papa John's - $5 Cheese Pizzas in SoCal on 9/5

September 5 is National Cheese Pizza Day (seriously who makes these days up?) and Papa John's locations in Southern California are celebrating by offering large cheese pizzas for only $5 bucks each when ordered online.

You can get the deal by ordering online via the Papa John's website and entering the code: "CHEESE13."

News: Baskin-Robbins - September 2013 Flavor of the Month

Baskin-Robbins offers up German Chocolate Cake ice cream as their flavor of the month for September.

The flavor features Swiss chocolate ice cream with coconut, walnut pieces, milk chocolate brownie pieces, and a caramel ribbon.

Review: Del Taco - Bacon Ranch Grilled Chicken Taco

Del Taco's Bacon Ranch Grilled Chicken Taco features grilled marinated chicken, ranch sauce, bacon pieces, shredded lettuce, and hand-grated cheddar cheese folded in a soft flour tortilla.

I picked one up for $1.39.