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Oct 26, 2013

News: New Dunkin' Donuts Bakery Series Packaged Coffee

Dunkin' Donuts is currently offering a new Bakery Series Coffees line of packaged ground coffee in grocery stores.

The flavors are bakery shop-themed and come in five varieties: Blueberry Muffin, Caramel Coffee Cake, Chocolate Glazed Donut, Jelly Donut, and Old Fashioned Donut.

News: Jack in the Box - $1 Toasty Jack Ornament Benefits Big Brothers Big Sisters

Jack in the Box is once again offering a Christmas Jack head ornament, Toasty Jack, as a holiday fundraiser to benefit Big Brothers Big Sisters, a non-profit youth-mentoring organization.

This year's Jack ornament is adorned with either a red or green snow cap with flaps. Toasty Jack has a pre-drilled hole on the bottom and a braided loop on top so it can be used as a festive vehicle antenna or for decorating a Christmas tree.

Oct 25, 2013

Frozen Friday: Kellogg's Eggo Pumpkin Spice Waffles

Kellogg's Eggo Pumpkin Spice Waffles are a limited-time, fall offering that features classic Eggo waffles with the flavor of pumpkin, cinnamon, nutmeg, and ginger.

I found a 9.8-ounce box of 8 waffles on sale for $2.

News: Sonic - 50 Cent Corn Dogs on Halloween

Sonic is offering their Corn Dogs for a discounted price of 50 cent all day on October 31 in celebration of Halloween.

Sonic's Corn Dogs consist of a hot dog on a stick surrounded by a deep-fried sweet corn batter. They typically sell for $1 or more at Sonic (varying with location).

News: Souplantation / Sweet Tomatoes - Kids Eat Free During Week of Halloween

To help balance out all the candy kids (and quite a few adults) will be consuming next week, Souplantation / Sweet Tomatoes is enticing parents to bring them in for endless soups, baked goods, and salad with a "Kids Eat Free" deal during the week of Halloween.

News: 7-Eleven - New Diablo Chicken Ranch Sandwich

7-Eleven continues their efforts to expand their fancier foods selection and chase two food trends in one go with the new Diablo Chicken Ranch Sandwich.

It comes with on a chewy pretzel roll and with a sriracha ranch sauce. The rest of the sandwich is pretty standard: sliced chicken, cheese, and lettuce. You can expect to find it for around $5.

Oct 24, 2013

Review: McDonald's - Crispy Southwest Chicken McWrap

McDonald's Crispy Southwest Chicken McWrap features slices of crispy chicken (also available with grilled chicken) glazed with a cilantro lime sauce, chili-lime tortilla strips, spring greens, two half slices of tomato, shredded cheddar jack cheese, and a spicy habanero ranch sauce wrapped up in a  flour tortilla.

I picked up a crispy chicken version for $3.99.

Around the World: Domino's France - Curry Pizza

Domino's France's latest limited-time pizza, the Sublim' Curry, feels like it'd be more at home at CPK rather than Domino's, but is probably more a reflection of the French pizza market.

News: Tim Hortons - 2013 Fall Pumpkin Menu

Tim Hortons has gone big with the pumpkin theme this fall with a slate full of limited-time pumpkin-flavored drinks and baked goods.

For beverages, there's new Pumpkin Pie White Mocha, Pumpkin Pie White Hot Chocolate, and, of course, Pumpkin Pie Latte.

Oct 23, 2013

Review: Starbucks - Raspberry Blueberry Donut

Starbucks' Raspberry Blueberry Donut is part of their new, upgraded La Boulange bakery line (basically they bought a bakery chain to improve their baked goods selection). It's a warmed yeast donut filled with raspberry and blueberry jam.

I picked one up for $1.95.

News: Jersey Mike's - Rosemary Parmesan Bread Returns

Jersey Mike's has returned their Rosemary Parmesan Bread for a limited time through November 27 at participating Jersey Mike's locations nationwide.

The limited-time bread is baked fresh in stores every morning and features fresh-grated parmesan and Mediterranean rosemary baked into the crust.

Around the World: Canadians Vote Maple Moose as their Lay's "Do Us a Flavour" Winner

Up north in Canada, Lay's recently wrapped up the Canadian version of their "Do Us a Flavor" contest where fans were invited to submit their flavor ideas for Lay's potato chips for a chance to have it made as well as for a cash prize.

The winner? The oddly named "Maple Moose." The name is actually not a joke and combines maple with a beef-like flavor according to Serious Eats. The flavor won out over Creamy Garlic Caesar, Grilled Cheese & Ketchup, and Perogy Platter