News: Carvel - New Mint Flavor

Carvel ice cream shops have introduced a new mint flavor to start the new year.

Available through March 31, 2014, the new flavor can be found as Mint soft serve, Oreo Mint ice cream, or Mint Chocolate Chip ice cream.

The flavor is also featured in the new Oreo Mint Sundae Dasher. The dessert meant for on-the-go eating features Mint soft serve with Oreo cookie piece, drizzled with fudge and topped with whipped cream.

Review: Burger King - Rodeo Sandwiches

Burger King's Rodeo Sandwiches come with either a burger or breaded chicken patty plus three onion rings and barbecue sauce on a toasted sesame bun.

I bought one of each for $1 a piece.

News: Einstein Noah - New Thintastic Bagel Free on January 15, 2014

Einstein Noah (i.e. Einstein Bros. and Noah's Bagels) kicks off the new year with new Thintastic Bagels and will be giving them away with schmear on January 15, 2014 only via coupon.

News: Pizza Hut Testing Pizza by the Slice

Pizza Hut is testing pizza by the slice as a possible future offering at two locations starting tomorrow.

According to this AP story, each slice will cost between $2 to $3 and take about three to four minutes to heat (which is about the same as for your standard neighborhood pizzeria but slower than the 90 seconds of the Turbo Chef ovens 7-Eleven has been using) and will require new ovens to do the heating.

News: Domino's - Half-Off Any Pizza Ordered Online Through January 19, 2014

Domino's is once again running one of their half-off deals good on any regularly-priced pizza ordered online starting today and running through Sunday, January 19, 2014.

If you've been wondering why these type of pizza deals tend to be online only, one of the reasons is that it frees up an employee from having to take orders on the phone instead of making pizzas.

Review: Nestle - Butterfinger Peanut Butter Cups

Nestle's new Butterfinger Peanut Butter Cups seek to topple great King Reese's and sit atop the peanut butter cup throne (or at least grab a sizable piece of the pie). It's a milk chocolate-covered peanut butter cup with bits of Butterfinger crisps inside.

I bought a 1.5-ounce package for 89 cents.

Around the World: McDonald's Hong Kong Partners with Ferrero for New McCafe Menu

McDonald's Hong Kong has partnered with Italian chocolatier Ferrero to introduce their limited-time McCafe x Ferrero Collection Golden Moments series. The menu features two coffees and one cake with similar flavors as certain Ferrero chocolates.

News: Sonic - New Salsa Verde Breakfast Burrito and Toaster Sandwich

Sonic is adding some green (verde in Spanish) to their all-day breakfast menu with the new, limited-time Salsa Verde Breakfast Burrito and Salsa Verde Breakfast Toaster sandwich.

Sonic's salsa verde features a tangy blend of fire-roasted tomatillos, onions, jalapenos, and roasted garlic.

Review: General Mills - Caramel Bugles

General Mills' Caramel Bugles embraces the sweet and salty trend that apparently some consumers are hankering for. They feature the bugle-shaped corn crisps coated with caramel.

A 6-ounce bag was $1.50 on sale.

Around the World: Dunkin' Donuts India Offers New Tough Guy Burgers

Dunkin' Donuts goes for the male demographic in India with new Tough Guy Burgers. Accompanied by the tagline "Get Your Mojo Back!", the new sandwiches come in both a relatively stacked vegetarian and non-vegetarian (i.e. chicken) version.

The key descriptors that Dunkin' is going with for the sandwich are "rugged," "huge," and "spicy."

Around the World: McDonald's Germany Wants Customers to Hunt for Their Food... Kinda

McDonald's is giving away 500,000 Big Macs in Germany but only to those who are game enough to hunt down the ingredients via QR codes using a special "Big Mac Hunting" smartphone app.

Frozen Friday: IHOP at Home - French Toast Breakfast Sandwich

IHOP at Home's French Toast Breakfast Sandwich features maple sausage, egg, and cheese sandwiched between two slices of French Toast. They're currently only available at Walmart for now.

A 19.2-ounce box contains 4 sandwiches and cost $4.97.