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Mar 25, 2014

Review: Sonic - Pineapple Upside Down Master Blast

Sonic's Pineapple Upside Down Master Blast features vanilla ice cream mixed with pineapple, salted caramel, and pie crust pieces.

A 10-oz, Mini-sized cup is about $3.39, but I received this one courtesy of Sonic.

News: Papa John's - New Double Pepperoni Bacon Pizza

Papa John's latest new pizza takes their occasionally-offered Double Pepperoni Pizza to the next level by adding bacon and calling it the "Double Pepperoni & Bacon Pizza."

As you may have guessed, the new, limited-time pizza features the standard tomato and cheese pizza topped with a layer of pepperoni plus a layer of oversized deli pepperoni (the stuff you find in Italian sandwiches) as well as pieces of hickory-smoked bacon.

News: New Ritz Bacon Flavored-Crackers

The Ritz Cracker brand joins in on America's love of bacon with new Ritz Bacon-flavored Crackers. The new crackers are naturally flavored with black pepper and artificially flavored with bacon.

Besides eating them by themselves, Nabisco suggests you make them into cracker sandwiches or use them to bread fried pickles (random, I know).

Around the World: Burger King Serves Up World Flavors in Spain

Burger King's latest in Spain is a limited-time "Flavors of the World" menu similar to the ones McDonald's sometimes does. The menu features five items representing Greece, Mexico, Japan, Italy, and the UK.

Mar 24, 2014

Review: Starbucks - Egg & Cheddar Breakfast Sandwich

Starbucks' Egg & Cheddar Breakfast Sandwich features a fried egg and slice of cheddar cheese on multigrain toast.

I picked one up for $2.95.

Neat! Pepsi Pranks Bus Stop Commuters with Giant Robots, Aliens, and Tigers

In support of their current "Unbelievable" marketing campaign for Pepsi Max in the UK, Pepsi had commuters at a London bus stop seeing giant robots, falling meteors, and various other "unbelievable" happenings as they looked out the side of the bus stop.

You can imagine the reactions as this went on (but you don't have to, the video's below).

News: Dip 'Ems Return to KFC with $5 Combo

Dip 'Ems are back at KFC for a limited time and spotlighted in a 20-chicken tenders bucket as well as a $5 combo. Dip' Ems is the packaged term KFC decided to use back in 2012 for their Extra Crispy Chicken Tenders plus sauces for dipping.

News: Popeyes - 8 Pieces of Chicken for $5.99 on March 26th

Popeyes is once again running another Pay Day deal where you can buy 8 pieces of mixed fried chicken for $5.99 at participating locations for one day only.

The deal is only good on this Wednesday, March 26, 2014.

Mar 23, 2014

Review: Pepperidge Farm - French Toast Goldfish Grahams

Pepperidge Farm's French Toast Goldfish Grahams are a French Toast-flavored graham cracker version of the smiling fish-shaped snacks.

I bought a 6.6-oz package for $1.50 on sale.

News: Five New Flavors of Mikawaya Mochi Ice Cream Including Black Sesame

Mikawaya's Mochi Ice Cream line will soon be adding five new flavors: Black Sesame, Cookies & Cream, Matcha Green Tea, Mint Chip, and Plum Wine.

According to the company's president, Joel Friedman, "Cookies and Cream, and Mint Chip are two of the top six flavors worldwide. And given the truly authentic traditional Asian nature of Plum Wine, Matcha Green Tea and Black Sesame, we felt they were perfect additions to our lineup."

News: New Gluten-Free Freschetta Pizza

The Schwan Food Company has introduced new Freschetta Gluten-Free Pizza in two flavors: 4 Cheese Medley and Signature Pepperoni.

The new crust is described as "light, airy, and crispy." The move comes as even those without gluten allergies are increasing looking to cut the amount of gluten they consume.

News: Cape Cod Popcorn Returns!

Cape Cod returns their popcorn line as consumers increasingly look for "better-for-you" snack options.

Cape Cod Popcorn is available in three flavors: Sea Salt, Kettle Corn, and White Cheddar.

Sea Salt and Kettle Corn are being pushed as the better-for-you options at less than 40 calories or less per cup (since popcorn is lighter than other snacks which tend to be measured by the ounce), while White Cheddar is one of the original flavors of the line before it was discontinued.