News: Jack in the Box - New Croissant Donuts and Breakfast Burritos

Jack in the Box launches new, limited-time Croissant Donuts and two new breakfast burritos that are the biggest they've ever offered.

Jack's new Croissant Donuts (AKA 'Cronuts') are mini versions of the trendy hybrid dessert.

News: Cold Stone Creamery - New Peanut Butter & Jelly Ice Cream and Ice Cream Sandwiches

Cold Stone Creamery goes for a back-to-school theme with Peanut Butter & Jelly ice cream in a new, limited-time Creation that they're calling PB&Just Delicious.

It features peanut butter, grape jelly, and graham cracker pie crust folded and mixed into Peanut Butter & Jelly ice cream.

Review: Carl's Jr. - Texas BBQ Thickburger

Carl's Jr.'s Texas BBQ Thickburger features smoked beef brisket, a charbroiled beef patty, spicy mesquite BBQ sauce, crispy jalapeno and onion strips, and melted American cheese on a Fresh Baked Bun.

I got the 1/2 lb. version courtesy of Carl's Jr. It's normally $7.39 (A 1/3 lb. version was $6.29 and the regular single patty version goes for $4.79 at my local Carl's Jr.).

Around the World: Starbucks South Korea's New Sodas Come with Flavored Jelly

Starbucks' recently introduced their handcrafted Fizzio soda platform this summer in the US (in the warmer states anyway), but they also just launched it over in South Korea and, I have to say, South Korea got the better of it since their soda flavors come with various flavored jellies.

While we get Ginger Ale, Root Beer, and Lemon Ale, the South Koreans get Lemon Ginger with Mango Jelly, Passion Tea Lemonade with Hibiscus Jelly, and Yogurt Citrus with Mango Jelly.

News: Dunkin' Donuts - New Coffee-Flavored Donuts

Dunkin' Donuts combines their coffee and donuts for new, limited-time Coffee Creme Donuts, made with the chain's Original Blend coffee. Additionally, they're offering new French Vanilla Swirl and Hazelnut Swirl flavors for their coffee beverages.

Review: McDonald's - Jalapeno Double

McDonald's Jalapeno Double features two beef patties, sliced pickled jalapenos, deep-fried crispy jalapenos, a slice of pasteurized process white cheddar, and ranch sauce on a plain hamburger bun.

I picked one up for $2.

News: KFC Gets the Colonel to Fill Up Gas for Free

Playing on the name of their latest promo (the $5 Fill Up combos), KFC had Colonel Sanders (or rather an actor dressed up as the Colonel) pumping free gas and giving away free KFC Gift Checks last Tuesday, July 29, at Pruitt's Service Island in Louisville, Kentucky.

News: Baskin-Robbins - August 2014 Flavor of the Month

Baskin-Robbins continues last month's Oreo theme for August's Flavor of the Month: Oreo Nutty Salted Caramel.

The flavor features Oreo cookie pieces, honey-glazed peanuts, and a salty caramel ribbon in vanilla ice cream.

Review: Claim Jumper - Italian Lemon Cake

Claim Jumper's Italian Lemon Cake is described as "five layers of rich cream cake, filled and topped with white chocolate lemon filling." It also has a lemon glaze on top.

It was $7.99 for a slice.

News: Stonyfield's New Greek Yogurt Alternative is Cheese

Basically Greek yogurt for people who don't like the taste of Greek yogurt, Stonyfield offers new Petite Cremes, which are made with cheese cultures rather than yogurt cultures.

Review: Claim Jumper - Roasted Tri Tip

Claim Jumper's Roasted Tri Tip features slow-roasted certified Angus Beef sliced over an herb peppercorn demi-glace served with mashed potatoes and roasted vegetables. It's only served medium rare to medium, so I went with medium rare.

It was $12.29 during lunch.

Around the World: McDonald's New Hotcakes with Ham and Cheese on Top in Singapore

Calling it them "Hearty Hotcakes," McDonald's is offering hotcakes topped with a slice of American cheese and chicken ham out in Singapore.

Frozen Friday: Trader Joe's - 5 Cheese Frusta

Trader Joe's 5 Cheese Frusta is basically a thin-crust pizza that's been folded up slightly to resemble a bow tie somewhat. Other than the odd fold, it's a standard pizza topped with marinara and five cheeses: Mozzarella, Emmenthaler, Edam, Provolone, and Rebekase.

It was $2.29 for 6.5-oz pizza.

News: Subway - August 2014 Featured Values

It's increasingly looking like Subway's monthly Featured $5 Footlong has gone the way of the dodo. The new promo they're going with appears to be Featured Values.

August's Featured Values include the BBQ Oven Roasted Chicken Melt as the $6 Footlong Special (a holdover from last month) and the Black Forest Ham as this month's $3 Six-Inch Select sandwich.

News: Dairy Queen - August 2014 Blizzard of the Month

Dairy Queen teams up with Nabisco for August's Blizzard of the Month: the new Chips Ahoy Blizzard.

It features Chips Ahoy chocolate chip cookies, chocolaty topping, and choco chunks blended into vanilla soft serve. Besides the Blizzard, it's also available as part of a Blizzard Cake.

Review: Papa John's - Spicy Pulled Pork Pizza

Papa John's Spicy Pulled Pork Pizza is a hand-tossed pizza topped with "Kansas City-style" barbecue sauce, slow-cooked pork, pepper jack and mozzarella cheese, and crushed red pepper flakes.

It was $12 for a large.

News: Jamba Juice - Free Juice on August 6, 2014

Jamba Juice will be giving away made-to-order, fresh-squeezed juices on Wednesday, August 6, 2014, from 9 am to 11 am, at participating locations.

News: Cinnabon - Now with Seasonal Wild Berries!

Taking advantage of the summer season, Cinnabon adds a new Wild Berry topping that can be added to either Classic Roll, Minibon, or Center of the Roll.

The topping features a combination of raspberries, strawberries, blackberries, and blueberries.

Review: Sonic - Sonic's Garlic Parmesan Cheesy Bread Dog

Sonic's Garlic Parmesan Cheesy Bread Dog features a hot dog bun with shredded cheddar baked onto it, filled with a beef hot dog, garlic parmesan sauce, and grilled onions.

It's normally $2.89 for the hot dog, but this one was provided courtesy of Sonic.

News: Long John Silver's - Free Fish & Fries on August 2, 2014

Long John Silver's must be feeling particularly generous as they will once again be giving away free orders of fish and fries this Saturday, August 2, 2014, from 11 am to 3 pm at participating locations.