Review: Krispy Kreme - 2022 Holiday Donuts

Krispy Kreme's 2022 holiday donuts include the new Sugar Cookie Donut, new Gingerbread Cookie Crumb Donut, new Red Velvet Cake Donut, the perennial Santa Belly Donut, and the Chocolate Iced with Holiday Sprinkles Donut.

Wendy's Selling $2 Frosty Key Tags Good for Free Jr. Frosty with Purchase for All of 2023

Wendy's Frosty Key Tags make their annual return and, when purchased for $2, can be used to get a free Jr. Frosty with any purchase throughout 2023 at participating locations nationwide.

Ben & Jerry's Churns New "Lights! Caramel! Action!" Ice Cream

Ben & Jerry's partners with director/filmmaker Ava DuVernay to introduce new "Lights! Caramel! Action!" ice cream as a permanent addition to their line-up.

Nothing Bundt Cake Brings Back Peppermint Chocolate Chip Cakes for 2022 Holiday Season

Peppermint Chocolate Chip cakes make a limited-time return to Nothing Bundt Cake for the 2022 holiday season.

New IHOP Mini Pancake Cereal Hits Store Shelves in Late December 2022

IHOP partners with General Mills to reveals new IHOP Blueberry & Syrup Mini Pancake Cereal, which is set to arrive on store shelves starting late this month (December 2022) with nationwide availability by January 2023.

Home Run Inn Sells Pizza Crust Gift Pack for 2022 Holiday Season

Frozen pizza brand Home Run Inn offers the new, limited-edition Nothing But Crust Holiday Gift Pack, as a pack of six of the brand's thin, buttery, and flaky pizza crusts that you can finished with your own sauce, cheese, and toppings at home.

McDonald's Tests Drive-Thru Conveyor and More in Fort Worth, TX

McDonald's tests new restaurant features such as a conveyor to deliver food and beverages at the drive-thru at a test restaurant just out of Fort Worth, TX.

KFC UK Features Cups of Gravy for 2022 Holiday Season

KFC UK wants their customers to douse everything in gravy for the 2022 holiday season and have brought back both the Gravy Double Bucket and the Gravy Triple Bucket for a limited time.

Frito-Lay's 2022 Holiday Line-up Includes Cheetos White Cheddar Snowflakes and More

Frito-Lay offers a number of seasonal, festive snacks for the 2022 holiday season, including Cheetos White Cheddar Snowflakes, the previously-mentioned Lay's Sweet & Salty Dipped Clusters, and more.

Here's what you'll find in the 2022 holiday line-up from Frito-Lay:

Little Caesars Offers $3 Off Deep Dish Pizza if You Recently Bought a Detroit-Style Pizza from Another Chain

In a tongue-in-cheek campaign, Little Caesars takes aim at Pizza Hut's Detroit-style pizza by offering a $3 discount on their own Detroit-Style Deep Dish pizza to customers who have recently purchased "a Detroit-Style Pizza from anywhere other than Little Caesars."

Review: Lay's Carnitas Street Taco Potato Chips

Lay's Carnitas Street Taco-flavored potato chips feature a "rich taco-style pork carnitas taste."

Wingstop Launches New Carolina Gold BBQ Flavor

Wingstop introduces new Carolina Gold BBQ as a national, limited-time flavor for their various fried chicken offerings as well as their fried chicken sandwich, while supplies last.

Cheesecake Factory Offers $10 Off $50 When Ordering Online for Pickup or Delivery Through December 8, 2022

The Cheesecake Factory is running a promotion through December 8, 2022 where you can get $10 off your order of $50 or more when you order for pickup through their website or through DoorDash for delivery.

2022 Holiday Gift Card Deals and Specials

Holiday gift card deals and specials are an annual practice around this time of year as many-a-restaurant vies for your gift-giving holiday dollars. Do keep in mind that while gift cards generally don't expire, bonus cards are not gift cards and tend to expire like coupons.

As usual, I'll try and update if/when more deals come in. Here's the 2022 holiday gift card deals and specials list:

McDonald's "Szn of Sharing" Deals Through December 25, 2022

McDonald's offers up a schedule of deals for the 2022 holiday season that they're dubbing, the "SZN of Sharing." The McDonald's mobile app deals run through Christmas Day (December 25, 2022) at participating locations nationwide.

Here's what the SZN of Sharing deals schedule looks like:

Crumbl Bakes Sea Salt Toffee Cookies and More Through December 10, 2022

Crumbl welcomes Sea Salt Toffee Cookies and more for their limited-time cookie selection for the week ending December 10, 2022.

Here's the full Crumbl cookie line-up through December 10, 2022:

New Kellogg's Krave Double Chocolate Brownie Batter Cereal and Froot Loops with Marshmallows Jumbo Snax Arrive

New Kellogg's Krave Double Chocolate Brownie Batter Cereal and new Kellogg's Froot Loops with Marshmallows Jumbo Snax arrive on store shelves across the US starting this month.

Cold Stone Releases New Snickerdoodle Cookie and Frozen Hot Chocolate Ice Cream Flavors

Cold Stone Creamery welcomes December 2022 with two new, limited-time ice cream flavors--Snickerdoodle Cookie and Frozen Hot Chocolate--and a new ice cream cake--The Hot Cocoa Avalanche cake.

Aldi Reveals Seasonal Products for December 2022

Aldi reveals their seasonal product release schedule for December 2022. There seems to be a particular focus on food for holiday and New Year's celebrations. The product list/schedule goes as follows:

Review: Wendy's - Peppermint Frosty

Wendy's Peppermint Frosty features the chain's vanilla Frosty base mixed with peppermint syrup.