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Oct 30, 2015

Frozen Friday: Tai Pei - Beef & Broccoli

Tai Pei's Beef & Broccoli features beef, onions, and broccoli in an "Asian-style" sauce over steamed rice.

Sonic Selling 50-Cent Corn Dogs on Halloween

Sonic is once again offering their 50-cent corn dogs deal this Halloween.

"Buy One, Give One" Subs at Subway on November 3, 2015

Subway will be celebrating National Sandwich Day with a "buy one, give one" deal at participating locations nationwide on Tuesday, November 3, 2015.

Oct 29, 2015

Buy One, Get One Free Pumpkin Drinks at The Coffee Bean on October 30, 2015

The Coffee Bean pre-celebrates Halloween with a "buy one, get one free" deal on any of this fall's pumpkin drinks on Friday, October 30, 2015, from 2 to 6 PM.

Wendy's Testing a Bacon Mozzarella Cheeseburger

Wendy's is testing a Bacon Mozzarella Cheeseburger out in three cities: Seattle WA, Milwaukee, WI, and Harrisburg, PA.

Free A.M. Crunchwraps at Taco Bell on November 5, 2015

Taco Bell will be handing out free A.M. Crunchwraps on the morning of Thursday, November, 5, 2015 as a result of their "Steal a Base, Steal a Breakfast" promotion for the World Series of Major League Baseball (MLB).

Burger King Introduces New Buffalo Chicken Fries

Burger King is offering new Buffalo Chicken Fries, which feature the flavor of "mild peppers, tangy vinegar, and creamy butter."

Oct 28, 2015

Subway Trying Rotisserie Chicken and Carved Turkey

Subway is looking to try a more premium feel to their meat selection with new rotisserie-style chicken as well as carved turkey in select locations.

Arby's Gives Steak Sandwich the A.1. Treatment

Arby's gives their Angus steak the A.1. treatment with the introduction of the new A.1. Special Reserve Steak Sandwich.

New Ultimate Chicken Sandwich at Sonic

Sonic looks to offer a more premium chicken sandwich experience with the limited-time offering of the new Ultimate Chicken Sandwich featuring what they're calling the "thickest" white meat fried chicken breast fillet.

Popeyes Fries Up New Spicy Garlic Butterfly Shrimp

Popeyes offers Spicy Garlic Butterfly Shrimp as their newest limited-time offering.

Review: Carl's Jr. - Tex Mex Thickburger

Carl's Jr.'s Tex Mex Thickburger features a charbroiled 1/3 Black Angus beef patty plus fire-roasted poblano peppers and onions, lettuce, tomato, thick-cut Applewood-smoked bacon, pepper jack cheese, and spicy Santa Fe sauce on their signature Fresh Baked Buns.

Oct 27, 2015

Papa John's Introduces New Sriracha Meats Pizza

Papa John's introduces the new Sriracha Meats pizza as their latest limited-time menu item.

Taco Bell Trying New Rockstar Energy Drink Freezes

Taco Bell has been spotted testing a new Rockstar energy drink version of their Freeze slush drink out in Tennessee.

Taco Bell Unveils New Boss Wraps

The latest out of Taco Bell are new, limited-time Boss Wraps featured in two varieties: Fully Loaded Steak or Steak and Potato.

Tropical Smoothie Cafe Launches Two New Spicy Chicken Sandwiches

Tropical Smoothie Cafe introduces two new chicken sandwiches: the Island Buffalo Chicken Sandwich and the Moho Chicken Club.

Oct 26, 2015

Biscuits & Gravy Chips Crowned Lay's 2015 "Do Us A Flavor" Winner

Southern Biscuits and Gravy-flavored chips are this year's Lay's "Do Us A Flavor" crowd-sourced contest winner.

Starbucks Debuts New Frappula Frappuccino for Halloween

Starbucks goes with a vampire-themed drink this Halloween with the introduction of the new, very limited-time Frappula Frappuccino.

Oct 25, 2015
Oct 24, 2015

Panera Tests Gluten-Free Bread

Panera Bread is set to test their first-ever gluten-free bread item: a rosemary focaccia roll.

Get A Free AM Crunchwrap If Any Player Steals a Base in the World Series

Taco Bell will be giving out free A.M. Crunchwraps if any player steals a base during the 2015 World Series (that's the Major League Baseball championship in case you don't follow).

Oct 23, 2015

Wendy's Testing Antibiotic-Free Grilled Chicken Sandwich

Wendy's is testing chicken fillets from chickens raised without antibiotics in a few locations across the U.S.

McDonald's Testing Sweet Potato Fries

McDonald's is trying out Sweet Potato Fries in a number of locations out in Amarillo, Texas.

Chicken Fried Steak is Back at Church's

The Chicken Fried Steak platter returns to Church's Chicken for a limited time.

Carl's Jr. / Hardee's Partners with Video Game to Target "Young Hungry Guys"

If nothing else, they are remarkably consistent. Carl's Jr. and Hardee's once again targets their key demographic of "young hungry guys" by partnering up with the newest game in the popular Call of Duty game franchise, Call of Duty: Black Ops III, and model Charlotte McKinney in a new commercial.

Oct 22, 2015

Buick Looks to Food to Sell You Cars

The car designers at Buick are increasingly turning to food for inspiration in the color of their new vehicles to better appeal to would-be purchasers.

TGI Fridays Launches New $10 Spiked Plates

TGI Fridays' latest promotion is new, limited-time Spiked Plates with $10 entrees and $5 appetizers.

Sbarro Introduces New Classic Italian Sausage & Peppers Pizza

Claiming inspiration from the Italian sausage sub sandwich, Sbarro comes up with the new Classic Italian Sausage & Peppers Pizza.

Oct 21, 2015

Ben & Jerry's New Beer Also Comes As an Ice Cream Flavor

It was announced back in April that Ben & Jerry's and New Belgium Brewing had partnered up for a new Ben & Jerry's-inspired beer that arrived this month, but the ice cream-inspired beer is also available as ice cream: New Salted Caramel Brown-ie Ale ice cream.

Taco Bell Tests Croissant Tacos

Taco Bell has been market testing Croissant Tacos out in Ohio as a possible follow up to Waffle Tacos and Biscuit Tacos.

Burger King Debuts New Extra Long Sriracha Cheeseburger

Burger King adds Sriracha to their Extra Long Cheeseburger for the new, limited-time Extra Long Sriracha Cheeseburger.

Oct 20, 2015

Trix Looking for Real Bunny Mascot

Trix is on the hunt for a real bunny mascot to serve as the honorary face of the brand.

Starbucks Launches Protein-Fortified Beast Mode Frappuccino

Starbucks partners up with pro football player Marshawn Lynch to come up with the new Beast Mode Frappuccino, which will help benefit underprivileged youth.

Denny's 2015 Holiday Menu is Already Here

It's not even Halloween yet but, perhaps, for early Christmas celebrants, you can already get Thanksgiving and Christmas-themed menu items at Denny's.

Oct 19, 2015

Review: Papa John's - XL Monster Topping PIzza

Papa John's XL Monster Topping Pizza features a 16" extra-large pizza topped with over-sized pepperoni and Italian sausage plus regular Italian sausage.

Wear a Costume for a Free Donut at Krispy Kreme on Halloween

Krispy Kreme is offering a free donut to any costume-goer who drops by on Halloween.

Free Scary Face Pancakes for Kids at IHOP on October 30, 2015

Scary Face Pancakes are back at IHOP in the lead up to Halloween and will be free for kids on October 30, 2015 at participating locations.

Oct 18, 2015

Review: Tastykake - Iced Pumpkin Spice Cupcakes

Tastykake's Iced Pumpkin Spice Cupcakes feature cream cheese-flavored icing on top of small pumpkin spice cupcakes.

McDonald's Trying "Chef Crafted" Customization Options

McDonald's is testing new "Chef Crafted Flavors" as a follow up to their "Taste Crafted" customizable burger platform test.

Sunday Funny: Pepsi - "Speech Mode"

Pepsi tapped NFL football player Marshawn Lynch for the spokesperson for this funny ad titled, "Pepsi's Unlikely Spokesperson Marshawn Lynch."

Oct 17, 2015

Review: Archer Farms - Blueberry Streusel Breakfast Bread

Target's Archer Farms Blueberry Streusel Breakfast Bread features a loaf of bread interspersed with blueberries and topped with streusel.

Domino's Australia Lets You Track Your Pizza Delivery Via GPS

In case you want to know exactly where your pizza is from creation to your doorstep, Domino's Australia offers a GPS Driver Tracker so you can track your pizza the moment it leaves the store.

Arby's Offering $1 Happy Hour Sliders at Some Locations

Arby's is running a Happy Hour deal in some markets, where you can pick up one of their new Sliders for $1.

Oct 16, 2015

Review: Kellogg's - Pumpkin Pie Pop-Tarts

Kellogg's Pumpkin Pie Pop-Tarts feature frosted and sprinkled toaster pastries with a pumpkin pie-flavored filling spiced with nutmeg, cinnamon, and clove.

Lucky Charms to Offer All-Marshmallow Boxes But Only Ten of Them

The folks at General Mills are posed to offer boxes of all-marshmallow Lucky Charms but only to 10 lucky winners of a social media sweepstakes that ends October 18, 2015.

Your Costume Will Need to Be a Little Different This Year to Score a $3 Boorito from Chipotle

Chipotle is once again offering their popular Boorito deal this year for Halloween, where you can get a burrito (or tacos, or bowl) for $3 by showing up in costume. There's an extra criteria this year though...