News: Arby's - New Cravin' Chicken Sandwich

Arby's has reworked their version of the standard premium chicken sandwich with their new Cravin' Chicken Sandwich which replaces the Crispy Chicken Fillet Sandwich.

Available in both Crispy and Roast versions, the Cravin' Chicken Sandwich's most novel feature is what's described as a "zingy, zazzy, zaucy, zesty Cravin’ sauce" which replaces mayo in the equation. Other than that it's your choice of either a crispy Prime-cut filet or thin-sliced roast chicken with the standard lettuce, tomatoes, and a sesame bun.

Review: Taco Bell - XXL Grilled Stuft Burrito

Taco Bell's new XXL Grilled Stuft Burrito takes a kitchen sink approach to big burrito making, probably featuring most available Taco Bell ingredients with their largest burrito thus far filled with seasoned beef, a three cheese blend (cheddar, pepper jack, and mozzarella), seasoned rice, refried beans, reduced-fat sour cream, guacamole, avocado ranch, and fiesta salsa wrapped in a flour tortilla and grilled.

The burrito is priced at $3.99 at my local Taco Bell. It's also available with chicken for $4.79 and steak for $4.99.

Review: McDonald's - Mango Pineapple Smoothie

New for the summer, McDonald's Mango Pineapple Smoothie features mango and pineapple puree blended with low-fat yogurt, ice and fruit juice concentrate for a frosty tropical drink to fight the summer heat.

It's available in small, medium, and large sizes at $2.29, $2.79, and $3.29 respectively (price may vary).

News: Baskin-Robbins - Super Soldier Swirl - July 2011 Flavor of the Month

In a Captain America: The First Avenger movie tie-in, Baskin-Robbins' featured flavor for the month of July 2011 is the patriotically-colored Super-Soldier Swirl.

The new flavor features vanilla ice cream swirled with blue chips and a cherry-flavored ribbon.

Super-Soldier Swirl ice cream is available nationwide during the month of July by the scoop (in a cup or cone), in a sundae or in hand-packed pints, quarts and half-gallons. Samples are always available gratis with those mini pink sample spoons.

News: Chick-fil-A - Cow Appreciation Day - Dress like a Cow for Free Food

Chick-fil-A's seventh annual Cow Appreciation Day is coming all day this Friday, July 8, 2011 which Chick-fil-A restaurants nationwide are offering you a free meal (entree of choice, side item, and medium beverage) to come into their restaurant fully dressed as a cow.

For those unable or unwilling to go whole, uh... "cow," you can still score a complimentary entree for partially dressing in cow attire (such as "such as a cow-spotted scarf, purse, tie, hat or other accessory").

For additional details, you can check out Chick-fil-A's Cow Appreciation Day website here. The site also has printable costume pieces and the details on a  "best cow costume photo" contest for prizes.

News: Carl's Jr./Hardee's - New Hand-Breaded Chicken Fillet Sandwich

Declaring, "If Machines Can't Eat It, Machines Shouldn't Make It!", Carl's Jr and sister chain Hardee's herald in their new Hand-Breaded Chicken Fillet Sandwich where, like their Hand-Breaded Chicken Tenders, the chicken fillet is freshly prepared, battered, and breaded by hand in each restaurant throughout the day.

The chicken is served on a sesame bun with the typical accouterments of tomato, lettuce, and mayo. The Hand-Breaded Chicken Fillet Sandwich is available for $3.99 alone or $6.49 in a combo with fries and a drink (prices may vary).

To go with the declaration, Carl's Jr and Hardee's made a commercial featuring a robot trying to eat the new sandwich. You can check out the extended spot after the jump.

News: Burger King - New BCR Tendercrisp Sandwich

For a limited-time, Burger King is adding a little extra "somethin'-somethin'" to their Tendercrisp Sandwich with the new Bacon Cheddar Ranch or "BCR" Tendercrisp Sandwich.

Unsurprisingly, the sandwich features bacon and a cheddar ranch sauce as well as a crispy fried white meat chicken filet, lettuce, tomatoes, white onions, and two slices of Cheddar cheese on a bakery corn-dusted bun.

News: Arby's - New Angus Cool Deli Sandwich

Arby's latest iteration of their new Angus beef is the Angus Cool Deli Sandwich which is more or less your classic deli sub filled with thin sliced Angus beef, shredded lettuce, tomato, red onion, Swiss cheese, mayo, vinaigrette, banana peppers, and pickles on a toasted sub bun.

The Angus Cool Deli is also available in wrap form on whole grain flatbread.

Both versions are priced at $4.99.

News: Frito Lay - New Cheetos Honey BBQ Puffs

Frito Lay is offering its cheesy Cheetos but in Honey BBQ flavor with new Cheetos Honey BBQ Puffs.

The flavor offers a blend of cheesy, sweet, and smoky flavors. I like cheese and I like barbecue but I don't know how I feel about cheese and barbecue together.

They're available nationwide but that doesn't mean every store will carry them. You can try locating a bag nearby with Frito Lay's convenient snack locator.

News: Sonic - New Flamin' Bacon Breakfast Burrito

Available all day but for a limited time Sonic's new Flamin' Bacon Breakfast Burrito brings a bit of heat this summer with bacon, deep-fried jalapeno strips, sliced jalapenos, cheese sauce, eggs, and onions wrapped in a warm, flour tortilla.

I'm surprised there's not a squirt of hot sauce in there.

News: Sonic - New Sundae Shakes

If you've ever been to lazy to spoon a sundae into your mouth, Sonic has you covered with their new, limited-time Sundae Shakes.
Rather than rely on scoops of ice cream topped with sauce, toppings, and whipped topping, Sonic blends the ice cream with the sauces before going with the tried-and-true whipped cream, more sauce, and the requisite cherry on top.

The sundaes are available in three flavors: Hot Fudge, Strawberry Dream, and Turtle.

News: Sonic - New Baja Dog

Sonic is continuing their hot dog parade with their new, limited-time Baja Dog. The name might evoke images of salsa, hot sauce, or guacamole but you won't find any of that here.

The Baja Dog is priced at $1.99 and features a 100% beef hot dog with pepper jack cheese, tomatoes, chopped onions and spicy jalapenos served in a poppy seed bun.

News: KFC - Kentucky Grilled Chicken Breasts Now 20% Larger

KFC is making another promotional push for their Kentucky Grilled Chicken this summer, and to aid them in the endeavor, they're going with bigger chicken breasts. Bigger is better right?

The chicken breast pieces (but not the wings, thighs, or legs) are now, on average, 20% larger than before.

In an interesting tidbit from the press release, KFC's KGS secret recipe is kept on an encrypted flash drive right next to their handwritten recipe for Original Recipe in the same high-security vault at their corporate headquarters.

News: McDonald's - New Mango Pineapple Real Fruit Smoothie

McDonald's recently launched their new Mango Pineapple Real Fruit Smoothies nationwide (although they were available a couple weeks earlier in some markets). The new smoothie features mango and pineapple puree blended with low-fat yogurt, ice and fruit juice concentrate.

The Mango Pineapple Smoothie is available for about $2.29 for a 12-ounce small, $2.79 for a 16-ounce medium and $3.29 for a 22-ounce large.

To promote the Mango Pineapple Real Fruit Smoothie (and other frozen drinks), McDonald's has a printable, online "buy one, get one free" coupon available on their website good on any Frozen Strawberry Lemonade, Frappe, or Smoothie (Expires July 31, 2011).

News: Sonic - New Ring Leader Loaded Burger

If spicy is not your thing but onions are, Sonic has you covered with their new, limited-time Ring Leader Loaded Burger which has deep-fried and grilled onions for you.

Each Ring Leader features a beef patty (or two) topped with a handmade onion ring, grilled onions, bacon, natural Cheddar cheese, lettuce,tomato and mayo on a toasted bakery bun.

News: Sonic - New Blazin' BBQ Loaded Burger

For a limited time, Sonic is serving up their new Blazin' BBQ Loaded Burger.

The burger features the spicy side of the Sonic menu with a beef patty (or two if you so choose) topped with crispy jalapeno strips plus sliced jalapenos, bacon, Pepper Jack cheese, sweet and spicy habanero and hickory BBQ sauces, lettuce, and tomato on a toasted bakery bun.

Review: Hostess - Strawberry CupCakes

Hostess's new Strawberry CupCakes offer a strawberry twist to their traditional cupcakes with strawberry cake and icing in additional to the same creamy filling and squiggle.

A box of 8 individually-wrapped cakes is priced around $3.99 but I picked this box up on sale for $2.50.

Review: Kraft - Jet-Puffed Stackermallows

Kraft's new Jet-Puffed Stackermallows eschews the traditional puffy, cylinder for a flatter, rectangular pillow shape ideal for making S'mores so I decided to make some S'mores with them.

I received this 8-ounce bag free from Kraft but they normally cost around $2.29.

Review: McDonald's - Fruit ‘N Yogurt Parfait

McDonald's Fruit ‘N Yogurt Parfait features low fat vanilla yogurt layered with blueberries and strawberries and topped with crunchy granola.

It's available on their Dollar Menu for an easy $1.

Review: Yoplait - Strawberry Greek Yogurt

Greek yogurt really seems to be catching on; even Yoplait is getting in on the action. Yoplait's Strawberry Greek Yogurt features Greek yogurt with strawberries on the bottom. The hallmarks of Greek yogurt are more protein and a thick, creamy texture without the fat.

A 6-ounce cup normally costs somewhere around the $1.50 mark.