Snacks galore plus last-minute game day specials as Super Bowl impends… Pappa John’s famous heart-shaped Pizza is back for Valentine’s Day. So are Hardee’s heart-shaped biscuits. And Baskin-Robbins reprises Love Potion #31…
The Ultimate Hut Bundle: Hearty Super Bowl fare for all…
The rundown…
February may be the shortest month of the year, but it’s the longest on holidays! This week’s fast Food Week has something for all of them…
Mains
Pizza Hut marks ‘Grand Concordance’
It’s like a rare cosmological event! National Pizza Day falls on Super Bowl Sunday this year. So, the Hut is combining its celebration offering a very special game-day deal grandly named the Ultimate Hut Bundle. You get any 2 medium Pizzas, plus any 8 Boneless Wings and an order of any 8 sticks or dips (sweet or savoury). All for just $24.95 – or slightly higher depending on where you live.
Papa John’s reprises it’s Heart-shaped Pizza
Pappa’s legendary Valentine’s special Heart-shaped pie is back, but only from February 10 through 16. As usual, the pie – which I think is the prettiest heart-shaped Pizza on offer every year – comes un-sliced. (See photo, top of page.) Pappa’s doesn’t want it’s work of art to become disarrayed during delivery, spoiling the out-of-box reveal experience…
Sides
Waffle House places surcharge on Eggs
Legendary Waffle House has come up with a unique take on controlling its costs amid the continuing – and escalating – avian flu crisis. It’s charging an extra $0.50 for every egg it sells now through the crisis.
The idea is to place the choice – egg or no egg – on each customer’s individual plate. It’s trans-parent, honest and fair. But it’s generating a lot of chatter – online and in the mainstream media – merely due to its novelty.
Hardee’s welcomes back heart-shaped biscuits
Hardee’s has become a minor legend for it’s famous Heart-Shaped biscuits. Now, the treat is back for another Valentine’s go-’round. They can be ordered individually or as part of various breakfast menu items, including all biscuit sandwiches. But get ’em while you can! They’re only available – while supplies last – until February 16…
Beverages
Shamrock Shake is back for St. Patrick’s Day
The perennial green shake from McDonald’s returns to the menu for a limited time starting February 10. McD’s will donate 25 cents from every SS sold to the Ronald McDonald House Charities, towards a goal of $5 million dollars, which could provide 50,000 overnight stays for families in need.
Dr. Pepper shares Valentine’s crush on Cherries
The doctor only released his last new flavour a week or so ago. But he apparently couldn’t wait to smack back at Pepsi, after the latter released a new Wild Cherry version last week.
For now, new Dr. Pepper Cherry Crush is only available in the UK. But we’ll keep you posted on possible closer-to-home availability…
Desserts & Snacks
Baskin-Robbins reprises Love Potion #31
It’s a Valentine’s Day special, of course. Cone-service includes a pink waffle dipped in dark chocolate and mini-heart sprinkles. Love Potion &31 is described as: “a combination of white chocolate and raspberry-flavored ice creams mixed with raspberry-filled chocolaty hearts, raspberry swirls, and chocolaty chips.”
How do you feel about Rice Crispies Treats Ice Cream?
Kellanova, the Kellogg’s spin-off company for snacks, is launching it’s second ice Cream crossover flavour. First came Eggo Waffles Ice Cream. Now it’s Rice Crispies Treats. Rice Krispies ice cream pints will feature the classic marshmallow flavor.
Three companion ice cream sandwiches will have crispy marshmallow squares on the outside, and come in three flavors: original, strawberry, and triple chocolate.
Ben & Jerry’s pre-fab Sundaes in a tub
To make enjoying a premium Ben & Jerry’s-based ice cream sundae a little easier, the chain is offer-ing it’s first 2 sundaes-in-a-tub. The idea is to provide, “all the joy and indulgence of a decadent ice cream sundae without the hassle of building it yourself.” The initial 4 flavours – x-overs with popular B&J sundae and confection-inspired flavours – will start to appear in stores across the chain later this month.
Wendy’s x Girl Scouts = Thin Mint Frosty
The pre-release hype has been amazing. But GSUSA and the burger chain have finally confirmed that Wendy’s will be offering a special Thin Mints GS Cookie flavoured Frosty for a limited time this spring. Thin mint GS Cookies have been crowned as one of the top sellers of all time. And their fans scream for them by the freezer-load every Cookie Season.
Jollybee launching Chicken Tenders
The Phillipino-based resto chain was recently named ‘best fast-food fried chicken’ in America by USA TODAY. Now, it’s celebrating by releasing crispy tenders across North America.
Each order comes with Jollybee’s signature Tenders Sauce for dipping. Or you could opt for Chick-enjoy Gravy, Pineapple BBQ, Honey Mustard, Creamy Sriracha Mayo, or Ranch
Little Caesar’s expands Crazy Puffs menu
The new kids in the cupcake tin are Bacon & Cheese and 4 Cheese flavour. A standard 4-piece order is just $3.99 And for a limited time, you can get a Crazy Puffs Party Pack, with an order each of all three Crazy Puff varieties, for a suggested price of $9.99.
Krispy Kreme prepping a menu revamp
KK is quietly testing a regular-menu change-up, with the limited release of 9 new and returning doughnut varieties. Details, including test locations, shared at the Brand Eating website. It’s not known whether any existing regular menu items will be shuffled off the menu to make room…
Novelties
McDonald’s adopts Ube in the Philippines
Ube has recently been getting a fair amount of attention globally in the Fast Food sphere. The luxe lavender fruit is a national food treasure in the Philippines and McD’s is, for the first time, offering an Ube Frosty in the treat’s home market.
Ube menu items offereed in North America by Jollybee restos have been well received. Will we see the Frosty here, in North America, soon?
Events
‘Butter Beer Season’ has arrived
I read somewhere the other day that ‘Butter Beer Season’ has arrived. I wasn’t aware there was such a thing until then. But it’s apparently an annual Harry Potter adoration observance. Goldfish is cele-brating with a limited-time BB version. Hershey’s has BB Kisses. Keebler is offering a Butterbeer Fudge Stripes Cookie. And Chinese snack purveyor Glico has a limited BB flavoured Pocky.
And that’s the skinny…
… On what’s going to be making some of us a little ‘cuddlier’ over the coming days and weeks. See you back here in 7 for the next snow-bound edition of Fast Food Week!
~ Maggie J.