Lots of variety in the Mains, Desserts & Snacks categories this week. A break from the Value Wars – just a lone, single BOGO deal showing up. But you get a breakfast visit from Ryan Reynolds! And level-up your S’Mores game. What more could you ask for?
The rundown…
Nutella goes nuts – next spring. Buford is back, and he’s loaded. And Pac Man turns 45!
Mains
Zaxby’s slides out new Chicken Quesadillas
The new Chicken Bacon Ranch Quesadilla is loaded with three hand-breaded Chicken Fingerz, Cheddar Jack cheese, hardwood-smoked bacon, and Ranch, folded and grilled in a flour tortilla. The Chicken Fajita Quesadilla starts the same, with three hand-breaded Chicken Fingerz, Cheddar Jack cheese, grilled onions and peppers, and Southwest Ranch, and is similarly folded and grilled in a flour tortilla. Fat, gooey, and full of fresh flavours…
Checkers and Rally’s reprise Super Loaded Buford
The SLB Burger is super-loaded, alright: with two large beef patties, two slices of American cheese, caramelized onions, crispy onion tanglers, Famous Seasoned Fries, two bacon strips, dill pickles, ketchup, and mayo. Was there anything they left out? Available now for an unspecified limited time…
Wing Stop hauls out 20-piece Classic Wings
Could be a Main or a Side… But a 20-piece box of wings is going to be Main-sized no matter how you package or sauce it. The Stop is offering a 20-piece crate of Classic Wings for just $20.
A returning crowd-pleaser, if ever there was one. Try ’em with the Stop’s new Mexican Street Spice rub, ‘inspired by the smoky-sweet tang of Mexican street corn’.
Wendy’s rolls out BOGO Biscuit Deal
Buy one Breakfast Biscuit Sandwich and get a second one for free, at participating locations US-wide, now through May 18. But you must order through the Wendy’s mobile app. Offer good on the Sausage, Egg and Cheese; the Bacon, Egg and Cheese; and Honey Butter Chicken Biscuits.
Sides
Wingstop pioneers Street Spice’
You could debate all day and all night about what ‘Mexican Street Spice’ seasoning is – or should be. Wingstop says it’s, “a dry rub inspired by the smoky-sweet tang of Mexican street corn.” To be precise, “a bold blend of chili, paprika, chipotle, roasted garlic, lime, and a savory sprinkle of parmesan.” The Stop says it goes great with a wide variety of the Brand’s popular creamy sauces/dips.
Texas Roadhouse débuts dips
The Roadhouse is partnering with West Madison on a new line of supermarket Dairy Dips, leveraging some of its signature flavours including:
Cactus Blossom, Rattlesnake Bites, and Fried Pickles. Featuring natural or artificial flavourings, depending on the variety you choose.
Desserts & Snacks
Pop Tarts Ice Cream Sandwiches a ‘thing’
Imagine a thick, creamy layer of classic vanilla ice cream, sandwiched between two full-sized, frosted Kelogg’s Pop-Tarts. Having trouble visualizing? No problem. Because they’re now a ‘thing’. They’re in your Walmart’s freezer aisle now, in premiere Frosted Brown Sugar Cinnamon, Frosted Strawberry, and Frosted Chocolate Fudge flavours.
Hershey’s snaps new Chocolate and Caramel Bars
They’re very similar to Cadbury’s classic Caramilk bar; scored into little pillow-like squares, filled with creamy caramel goo. “It was made to level up your S’Mores game,” Hershey’s says. Okay… Available now for an unspecified limited time in boxes of six.
Krispy Kreme rolls out Pac Man sinkers
Believe it or not – Pac Man is 45 years old! And Krispy Kreme is celebrating with a limited-time Pac-Man Collection. The Collection features a trio of new donuts, including:
… the Pac Man Party; the team Ghost; and the Strawberry Power Berry doughnut. Get ‘m singularly or in the Pac Man Specialty Dozen box.
Checkers and Rally’s intros Cheesecake Bites
New Fried Strawberry Cheesecake Bites are described as ‘bite-sized, crispy pastry shells filled with strawberry pieces and vanilla cheesecake and dusted with powdered sugar’. They look like single- or 2-bite treats, available in 4-packs, for the usual unspecified limited time…
Nutella goes nuts – next spring
Talk about a super-advance announcement of a new product. But pumping a new Nutella spread premiering in Spring 2026 now? Well it is a very special new product. Because Nutella is the first product innovation for the brand since it was introduced in 1964. The brand boasts, ‘Nutella Peanut blends the classic cocoa-hazelnut [spread] with roasted peanuts’. Remind you of the coating on those knobby-textured Ferrero Rocher truffles? Well, both brands are owned by Ferrero Group…
Novelties
Tim Horton’s x Ryan Reynolds = Loaded
Loaded Breakfast Eggs, that is. And with Reynolds in the mix, it’s a delicious day-starting Canadian double-down. Ryan’s Scrambled Eggs Loaded Breakfast, is ‘made to order’, and includes two scrambled freshly cracked eggs…
… hashbrowns, a choice of sausage crumble or bacon strips, and Tim’s signature chipotle sauce.It’s not the first time Reynolds and Tim’s have collabed – and it won’t be the last…
Events
In-N-Out deep-sixes Artificial Dyes
Which makes I-N-O the first Fast Food purveyor to not only promise, but deliver on a commitment to get rid of all artificial dyes in its menu items. I-N-O is moving to natural alternatives sourced from vegetables, minerals, and even ‘animals’, in one fell swoop. They haven’t said what the ‘animals’ are…
And that’s the skinny…
On what’s going to me making some of us ‘blossom’ a little more fully over the coming days and weeks. See you back here in 7 for the next gradually warming edition of Fast Food Week…
~ Maggie J.