Summer Fun Edition! Novelties include: SONIC’s Dog Days Of Summer Deal; Crystal Farm’s Dill Pickle Monterey Jack cheese; Prickly Pear and Raspberry ‘craft’ Lemonade; Blueberry Pie OREOs…
Hut Lover’s Pizza ‘Selection’…
The rundown
Spotlight on seasonal bevs: Whatafresher’s Prickly Pear and Raspberry; Sour Patch Kids Watermelon Twisted Soda; Sabrina’s Strawberry Daydream Refresher…
Mains
Pizza Hut débuts Hut Lover’s Deals
Get any Large Hut Lover’s pie for just $12.99 – including the new Spicy Hawaiian Lover’s Pizza. Other options include the Meat Lover’s, Pepperoni Lover’s and Meat Lover’s pies. For a limited time, at participating locations US-wide.
Carnitas are back at Del Taco
A lip-smacking treat for the true Mexican fan. Back in Tacos, Burritos Quesadillos and Loaded Fries. All 4 come with a new Roasted Salsa Roja that’s made with fire-roasted tomatillos and chipotle pep-pers. The Salsa Roja, especially, appeals to me. Wish it came in a jar for brushing on home-cooked chicken or beef…
SONIC celebrates Dog Days of Summer
The classic diner is offering a a bunch of “Dog Days of Summer” hot dog deals ranging from $1 Corn Dogs to a $2 All American, to a $3 Footlong Quarter Pound Coney throughout July 2025. Thing is, it’s available only through the SONIC mobile app, at participating locations US-wide.
Rats! We understand how eager Fast Food joints are to get all their customers using their digital services. But there will always be some of us who just don’t wanna – and will loose out…
Daily Doubles let loose at McD’s
The new Daily Double Burger has been let loose – for general release – at McDonald’s. It’s the latest volley in the Value Wars / Bigger Burger conflict. It’s described as, “two 100 percent beef patties and melty American cheese, topped off with shredded lettuce, slivered onions, mayo and two juicy slices of tomato. It’s now available to order à la carte. And starting July 22, it will also be a new entrée op-tion in the popular McValue Meal Deal Bundle…
Jack In The Box has Meat Lover’s and Sausage Croissante deals
The Meat Lover’s Croissante stacks: a grilled sausage patty, hickory-smoked bacon, grilled ham, two slices of American (Processed) cheese, and a fresh-cracked egg inside a horizontally-sliced croissant. The two-for-$5 Sausage Croissants (all-day breakfast sammies) feature a grilled sausage patty, fresh-cracked egg, and American (Promised) cheese on a similar croissant.
Sides
Shredded Pickle Cheese makes Pickle Pizzas practical
Crystal Farms Dairy Co.’s Dill Pickle Monterey Jack cheese is making Pickle-themed Pizzas a little more practical.
This latest addition to Crystal’s Seasoned Collection addresses a wide range of Cheese+Pickle ap-plications: ‘perfect atop burgers, blended into savory dips, and potato salad and any pickle-friendly eats you crave’. “Our consumers have been asking for more-unique and bold flavors. […] Dill Pickle delivers on that in a fun and flavorful way,” says Andrew Cannon, Associate Director of Marketing at Crystal Farms.
Beverages
Whatafreshers spotlight Prickly Pear
That’s right! It’s a truly-new blend of Prickly Pear and Raspberry – first of a new line of ‘premium craft beverages’ called Whatafreshers. Pouring at the same time: Whataburger’s first ever ‘premium craft lemonade’.
Jack In The Box + Sour Patch in Watermelon quenches
JITB is offering a pair of Sour Patch Kids-themed beverages featuring SPK’s Watermelon flavour: Sour Patch Kids Watermelon Shake; and Sour Patch Kids Watermelon Twisted Soda (based on Lemon-lime soda).
Dunkin’s newstalgises classic Summer concept
Dunkin’ and Sabrina Carpenter have brought back iconic beats with their latest collaboration: Sabrina’s Strawberry Daydream Refresher.
Dunkin says the seasonal quench is inspired by the summery tang of strawberries, combined with creamy oat milk, and topped off with airy cold foam. For now, at least, it’s a Dunkin Rewards mem-bers exclusive.
Desserts & Snacks
Tyson’s cooks up new Mega Dyno Nuggets
They’re mega in every way – right down to their jumbo 5 lb / 2 kg bags. Made with the same all-white-meat chicken, each is about twice the size of the corresponding regular Dyno Nugget and appears designed to deliver 3-4 nice dips/bites each. They’re just right for screen-snackers, requiring only 1 minute in the microwave (7 minutes in the air fryer; 14 minutes in the oven).
Jack In The Box flavours seasoned Curly Fries
JITB has Seasoned Curly Fries in two début flavours: Chili Crisp and BBQ Potato Chip. Seasoned and flavoured sounds like an interesting combo. But maybe a bit too much. Or maybe they’re just trying to ‘newstlagise’ the old movie theatre trick of over-salting the popcorn to get you yo order more drinks. Okay. That’s a bit of a stretch. And I don’t usually participate in conspiracy theories. But the flacour-plus-seasoning thing is a lot to ask fans to swallow.
Bottomless Appetizers headline at Buffalo Wild Wings
It was ‘Never-Ending’ Shrimp that sunk Red Lobster a year or so back. But that has not deterred other restos from daring to offer them. With crucial adjustments in the deal details…
You mix-and-match from a finger food menu including: Fried pickles; Hatch chili queso; Onion rings; Chips and Salsa; and Breaded Mozz Sticks. Start with any two. And choose two more (if you’re still hungry) after you’ve finished those.
OREO brings back Blueberry Pie!
It’s a top-5 fan fave and it’s finally back after decades of pleading by the masses. Well, since 2017, actually. But it must have felt like decades to dedicated backers. The fancy presentation is described as, “tangy blueberry flavor creme sandwiched between two graham cracker-flavored cookies.” Gimmie!
Dole Whip now at supermarkets
The almost legendary treat first seen a few years back at Disney World is now available as a stand-alone whipped dessert at participating supermarkets and COSTCO. The, “mango and pineapple frozen desserts made with real fruit purée,” are in the ‘frozen’ aisle. Though not exactly the same as the original, they’re described as, “Creamy with a smooth soft-serve consistency.”
Novelties
Burger King Japan tosses out a Pickle Ball
… Burger, that is. And it’s a classic Japanese approach to a novelty bite. The name belies its unique-ness: The Pickle Ball Burger features a pair of compressed sticky rice ‘bun’ halves topped with three beef patties, interspersed with two layers of pickles.
BK seems determined to monopolize pro and semi-pro Pick Ball sponsorship in Japan, where the game has gone viral…
And that’s the skinny…
… On what’s going to be making some of us cast a slightly-wider shadow over the coming days and weeks. See you back here in 7 for the next joyfully blossoming edition of Food Food Week…
~ Maggie J.