A well-balanced Fast Food Diet at FFW this week… Burger King, Taco Bell, Pizza Hut and Wingstop all on the menu. The Bell is particularly precocious, with new Butter Chicken Tacos, Steak and Guac Nacho Fries, and Diablo Nuggets!
The Pizza Hut Whole Hot Dog-embedded crust…
The rundown…
Check out these notable newcomers: Domino’s Slice Sauce, Burger King’s new fan-inspired Pepper-corn Whopper, and KFC + Pepsi’s new Summer refreshers!
MAINS
Pizza Hut Canada rocks Hot Dog-Stuffed Crust
The hut loves crust hacks. This time it’s a hot dog-stuffed crust in honour of the start of new MLB season. For a limited time, you can get a whole hot dog baked into the crust of every slice! It’s not the first such crust, but it is the first to employ whole dogs… Available now, for a limited time, at partici-pating locations.
Burger King adds Peppercorn Whopper
It’s another of the winning fan-inspired special Whoppers from last year’s big New Whopper contest. The new limited time Peppercorn BLT Whopper starts with the legacy a quarter-pound, flame-grilled beef patty and toasted sesame seed bun. Then adds lettuce, tomatoes, bacon, Swiss cheese, and creamy Peppercorn aioli. Sounds like a winner to me!
Taco Bell previews new Butter Chicken Taco
Taco Bell is also sticking its neck out with a potentially revolutionary offering: A Butter Chicken Taco! The item won Taco Bell’s first-ever Global Taco Vote with 64.65 percent of the vote.
The new Taco will be available for a limited time later this year at participating Bell Locations. Could this be the dawn of a whole new ‘international menu’ era at the Bell?
Wingstop puckers up with new Citrus flavour
Citrus Mojo dry rub features a complex, bright but assertive flavour profile: garlic, cumin, and oreg-ano up, ‘layered with citrus, then rounded out with hints of mustard, pickle juice, and fresh cilantro’. It’s definitely a Summer-forward addition – though it’s only here for a limited time, at participating locations.
SIDES
Dominos presents: New Slice Sauce!
The Pizza monster proudly presents its new Slice Sauce. A special mayo-buttermilk blend, with Asiago and Parmesan cheeses, tomato paste, and select herbs and spices. Dominos believes, if you love good Pizza, you should have a great sauce to dip it in! It’s specifically intended to pair particularly well with Domino’s Handmade Pan and Parmesan Stuffed Crust Pizzas.
BEVERAGES
Dairy Queen ‘counts down to Summer’ with new Blizzards
DQ is bringing you three special Blizzards as a ‘countdown to Summer’: The S’Mores Blizzard and the Cotton Candy Bizzard are back. And there’s also a new Strawberry Angel Food Cake Blizzard. It starts with Vanilla Soft Serve, swirls in Angel food cake and strawberries, and tops off with Whipped Cream. For a limited time…
Saucy by KFC + Pepsi = Summer Bev bonanza
The Colonel’s spinoff café, Saucy by KFC, – a restaurant designed around chicken tenders and sauces – is quietly expanding its menu. With an emphasis on beverages. Behold the new Drops by Pepsi re-fresher line! Try: Pepsi Zero Sugar Salted Caramel Fizz, Tropicana Rainbow Splash Lemonade…
… Mountain Dew Chili Chill, and PynkRaze Pop. And the chain is testing a new ‘energy’ drink – Tropical Energy Escape – at a single strategic location…
DESSERTS AND SNACKS
Taco Bell fires up Diablo Nuggets…
The Bell is débuting its new Diablo Dust sprinkle-on seasoning in a limited time release with its Chicken Nuggets. Diablo Dusted Crispy Chicken Nuggets will appear April 16. And you don’t have to dust ’em! The spicy mouthfuls come pre-seasoned! And you can still add TB’s Hidden Valley Diablo Ranch, Jalapeño Honey Mustard or Bell Sauce. A ‘snack that eats like a meal’, if ever there was one…
… Adds Steak and Guac Nacho Fries
The Bell is bringing fans a real treat: Steak and Guac Nacho Fries . It’s (predictably) for a limited time only… You get: The Bell’s ‘seasoned’ fries topped with grilled marinated steak…
… Creamy Chipotle sauce, warm nacho cheese sauce, reduced-fat sour cream, and crowned guacamole. Saucy enough for ya?
Maruchan + Cheetos = Flamin’ Hot Instant Lunch
Keying on a viral hack fans are calling ‘Maruchan Loca’, where folks add spicy Cheetos to plain instant ramen, Maruchan has partnered with Cheetos to roll out a Flamnin’ Hot version. It’s basically the brand’s Chicken ramen cup with a generous dose of Flamin’ Hot seasoning.
“Our fans are constantly inspiring us with the ways they remix and elevate our products,” said Maru-chan Marketing Director Katelyn Stokes said. “When we saw how much excitement there was around adding a more fiery flavor to our Instant Lunch, we knew we had to lean in.”
NOVELTIES
Michael Jackson bio puts on ‘fedora’ popcorn bucket
Cinemark theatres are offering what just might be the most clever, creative promo popcorn bucket yet: A familiar-looking black fedora you turn upside down to fill with corn – then turn right-side up to wear!
It’s available now online for (US)$21.95, and will be at theatres when the new Michael Jackson bio-pic Michael releases on April 24.
EVENTS
Burger King testing exciting new menu item!
BK is currently market testing a new item that could revolutionize its menu! It’s a slider – the first for the King. King Size Sliders come in boxes of 2 or 6. And you can mix and match from a slate of three versions: Deluxe, Steakhouse Bacon, and Bacon and Cheese. Sliders are making something of a splash in the Fast Food Sphere these days!
And that’s the skinny…
… On what’s going to be making some of us a little more Summery-feeling in the days and weeks to come. See you back here in 7 for the next gateway-to-BBQ-season edition of Fast Food Week!
~ Maggie J.