Here we go with another round of Fun Food News! This week, the headlines are crowded with new Sandwiches and Mains from Taco Bell, Buffalo Wild Wings, KFC, Burger King and Quizno’s. Meanwhile Coke announces its Holiday flavours for this year, and Pop Tarts goes Pretzel!
Taco Bell’s ‘Cheese Coated’ Burrito. Inspired by LA street vendors,
test marketed in Tennesee. Soon to appear at a
Taco Bell location near you?
Taco Bell ‘outs’ Cheese…
Food bloggers from LA and environs tell us they’ve seen a trend recently among street vendors, to wrap their breakfast Burritos and Tacos in Cheese coats. Who ever said more Cheese was a bad thing? Not Taco Bell, who are now test marketing a Cheese-enrobed Burrito at selected Tennessee locations. They’re melting a later of Cheese on top of a regular Grilled Burrito and wrapping it in foil to make it easier to handle. Inside, it’s the same TB fillings: Red Tortilla Strips, Beef, Rice, more melted Cheese, Creamy Chipotle Sauce, and Sour Cream. If the Tennessee test is successful, the treat may appear chain-wide.
… Tests Chicken crusted in Crushed Chips
Meanwhile, in Houston, Texas and Dayton, they’;re getting ready to test new Tortilla Chip Crumb-Crusted Chicken Strips. Thew Bell says their development kitchen went through more than 100 iterations before arriving at their final version. They’ll get their own new signature Dipping Sauce, too, in time for an anticipated mid-summer chain-wide release next year.
BWW amps up Boneless Wings
KFC brings Back Nashvile Hot Style
The Chicken giant’s latest foray into the exotic (grin) is a new Nashville Hot spicy Chicken treatment for Boneless Breasts and Strips in a family of Chicken & Waffle specials. Get Breast, two-piece Strips or three-piece Strips combos, which will include two KFC Belgian Style Waffles and a tub of Mrs. Butterworth’s Syrup to dip or pour over.
BK expanding Impossible Burger menu
Following the landslide success of its premiere Impossible Whopper market roll-out, Burger King is testing additional items featuring the popular Plant-based Beef Substitute. Cming at you, in selected locations in Milwaukee, Cedar Rapids, Augusta, Cincinnati, and Buffalo, are a new Impossible Whopper Jr. and an Impossible (Classic) BK Hamburger. The Classsic Burger version is available as a Cheeseburger and will also show up on the Kid’s Menu.
Quizno’s tests Plant-based Corned Beef
Quizno’s is test marketing a new Vegetarian Corned Beef Sub featuring Mrs. Goldfarb’s Unreal Deli Corned Beef, which is a Plant-based alternative made from Beets, Chickpeas, and other plant-based ingredients. The ‘Corned Beef’ is topped with Swiss Cheese, Pickles, Sauerkraut, and Honey French Dressing on the Bread of your choice. This is a first for quick service restos, and one that sets Quizno’s apart from mall the rest.
Coke rolls out Holiday flavours
Cinnamon Coke and Winter Spiced Cranberry Sprite are the Georgia-based Soda giant’s picks for Holiday special flavours this year. They’ll be available until December 31 in both large and small cans, as well as 20 fl. oz. /600 ml bottles, and the Sprite also comes in 2 L bottles. Get ’em while you can…
Pop Tarts refreshing line with Pretzel Flavour
We don’t hear from Kellogg’s very often, with change-ups to their Pop Tarts line. But right now, they’re getting ready to launch new sweet-and-Salty Pretzel-flavoured versions of the famous breakfast pastry. Come January 20 2020, look for new Chocolate and Cinnamon Sugar Pop Tarts featuring Pretzel crusts and appropriate toppings.
And that’s the skinny…
… On some of what’s going to make some of us fatter this Holiday season. Back in 7 with the next edition of Fast Feed Week!
~ Maggie J.