The Fast Food new products mill is working overtime! A bumper crop of 20 items made the roster this week… Among them, a number of Value Menu unveilings, a couple of movie premiere tie-ins, and a whole slew of summer menu reveals…
The rundown…
On the oddities menu this week… Kraft Mac & Cheese Cheesecake, and Dunkin’ declares ‘Barbie Summer II’…
MAINS
KFC + Supergirl = ‘Ultimate Meal’…
The Supergirl Ultimate Meal starts with your choice of You’ll get your choice of three chicken tenders or eight chicken nuggets. You also get all three of the new sauces, a 21 oz Kryptonian Kooler, a biscuit, your choice of side, and one of five collectible character keychains.
… Floats 5 for $5 Tenders deal
Now through June 8, you can get 5 KFC Tenders for $5 – if you order via the website or the KFC app. You’ll find ‘The $5 Big Dunk’ in the deals section of the KFC website. The five tenders come with your choice of two dipping sauces. It’s a pretty good deal, on a pretty substantial order of boneless chicken!
Papa John’s Toy Story 5 collab features 3 Personal Pies
Papa John’s is popping-up 4 Toy Story-themed pizza parlours for a limited time this summer (see EVENTS, below). And there’s a special menu of three coordinated pizzas to go with them.
Limited-time pizzas themed for the movie’s central characters: the Space Ranger Roni; the Sheriff’s Roundup; and the Reach for the Pi at all Pizza Hut locations.
Pizza Hut crisps up Parm Pan Pizza
The winner of the latest ‘America’s favourite Pizza Mega-Chain’ survey has just released a new Crispy Parm Pan Pizza. It starts with the original Pan Pizza crust, but layers-on tons of Parm to contrast with and complement the soft crumb of the thick crust. There’s no indication that the new crust option is a limited-time offer. But don’t put off trying it to any later date!
Jack In The Box celebrates 75 with Hot Ones collab
Jack In The Box is celebrating its 75th birthday all this long with a series of promos. The latest is a collaboration with Hot Ones hot sauce on what they’re calling a ‘Munchie Meal’. The new Hot Ones Munchie Meal includes your choice of Jack’s Sriracha Curly Fry Burger or the Chick-N-Tater Melt – both ‘heated up’ with Hot Ones Sauce. The Meal deal also includes two tacos, regular curly fries, and a drink. And check out the coordinating limited-time Hot Ones Sauced & Loaded Fries…
Del Taco launches new Value menu
Everybody’s doing it… Getting on the Value Menu bandwagon, that is. Del Taco’s version – titled ‘Get A Lot For What You’ve Got’ – includes 13 new mains, beverages and meal deals.
Individual items start at $1 each and top out around $3. There are also two meal deals at $6.99 and $8.99. Prices may vary de-pending on where you live.
Taco Bell brings back Dipping Tacos
The Bell is reprising its popular Shredded Beef Dipping Tacos and adding a new Shredded Beef Nacho Fries – both for a limited time, at participating locations. The taco is described as: braised, shredded beef topped with a melted three-cheese blend, and Creamy Jalapeño sauce in a ‘grilled cheese-crusted, white corn tortilla’. It comes with ‘tangy’ red taco sauce for dipping. The Nachos are similarly dressed…
Dunkin’ celebrates ‘Barbie Summer II’
Sort of. That’s not an official name… But the new bevs, mains and doughnut are all themed for the ultimate Pink Girl. The Golden BBQ Hash Brown Wake Up Wrap is topped with bacon, egg, American cheese, hash browns, and Golden BBQ Sauce. The Golden BBQ Loaded Hash Browns are topped with the same Golden BBQ sauce and bacon crumbles. (Check out BEVs and SNACKS, below, for more on the drinks and the doughnut…)
Panda Express unveils new BBQ Brisket
But not just any old brisket: It’s a special treat Inspired by Cantonese Char Siu BBQ. It’s described a blend of, “soy sauce, sugar, onion, garlic, spicy fermented soybean paste…
… mirin, paprika, and sesame oil.” Panda’s Char Siu Brisket will be available all summer, through August 10.
SIDES
KFC’s Supergirl collab drizzles three new sauces
The grand collab with DC Studios’ new film Supergirl features a whole slew of limited-time dipping sauces. The sauces each celebrate one of the film’s main characters: Supergirl’s Solar Honey Must-ard; Ruthye’s Sweet Chili Revenge; and Lobo’s Wild Ranch.
BEVERAGES
KFC’s Supergirl collab pours a Kryptonian Kooler
KFC’s Supergirl collab includes a colourful, limited-time beverage option. The Kryptonian Kooler is a fizzy drink based on Pepsi’s lemon-lime Sprite clone, Starry, and enhanced with blue raspberry syrup and strawberry boba.
Dunkin’ showers Summer with new Beverages
New, bright pink Barbie Pink Strawberry Cold Foam will be available on many of Dunkin’s fan-favorite beverages—and a brand-new one. The summer menu features strawberry-topped drinks, including: the Double Strawberry Daydream Refresher…
… Pink Mango Daydream Refresher, Pink Cherry Daydream Refresher, Strawberry Cloud Matcha, Strawberries & Cream Cloud Dunkalatte, and Almond Strawberry Shortcake Iced Coffee. The crowning glory is Dunkin’s is all-new Ultimate Pink Daydream Refresher. Check out MAINS and DESSERTS for the scoop on new food and doughnut details!)
Live Más Café showcases Cold Brews
Taco Bell’s Live Más Café spinoff is showcasing Cold Brew to start the summer of 2026, with 4 new bevs: Regular Cold Brew; Purple Velvet Cream Cold Brew; Caramel Dulce Cream Cold Brew; and Vanilla Cream Cold Brew. All four are topped with ‘flavour-forward’ cold foams designed to elevate your cof-fee experience.
DESSERTS & SNACKS
SALTY
Hot Pockets explores ‘snack’ territory
I’ve always thought of Hot Pockets as ‘snacks’. But it seems the maker, Nestlé, has considered them something more substantial – until now. New Hot Pockets Snack Breaks is a line of bite-sized, stuffed pastry squares in 5 flavours: Ultimate Cheddar, Spicy Jalapeño Popper, Melty Nacho Beef, and Cheesy Stuffed Pretzel with Bacon – and a sweet option; Gooey Apple Pie.
SWEET
Kraft branches out to Desserts with Cheesecake
“As Canada’s unofficial [national] dish, KD has long been associated with dinner,” says Brian Neu-mann, Head of Brand and Creativity at Kraft Heinz. “This led us to ask ourselves, ‘why should the unmistakable KD flavour be limited to dinner time?’”
“Today, we’re excited to give Canadians a brand new way to enjoy KD’s one-of-a-kind cheese flavour. KD Mac & Cheesecake is a playful way for us to remind Canadians that when it comes to delicious cheese—no matter the meal—it’s Gotta be KD.”
Dunkin’ punctuates Summer with a new Doughnut
The Dunkin’s summer menu includes 8 frosty beverges, two limited-time mains, and a single patriotic doughnut themed for America’s 250th. It’s frosted in bright blue, strewn with white candy stars, and dusted with red and blue sprinkles. The Rocket Pop Donut is filled with cherry, lime, and raspberry-flavored butter cream.
NOVELTIES
Popeye’s offers at-home Biscuit Mixes
If you’re one of the many fans of Popeye’s savoury biscuits, you can now actually make your at home with official Popeye’s biscuit mixes. They come in 2 flavours to start: Homestyle (add water and but-ter); and Cajun Cheddar (add water, butter, and cheese). The drop-style biscuits take less than 20 minutes to make…
EVENTS
Papa John’s pops up real Pizza Planets
The fictitious pizza parlour from Toy Story movies will be real – at least for a while. Papa John’s has popped up a real pizza joint celebrating the June 19th opening of Toy Story 5.
There will actually be 4 locations, in London, Seoul, Madrid, and Los Angeles, operating throughout the month of June. The chain is also featuring three new pies each themed for one of the movie’s main characters (see MAINS, above).
And that’s the skinny…
On what’s going to be making some of us a little more hydrated over the coming days and weeks. Tune in again in 7 for the next sunscreen-appropriate edition of fast Food Week!
~ Maggie J.