Summer time… And the Fast Food Sphere’s promotion machine is on idle… But that doesn’t mean the summer-specials and returning-favourites mill has stopped churning ’em out! And Krispy Kreme Japan is celebrating 20 years with an AYCE Event!
The rundown…
On the oddball offerings scene: Dunkin’ Goes ‘Kylie Pink’ for summer… and Uncrustables has launch-ed an exclusive collab with Logan’s Roadhouse – on a burger!
MAINS
Firehouse Subs adds Smokin’ Honey
The sub specialists are adding a Smokin’ Honey Chicken Melt and a Smokin’ Honey Steak Melt sand-wich for summer. Both feature a new honey chipotle sauce described as ‘sweet, smoky, and a little spicy’. Both are topped served with Provolone cheese, caramelized onions and red and green bell peppers, on the chain’s signature top-sliced toasted roll. At participating Firehouse Subs locations chain-wide.
SONIC dips 99-cent Corn Dogs for the Dog Days
SONIC is offering a typically quirky promo for the remainder of he month… On July 16, July 23, and July 30, at participating locations, you can get a Corn Dog for just $0.99. Summer is Hot Dog season, but this is the first Corn Dog special of the season we’ve seen.
Burger King expands Chicken Sandwich family
The CS line update adds the Loaded Jalapeño Original Chicken Sandwich and the Club Original Chick-en Sandwich, to keep the Original Chicken company.
“We heard just how passionate fans are about this sandwich and how excited they are for new twists on it,” says Joel Yashinsky, Chief Marketing Officer, Burger King US&C. “The Loaded Jalapeño and Club flavors are our way of celebrating that love while adding something new to the lineup.”
New Hot Ones collab spices-up JITB
Jack In The Box is featuring a new Hot Ones Menu for a limited time. It’s inspired by’ the viral You Tube show Hot Ones, which celebrates hot sauce and its derivatives. JITB is offering a slate of 9 spicy burgers and sides, showcasing Buffalo Chicken an Sriracha favours.
Uncrustables busts a Burger!
The unofficial official food of the NFL is launching another variant. In a collab with Logan’s Road-house, the Uncrustables team is lending its name to a big new ‘sandwich’ exclusive to Logan’s.
AllRecipes describes the Uncrustables Burger as, “a 7-ounce beef patty topped with melted Cheddar and Garlic Pickle Aioli. But the real star is the bun: two beer-battered, fried grape Uncrustables sand-wiches.” The Grape Uncrustables themselves feature both grape jelly and peanut butter. Social media fan comments say the burger’s unique flavour combo is to die for…
Del Taco revives Carnitas
DT is reprising its popular pork Carnitas, braised ‘for hours in authentic Mexican spices’, for a limited time.
The classic protein preparation is available in no less than 8 limited-time menu items, including tacos, burritos, a quesadilla, and a breakfast burrito.
SIDES
JITB’s new Hot Ones Menu includes fiery fries
The ‘last real American drive-in’ is featuring no fewer than 7 Buffalo Chicken- and Sriracha-inspired sammies and burgers for a limited time. And alongside those hot deals, they’re serving up two new coordinating Loaded Fries menu items: Hot Ones Buffalo Sauced & Loaded Curly Fries; and Hot Ones Sriracha Sauced & Loaded Curly Fries. Both are topped with shredded cheddar cheese and cheese sauce…
Del Taco brings back Carnitas Loaded Fries and Nachos
Carnitas Loaded Fries start with crinkle-cut fries and tops them with carnitas, ‘secret’ sauce, diced onions, and chopped cilantro. Carnitas Queso Loaded Nachos start with tortilla chips and top them with carnitas, slow-cooked beans, Queso Blanco, sour cream, diced tomatoes, and pickled jalapenos. For a limited time this summer…
BEVERAGES
Dunkin’ Goes ‘Kylie Pink’ for summer
… With Kylie Jenner as ‘ambassador’. The gal who’s famous for being famous is fronting Dunkin’s latest summer menu specials. The theme is pink, and Kylie personifies the hue.
“Pink has always been central to King Kylie, so partnering with Dunkin’ felt like a natural extension of that world,” Jenner says. “Three drinks, three different vibes—sweet, bold, nostalgic—all very me. I’m excited for people to try them!”
SNACKS
SWEET
Firehouse Subs rolls out updates Chocolate Chip Cookie
The featured dessert at Firehouse Subs this summer is a new ‘updated’ Chocolate Chip Cookie called the Cookies and Cream. It’s essentially a blonde cookie with white creme chips and chocolate sand-wich cookie (think: OREOs) pieces. For a limited time, on into August, at least.
Del Taco brings back Funnel Cake
The classic summer treat is back for a limited time. It’s simply your basic funnel cake, deep-fried and dusted with lots of powdered sugar. Nothing says summer like this star of a million state fairs!
Dairy Queen adds new summer slurpers
DQ is adding four new summer Blizzards and a for a limited time. They call it the Blizzard Cup Lineup and it includes:
… The Stars & Stripes Misty Slush Float; the Strawberry Mango Mochi Blizzard; and the Biscoff Cookie Blizzard.
Reeses’ Pieces gets new ‘Cookie’ flavour
For the first time in a decade, RPs have expanded their flavour range. “Reese’s Pieces with Chocolate Cookie delivers a perfect balance of our legendary peanut butter flavor with a sweet crunch,” says Melissa Blette, Senior Brand Manager for Reese’s. Look for it in all the old familiar places starting July 17…
NOVELTIES
FIFAns Discover Ranch Dressing…
… Only to have it confiscated by TSA. Folks visiting the US for the first time to attend World Cup games are trying to take home Ranch Dressing, However… When they pack it in their carry-ons, the TSA confiscates it. Rules are rules. But UPS is offering fans a solution. The ‘Ship and Dip’ promotion gives new Ranch addicts 20 percent off international shipping for bottles of ranch dressing. Now through September 30, at participating The UPS Store locations…
EVENTS
Krispy Kreme Japan celebrates 20 years
KK Japan calls it the All-You-Can-Eat Original Glazed Event. It’s a very special gesture to celebrate the chain’s 20th anniversary in the Land of the Rising Sun. Fans can enjoy all the KK Original Glazed sinkers they can stuff in 45 minutes.
The event runs from July 30 to August 18, at two Tokyo locations. For the equivalent of (US)$11.60, guests can order the classic KK doughnuts a dozen at a time, with unlimited self-serve iced coffee, iced tea, and lemonade…
And that’s the skinny…
… On what’s going to be making some of us a little less-skinny in the coming days and weeks. See you back here in 7 for another unseasonably hot edition of Fast Food Week!
~ Maggie J.