It’s spring specal-day and holiday deals time. And we’ve got a great selection of Mains offerings to celebrate. And let’s not forget the extended-time Lenten-season deals, many good through the middle or end of April!
Buffalo Wild Wings March Madness Headliners: the New Beer
Cheese Cheesesteak and Chicken Parm Melt sandwiches…
The rundown
My interest was especially piqued by the arrival of 2 new KFC potato-side deals: The pending return of beloved, but problematic Crispy Potato Wedges, and the launch in the US of Australia’s beloved Mashed Potato Poppers!
Mains
Buffalo Wild Wings marks March Madness
Choose either the Beer Cheese Cheesesteak or the Chicken Parm Melt. And try either of two limited-edition sauces in time for the climax of this year’s March Madness college basketball season. The new sauces include Buffalo Bleu and BBQ Ranch…
Fish and Shrimp back at Church’s
The fried chicken chain attached to Burger King is bringing back its celebrated Lenten favourites. Look for 8-piece Classic Shrimp; Surf ‘N’ Turf; and its Wild-Caught Pacific Pollock sandwich. Now through April 23, at participating restaurants US-wide.
Time again for Domino’s Half-Off deal!
It’s the return of the chain’s much-anticipated 50 percent of any regular priced Pizza deal. The only catch is, you have to order online through March 23, 2025.
The deal includes the chain’s new Parmesan Stuffed Crust Pizza, as well as seldomly discounted crust options such as Crunchy Thin, Gluten Free, and Specialty Pizzas.
Wendy’s offers Jr. Bacon Cheeseburger Deal
It’s a double deal – but in the nicest of ways. Two deals in one, to start. And tw0 different burgers included. Get either a Jr. Bacon Cheeseburger or Double Stack for a just $1 – when you make any regular-priced menu purchase. It’s one of those promos that requires you to order through the app or website, using your Wendy’s Reward program membership. Good now through April 13. And check for new deals on or orders via Door Dash, UBER Eats and Grubhub…
Shake Shack flaunts FREE Avocado Burgers
But only with an order of $10 or more through an in-restaurant kiosk, the Shake Shack website, or the mobile app. The deal runs through April 7, 2025. The Avocado Burger deal joins a slate of other such deals, all focused on promoting digital ordering.
McDonald’s expands Breakfast Bagel availability
Fans will be happy to hear that McD’s is expanding the availability of its Breakfast Bagel Sandwiches US-wide. At participating locations, for a limited time.
In 4 versions: Bacon, Egg & Cheese; Sausage, Egg & Cheese; Steak, Egg & Cheese; and Egg & Cheese.
Sides
KFC intros Mashed Potato Poppers…
They’re already a nouveaux-classic in Australia. Mashed Potato Poppers are a just-right, 2-bite treat made especially for dipping. The beat part is, they’re flavour compatible with just about everything, crunchy on the outside and creamy smooth on the inside. They’re also starring in a new limited-time Dunk It Bucket with two chicken tenders, fries, and your choice of 3 dipping sauces.
… Testing return of Crispy Potato Wedges
Nobody knows why KFC’s Crispy Potato Wedges were discontinued in the first place. Except to say that insider rumours have been circulating that the thicker, chunkier wedges took too long to cook and threw the prep routines of other deep-fried menu items off schedule. According to KFC, “Tampa, it’s up to you if we bring them back nationally. No pressure!”
Beverages
PepsiCo definitley acquiring Poppi Sodas
The soft drink giant has been hinting it would make the jump into function, pre- and probiotic fizzy drinks. We thought it would be launching its own Soulboost brand.
But all that’s gone by the boards, now. Pepsi will simply adopt the Poppi brand. Notable among the details of the deal is the price: A reported $2 billion!
Super-Size star, Super-Size Slurpee
Shaq is is back! This time crossing his Shaquille O’Neal’s Shaq-A-Licious XL Gummies with a 7-Eleven flagship treat to create the Shaq-A-Licious XL Sour Pineapple Slurpee. The Gummies, the slurpee and the flavour itself are all XL-sized, just like Shaq.
Desserts & Snacks
Shrimp and Fish Nibblers back at White Castle…
… In small, medium, and sack sizes. Also back for Lent is the Panko-coated Fish Sllider, plus a slate of other seasonal fish and seafood specialties. Check out the entire specialty menu online or in-store…
Cotton Candy Kit Kat début is COSTCO exclusive
I can’t recall ever seeing baby blue Kit Kats before. But that’s the hue they’re bringing to you as a backdrop for the limited-time new flavour.
Cotton Candy KKs are available, for a limited-time, exclusively at COSTCO, in 100-pc. individual snack-sized bars. The crunchy wafers are pro forma KK standard. But the filling between is milk chocolate with a cotton candy infusion…
Jolly Rancher gets crispy
Known far and wide the gummy or hard candy – chewy or crunch-worthy – Jolly Rancher is it now bringing you its trademark concentrated, sour flavours in a new freeze-dried format. In contrast to traditional slurpable, crunchable hard-sugar, the new texture is lighter and meant to be chewed – loosing a fun-filled flavor explosion of crunchy, melt-in-your-mouth bites.
And that’s the skinny…
… On what’s going to be making some of us a little more spoiled rotten by super deals over the days and weeks to come. See you back here in 7 for the next increasingly rainy edition of fast Food Week!
~ Maggie J.