It’s been a banner week for news in the Fast Food universe! A whole host of holiday treats were unveiled and we heard from the Unicode Tech Committee about new official food emojis. Not to mention celebrating the the tenth birthday of a Memorial to the death of McDonald’s in Iceland…
The Pringles Turducken Pack: The package is half the fun…
Pringles unveils Turducken Chips
Especially for Thanksgiving! Pringles wacky Turducken chips are just part of what the company calls its Friendsgiving Feast Turducken Pack that also contains Stuffing, Pumpkin Pie, and Cranberry Sauce flavoured Chips to round out the ‘meal’. It’s available now through Thanksgiving for (US)$15.99. That’s a lot for a few chips, but there’s a lot of novelty jammed into the tray-pack, as well.
Starbucks offers new reusable cups
It’s a special touch for the holidays – reusable holiday-themed drink cups which you’ll get automatically when you order a holiday beverage. They’re available now, while supplies last, at participating Starbuck’s locations across the U.S. and Canada.
Krispy Kreme bakes up Pie-themed Doughnuts
KK has dreamed up a selection of holiday-Pie themed Doughnuts including Dutch Apple Pie, Chocolate Cream Pie and Cherry Pie treatments. It’s called the Easy As Pie collection. The Doughnuts are all filled pastries with elaborate toppings mimicking the Pies they honour. They’re a little more expensive than regular KK Doughnuts, but you’re getting a lot more! One will be enough to satisfy almost any Doughnut craving.
Papa John’s premieres new Garlic Parmesan Crust
You’re no doubt familiar with Pizza Hut’s stuffed Crust. Now, Papa John’s is stuffing the crust of its original Hand-Tossed Pizza with Garlic Sauce and Parmesan Cheese (see photo, top of page). For a limited time, you can get a single topping original Pizza with the special crust for just (US)$10 by ordering through the Papa John’s app and quoting the promo code ‘Cheesy Crust’.
Sonic does simple: New Patty Melt…
Sonic has launched a simple, homey new Burger: A Patty Melt on Texas Toast with Griled Onions, Two slices of American (Processed) Cheese, Mayo and Mustard. If you have the Sonic ordering app, you can use it to get a Patty Melt at half price through the end of this month.
…Introduces new stuffed Bites
Sonic has also unveiled a pair of new bite-sized treats. The first is a Chili Cheese Bite with Sonic’s signature Chili and melted Cheese, crusted in crushed Corn Chips. The other is a Bacon Mac & Cheese nugget coated in a crispy fried Batter. They’re available at participating Sonic locations in orders of 6 for a limited time only.
The newest official food emojis: Will you ever use them?
New Food Emojis revealed
A set of nine new Food Emojis has been released by the Unicode Technical Committee. They include: round waffles, a stick of butter, Yerba Mate in a gourd with a straw, an Onion, bulb of Garlic, a Juice Box, large Ice Cube and a plate of Falafel. If you want to get in on the next round of new food Emojis, visit the official Unicode contributor’s site and brush up on the submission rules.
McMorial in Iceland a ‘wonder’
…As in, I wonder why he did this? Or, I wonder ho0w the Food stayed so natural-looking? An enterprising man in southern Iceland, Hjortur Smarason, bought the last Burger and Fries sold by the chain in his country in 2009. Iceland was in the midst of a financial crisis and nobody was eating Fast Food. McD’s closed all its locations there, for good. While tourists go to Iceland in their thousands every year to view the unique terrain and the geothermal wonders, Smarason says many stop by his hostel, Snotra House, to see the McMeal, preserved in a glass box. You can also look in via the internet and Smarason’s webcam at snotrahouse.com to see if anything’s happened lately. Probably not. Smarason says o9nlt the cardboard Fries sleeve has deteriorated over the past ten years, and that only a little…
And that’s the skinny…
… On what’s going to be making some of us fatter over the impending holidays! See you back here in 7 for another edition of Fast Food News!
~ Maggie J.