Fast-Food Chains That Do and Do Not Use Real Cheese
Yesterday was National Cheeseburger Day, and if you participated, did you actually consume any REAL cheese?
Mashed.com has a report on "the fast-food chains that DO and DO NOT use REAL CHEESE."
The fast-food places that DO use real cheese in most menu items include: Panera . . . Starbucks . . . Taco Bell . . . Chipotle . . . Wendy's . . . Chick-fil-A . . . and Jack in the Box.
The ones that do NOT include: McDonald's . . . Burger King . . . Sonic . . . Bojangles . . . Dairy Queen . . . and Tim Hortons.
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Pizza Hut will put your résumé on a pizza box to help you get a job . . . but unfortunately, it's only in New York City right now.
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Domino's is getting into the mac-and-cheese business. Starting on Monday, Domino's will serve two different versions: A Five-Cheese Mac and Cheese, and a Spicy Buffalo Five-Cheese version.
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Pepsi Introduces ‘DRIPS’: A New Craft Soda Experience With Wild Flavors
Pepsi is stepping out with eight wild new flavors that will be served from its new DRIPS Pepsi truck in various locations throughout New York City through September 29. They are calling the drinks expertly crafted beverages inspired by PepsiCo’s favorite products. Here’s a list of what to expect:
- PEPSI FOREVER S’MORES – PEPSI. coconut and lime finished off with S’mores and whipped cream.
- STARRY BERRY BASIL – STARRY, strawberry, and basil finished with diced strawberries, basil seeds, and lime wheel.
- STARRY DRAGONFRUIT BLAST – STARRY and watermelon with a garnish of Dragon fruit.
- DEW CHILL DILL – MTN DEW, cucumber, and basil garnished with a dill pickle spear.
- DEW SPICY SPLASH – MTN DEW, lime, chamoy, and Tajín garnished with a gummy worm
- LIPTON MANGO HORCHATA – Lipton Lemon iced tea with mango, and coconut horchata over strawberry boba finished with cold foam
- COTTON CANDY LEMONADE – Tropical Lemonade over candy boba and finished with floating cotton candy.
- ROCKSTAR PINEAPPLE UPSIDE DOWN CAKE – Rockstar Focus with orange, pineapple, and grenadine finished with whipped cream and a colorful orange wheel.
The DRIPS truck will be at Domino Park on the Williamsburg waterfront through September 29 and it operates on Saturdays and Sundays from 1 PM to 7 PM. The beverages have a starting price of $6.99 and the truck previously made stops at Central Park’s Summer Stage, Penn State University, and Kennywood Park in Pennsylvania.
This is the second DRIPS truck tour and rumor has it that the next stop could be in the LA area so keep your eyes open for any announcements from Pepsi.
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Hershey's Is Making Protein Powders Now
This makes sense, because when I think health, I think candy bars: Hershey's is expanding its portfolio with a new line of post-workout PROTEIN POWDERS.
They partnered with the supplement brand C4 on two of them that are supposed to taste like Hershey's chocolate and Reese's Peanut Butter Cups. They'll hit stores next month.
They're also selling a pre-workout powder that tastes like Bubble Yum bubblegum, which might be even weirder. Plus, a line of C4 energy drinks that taste like Jolly Ranchers.
This isn't actually new ground for C4. They already have drinks that taste like Skittles and Starburst. The idea is to attract young people, who might not know a lot about supplements . . . but do like candy.
Meanwhile, Hershey's is looking for new revenue streams to offset their falling candy sales. They recently reported a 17% drop in revenue.
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