Christmas and Thanksgiving-themed dishes debut on menus.
Cracker Barrel Old Country Store is introducing the Country Fried Turkey, featuring breaded turkey filets that are deep fried until crispy then topped with herbed pan gravy. The turkey is served with green bean casserole, cranberry relish, a choice of side and either buttermilk biscuits or corn muffins.
A new soup and sandwich are joining the McAlister’s Deli menu for the season.
The Turkey Cranberry Sandwich features smoked turkey, cranberry compote, thinly-sliced Granny Smith apples, Gorgonzola cheese, mayo and spring mix on toasted 9-Grain bread.
The Autumn Squash Soup is a creamy squash soup with cinnamon, cardamom, rosemary and maple topped with a swirl of sour cream and a sprinkle of honey-roasted almonds.
Potbelly Sandwich Shop is channeling all the flavors of Thanksgiving with the new Turducken Sandwich. The sandwich features turkey, duck and chicken toasted with cornbread stuffing and topped with cranberry-honey sauce, mayo, lettuce, cheddar cheese, tomato and seasoning.
Three new offerings are joining the Starbucks bakery case for the holiday season.
The Sugarplum Cheese Danish features croissant dough topped with cream cheese filling and spiced sugar plum spread.
The Chocolate Swirl Brioche consists of a brioche rolled with a dark fudge chocolate filling and cinnamon glazed with a drizzle of honey syrup.
The Pistachio Honey Croissant features a buttery croissant topped with pistachios and a honey glaze.
Dunkin’ is debuting a duo of new donuts and a new breakfast sandwich for the holidays.
The Dear Santa Donut features red and brown icing decorated to look like Santa’s suit with a powdered donut hole in the middle.
The Hershey’s Kisses Donut features white frosting covered with mini Hershey’s Kisses.
The new Holiday Spice Bacon Breakfast Sandwich features scrambled egg, cheese and bacon baked with brown sugar, cinnamon and nutmeg spice all served on a croissant.
Shake Shack is serving a slew of seasonal shakes for the holidays, including two new offerings.
The Chocolate Peppermint Shake is a chocolate frozen custard blended with peppermint and topped with whipped cream and chocolate peppermint candy crumbles.
The White Mocha Shake features white chocolate coffee frozen custard topped with whipped cream and white chocolate curls.
The new shakes join the Christmas Cookie Shake, which features sugar cookie frozen custard topped with whipped cream, crumbled shortbread and red and green sprinkles.
New from Krispy Kreme Doughnuts is the Cinnamon Swirl Doughnut, featuring the chain’s classic donut tossed in cinnamon sugar and topped with cream cheese icing and a cinnamon frosting swirl.
Arby’s is combining its curly fries with its roast beef sandwich in the new Arbynator. Available in classic, double and half-pound varieties, the hefty handheld features thinly sliced roast beef, curly fries, cheddar sauce, Arby’s sauce and Horsey sauce all on a sesame seed bun.
Baskin-Robbins is now scooping Bourbon Street Pecan Pie Ice Cream, the new flavor of the month for the ice cream chain. The treat features bourbon butter pecan-flavored ice cream with roasted pecans, pie crust pieces and a bourbon caramel-flavored swirl.
Belgium and Kentucky collide in KFC's new limited-time-offering, the Kentucky Fried Chicken & Waffles. The combo features Belgian Liege-style waffles, crispy fried chicken and Mrs. Butterworth’s syrup.
KFC developed the waffle recipe specifically to pair with KFC’S extra crispy fried chicken. The waffles are made with a yeast-raised dough instead of a batter and include pearl sugar imported from Belgium that creates a sweet and crunchy outer texture, the company said.
Meal options for the new duo include extra crispy fried chicken or extra crispy tenders with waffles and a side of Mrs. Butterworth’s syrup starting at $5.49. The offering also is available as a sandwich featuring KFC’s recently-introduced Sweet Heat Hot Honey Fried Chicken as a breast fillet between two waffles.
Taziki's Mediterranean Café is introducing the Grilled Pimento Cheese, featuring melted pimento cheese sandwiched between toasted bread.
May
2024
New introductions debut in the pantry aisles and refrigerated sections.
Spring has sprung—with new sandwiches.