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Apr
2023
Seasonal coffees warm up menus.
The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf released its seasonal holiday menu, which includes two new drinks, as well as the return of three others.
The macadamia white chocolate latte and ice blended drink features espresso and a macadamia white chocolate syrup, while the new peppermint mocha cream cold brew combines chocolate with peppermint and a cream top.
The drinks returning to the menu are the peppermint mocha ice blended drink, the peppermint hot cocoa and winter dream tea latte.
Pinkberry introduced limited-edition chocolate chip cookie dough frozen yogurt.
“We are excited to introduce our chocolate chip cookie frozen yogurt that is always a fan favorite,” said Melissa Hubbell, vice president of marketing for Kahala Brands, parent company of Pinkberry. “Whether topped with traditional chocolate chip cookie crumbles or our peppermint bark seasonal topping, this time-honored flavor brings pure comfort and joy throughout the holiday season.”
Dunkin’ is adding three items to its holiday menu, including a cookie butter cold brew, a cookie butter donut and a pancake wrap.
The cookie butter cold brew features Dunkin’ cold brew, with notes of sweet brown sugar and baked cookie flavors. It’s topped with a cookie butter cold foam and cookie butter crumbles. Continuing with the cookie butter flavor, the cookie butter donut features a yeast donut shell, filled with cookie butter buttercrème and topped with a maple-flavored icing and crushed cookies.
The last new item joining Dunkin’s holiday menu is the pancake wake-up wrap, which is a pancake, featuring a hint of maple syrup, filled with egg, melted cheese, sausage or bacon and served with a side of syrup.
McDonald’s added two items to its menu. The first item launched is the Smoky Quarter Pounder with Cheese. Featuring a quarter-pound hamburger patty, topped with American cheese, thick-cut applewood smoked bacon, Roma tomatoes, shredded lettuce and a smoky sauce, served on a toasted sesame bun.
The other item joining the menu is the Oreo fudge McFlurry. The new McFlurry flavor blends vanilla soft serve with hot fudge topping and Oreo cookie pieces.
Sweetgreen is adding a dessert menu to its restaurants with the launch of its first dessert: crispy rice treats. Made with gluten-free grains, butter and roasted sunflower seeds, the treat is naturally sweetened with honey date caramel.
Quick-service Mexican restaurant El Pollo Loco launched overstuffed quesadillas, which are available in three varieties: chipotle chicken, shredded beef avocado and poblano chicken.
The chipotle chicken quesadilla features fire-grilled chicken, jack cheese, salsa roja, sour cream and pico de gallo. The shredded beef avocado quesadilla has shredded beef, jack cheese, avocado salsa, onion, cilantro and avocado slices. Lastly, the poblano chicken quesadilla is made with fire-grilled chicken, jack cheese, cilantro, grilled poblano peppers, pico de gallo and guacamole.
Apr
2023
Springtime flavors are making a return to shelves.
New spring sandwiches refresh menus.