In celebration of the upcoming total North American solar eclipse, Sonic Drive-In is launching a blackout slush float, which features a cotton candy and dragon fruit-flavored all-black slush, topped with white soft serve and blue and purple galaxy-themed sprinkles.

Freddy’s Frozen Custard & Steakburgers added a limited-edition dessert to its menus, the Twix salted caramel concrete. The new concrete features vanilla frozen concrete blended with chopped Twix Cookie bars, crushed pretzels and a caramel sauce.

Wendy’s is adding a spring-inspired orange dreamsicle Frosty to its lineup. The Frosty features notes of a sweet orange flavor combined with a vanilla flavor.

Taco Bell, a subsidiary of Yum! Brands, Inc., introduced its cantina chicken menu, which features five new items. Included on the menu are: the cantina chicken soft taco, crispy taco, burrito, quesadilla and bowl. The cantina chicken debuts chicken that has been slow-roasted with Mexican spices, garlic, onions and a variety of chilies.

“This cantina chicken menu has been a labor of love and we’ve worked tirelessly to ensure we landed on the best slow-roasted chicken recipe and selected the finest supporting ingredients to maximize craveability,” said Liz Matthews, global chief food innovation officer at Taco Bell. “As we constantly listen to our audiences, we know that a winning equation is giving them what we know they want plus something next level. We knew our fans wanted more chicken, and we also knew that we could elevate chicken with unexpected ingredients like purple cabbage and avocado verde salsa.”

Chipotle Mexican Grill is bringing back its chicken al pastor protein option, which features flavors like adobo, Morita peppers, ground achiote, pineapple, lime and cilantro.

“About one in five transactions included chicken al pastor when it was featured on our menu last year,” said Chris Brandt, chief brand officer. “Given the performance and the fans wanting its return so enthusiastically, we are thrilled to make this the fastest item to ever come back to Chipotle.”

Krispy Kreme is introducing a Spring Minis collection, which features four new miniature donuts.

The Spring Minis collection includes:

• Mini birds nest donut made with Cadbury Mini Eggs: a mini original glazed donut, topped with chocolate buttercream, spring sprinkles and Cadbury Mini Eggs.
• Strawberry egg donut: a mini original glazed donut, dipped in strawberry icing with yellow and teal drizzles.
• Hatching chick donut: a mini original glazed donut, dipped in yellow icing and white nonpareils, topped with chocolate and orange icing.
• Robin’s egg donut: a mini original glazed donut dipped in teal icing daisy sprinkles.

“We’re excited to help our fans ‘hatch happy’ with these all-new Spring Minis — from the first day of spring through Easter Sunday,” said Dave Skena, global chief brand officer for Krispy Kreme. “These bright, beautiful donuts are sweet treats for celebrating the season with family and friends.”

Little Caesars launched Crazy Puffs, bite-size pizza pockets. The new product features melted mozzarella cheese, optional pepperoni and sauce, all wrapped in a flaky crust.

“We know our customers live busy lives,” said Greg Hamilton, chief marketing officer of Little Caesars. “That’s why we created Crazy Puffs — to deliver the iconic Little Caesars experience in a handheld format perfect for anyone on the go. Whether you’re conquering errands, cheering on your team, or need a mid-afternoon pick-me-up, Crazy Puffs are your delicious answer.”

Popeyes launched honey lemon pepper wings, which are available through the Popeyes app or through the company’s website unit the end of March. The wings feature a tangy lemon flavor, mixed with a “a bit of peppery heat from black pepper,” with a hint of sweetness from honey.

“We’re on a mission to continue transforming the wing game and elevate the wing flavors consumers know and love in a way only Popeyes can,” said Amy Alarcon, vice president of culinary innovation at Popeyes. “By introducing honey lemon pepper wings, we’re doing more than expanding our menu; we’re inviting our guests to rethink what they know about great wings.”

Smashburger is expanding its portfolio with a limited-edition mango habanero crispy chicken sandwich. The sandwich features a crispy chicken breast, coated in a sweet-and-spicy tropical-inspired sauce.

“At Smashburger, we pride ourselves on keeping a consistent pulse on our guests’ ever-evolving taste preferences,” said Eric Marcoux, chief restaurant support officer at Smashburger. “We're so excited to merge these two distinct flavor profiles to create a swicy new LTO — bringing the tropical flavors of sweet heat to our guests nationwide.”