Lots of new sweet spring selections on menus this week.
Chick-fil-A has added a line of Cherry Berry seasonal beverages to its menu beginning April 8. The Cherry Berry Sunjoy combines Chick-fil-A's Sunjoy (lemonade and sweetened iced tea) with cherry, blueberry and cranberry flavors. The Cherry Berry Lemonade mixes Chick-fil-A Lemonade also with cherry, blueberry and cranberry flavors. The Cherry Berry Frosted Lemonade includes the same flavors with the chain’s lemonade and Icedream dessert.
IHOP has added Pepsi Maple Syrup Cola to its menu, a combination of classic Pepsi with caramel flavor, available exclusively at IHOP. In addition to the new beverage, the chain has added several sweet tooth-appealing items, including the Cinn-A-Stack and Cupcake House-Made Milkshakes, which are inspired by IHOP’s most popular pancake flavors. It has also added to the menu Kids’ French Toast Sticks, two Chicken Sandwiches, and Silk Oatmeal Cookie Oat Creamer.
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Subway has launched a new line of wraps, in stores beginning April 11. All are served on lavash-style flatbread, the chain’s first new bread option in three years. The Homestyle Chicken Salad is made in-store with rotisserie-style chicken, mayo, lettuce, spinach, tomatoes, cucumber and red onion. The Honey Mustard Chicken contains rotisserie-style chicken topped with lettuce, tomatoes, red onions, Monterey cheddar cheese and Honey Mustard sauce. The Turkey, Bacon & Avocado wrap is filled with turkey, bacon, avocado, lettuce, tomatoes, red onions, Monterey cheddar cheese and Peppercorn Ranch sauce. The Cali Caprese contains BelGioioso fresh mozzarella, avocado, lettuce, spinach, tomatoes, red onions, cucumbers, roasted garlic aioli and the chain’s MVP Parmesan Vinaigrette.
White Castle has launched a new $5 Bacon Bundle. The combo includes a choice of two Bacon Sliders – either the Bacon Cheese Slider, the 1921 Bacon Cheese Slider or the new Chicken Bacon Ranch Slider – and a small order of fries.
Locations
Crisp & Green, a Minnesota-based fast-casual specializing in whole meals including grain bowls, salads and smoothies, has announced the opening of 11 new restaurant locations across the Chicagoland area beginning in 2025. The new stores will cover the Milwaukee suburbs of Waukesha and New Berlin, in addition to the Chicago suburbs of Wheaton and Bolingbrook and the existing 200 Crisp & Green locations currently under development.
The Human Bean has begun serving coffee and other beverages in a new location in Cottonwood, AZ. The coffee company has grown from a single location in southern Oregon to a nationwide chain over the last 25 years.
Wing Snob, a fast-casual, never-frozen chicken wing concept, has opened its latest location in Mount Prospect, IL. The chain began in Detroit, specializing in a sauce-driven menu.