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Papa Johns launches
NY Style pizza
Papa Johns is bringing pizza-lovers a new way to
experience NY Style pizza. Available for a limited time,
the company's spin on this traditional pie features eight
oversized, foldable slices.
" For many, NY Style pizza is a classic that reigns
supreme, so we are excited to offer consumers this
foldable crust favorite made with our fresh, never
frozen dough, " said Scott Rodriguez, senior vice
president of Menu Strategy and Product Innovation,
Papa Johns. " As we continue to innovate our menu,
we strive to keep our customer first, and are glad to
introduce another crust variation that allows them to
customize their pizza how they'd like. "
Papa Johns NY Style pizza has eight large and wide
foldable slices cut from a 16-inch pie, thin crust and
finished with customers' favorite toppings.
Nacho Fries return to
Taco Bell
After a brief hiatus, Taco Bell has announced the
popular Nacho Fries have returned to its menu
for a limited time. Nacho Fries are coated in
Mexican seasoning and served with a dippable
side of warm, nacho cheese sauce.
Fans will be able to get Nacho Fries a la carte
for $1.49 or in a Nacho Fries Box, which includes
Nacho Fries, a Beefy 5-layer Burrito, Crunchy
Taco and a medium drink, for $5.49.
Taco Bell is also incorporating the fries into the
Applebee's adds Impossible
cheeseburger to menu
Applebee's announced it will add an Impossible
Cheeseburger to its menus nationwide. With the
addition, the fast-casual restaurant aims to cater to
the growing number of plant-based customers.
The Impossible Cheeseburger is a meatless burger
patty topped with lettuce, tomato, onion, pickles and
two slices of American cheese. For fully plant-based
customers, the item can be ordered without the dairybased
cheese. The new meatless burger will become
Applebee's first permanent plant-based item.
" We're always looking to bring options to our menu
for our guests who crave variety, " said Joel Yashinsky,
chief marketing officer, Applebee's. " We're giving our
guests more delicious combinations to choose from
when dining with us. "
Steak Nacho Fries Burrito, which is filled with the
Nacho Fries, covered in Mexican spices, piled in
with steak, tomatoes, reduced-fat sour cream,
Cheddar cheese, creamy chipotle sauce, and
nacho sauce wrapped inside a warm flour tortilla.
The new burrito is available for $3.99 at Taco Bell
locations nationwide.
With the return of Nacho Fries comes a new
campaign which builds on the faux movie
campaign that has accompanied each iteration
of fries since they first debuted on menus back
in 2018. Taco Bell called for submissions via
the " Taco Bell's Nacho Fries Challenge " and
invited fans to submit their original ideas for the
next Nacho Fry commercial via Twitter with the
hashtag #FriesChallenge.
" We've explored tons of genres for Nacho
Fries over the years, but this may be my favorite
yet because it gave our most loyal fans a front
row seat to co-create one of our biggest fan led
campaigns ever, " said Tracee Larocca, Head of
Brand Creative. " With the bar set this high, who
knows where we'll take Nacho Fries next. "
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