Froggy's Food News: Crispachupa-what?!

New menu items at Taco Bell, and we are excited! Plus, new Easter donuts from Krispy Kreme, and the top casual restaurant chains!

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Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:00):
It's Food News Thursday, Food Froggy. You will be damn
a wool the fast food inflamation. Let's go froggy. So
much to do, I don't know where to start.

Speaker 2 (00:14):
What do you have in food News Today?

Speaker 1 (00:17):
The Great American Cookie Company is going to have a
big old tax Day bogo deal. So the next Tuesday
is April fifteenth. It is tax Day. The Great American
Cookie Company is celebrating giving you buy one slice, get
one slice free on their classic chocolate chip cookie cake
in store at participating locations. You like the big old
chocolate chip cookie slice, you get two for the price

(00:38):
of one on tax Day. Gandhi A nomuch. You love
Taco Bell. They have added three new items to the menu.
Are you ready? Yes. One is called a Crispalopa. I'm
guessing it's a crispy taco and a chiloopa mix. WHOA,
but the crispal Loopa crispy pockets stuffed with canteen of
slow roasted chicken, lettuce, pico, spicy ranch sauce, cheddar cheese

(00:59):
is being tested in markets around the country. There's also
going to be a Flaming Hot burrito and a cantina
chicken crunchy taco as well. All come in the taco bell.

Speaker 2 (01:08):
Now, what's that? The first one called a crispy what
is it? Chris beloopa kris Paloopa. They prefer to be
called small people. Here we go, keep going, don't on
that to go u Craft.

Speaker 1 (01:25):
Just in time for grilling season, Craft is introduced a
new variation of their classic mac and cheese. It is
Kraft Mac and Cheese Smoky Barbecue. Boldally fuses smoky and
sweet barbecue spices into the regular Craft cheese and buttery
taste that we love. It is available available at your
local grocer for only a limited time during summertime. Uh

(01:47):
Nate Easter is Sunday, April twentieth, and guess who's going
to celebrate like they celebrate every holiday another donut? Krispy Creme.
Krispy Kream is going to have their Hoppy Easter collection.
They're calling it that. The Bunny Basket donut is one,
the Marshmallow Bunny Donut, the Bouncing Bunny Donut, and the

(02:08):
strawberry iced donut with sprinkles. Now here's the deal. The
new donuts are available of Krispy Kreme shops nationwide. Individually
or by the dozen. And in this case, if you
don't have a Krispy Creme location nearby, you can also
find the Hoppy Easter Collection in six packs at select
grocery retailers nationwide. And No Publics carries fresh Christian cream

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donuts because I see them all the time house yep,
so there you go, so you can get them all
over the place. Christy Kream has those fresh Christy Cream
dunts as well. Yes, the Hoppy Easter Collection, they spelled
it that way. Ready for the countdown, yell a countdown.
This is the top us casual dining restaurant chains. However,
we've had a change for the first time since twenty eighteen.

(02:52):
So coming in at number five. Danielle and I love it.
B Dubs Dubbs. You gotta go to B Dubs. Number four.
Good for a date night. Appleby's at number four, Yes,
number three, can you eat enough chips and salsa? I
don't know, you don't need to, will me out of
the place. Chili's number three, There you go. Number two,
they've been number one for six years. No longer is

(03:14):
Alex's favorite olive garden. Oh he loves the garden of olives.
Is there not number one anymore? They're no longer number one. Oh, no,
number one. A chain that's taken the title. They've opened
a bunch of new locations at a fourteen point seven
percent increase in sales. Texas Roadhouse is now number one.

Speaker 2 (03:40):
Look at that Texas Roadhouse.

Speaker 1 (03:41):
I like Texas Roadhouse. I do too. They did five
point five billion in sales in twenty twenty four. And
honey butter is good too. Well, thank you so much, Froggy,
and there you go. Food news Thursday Loggy. He has
food news