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It's official: the spicy food trend shows no signs of waning. Hot sauce sales are booming. Earlier this year, iconic hot sauce brand Frank’s introduced four new dipping sauces with added heat. Pizza Hut just released four new pizzas; one has a spicy marinara sauce. McDonald’s brought back its Spicy Chicken McNuggets in March for a "limited time", but it's still on the menu, perhaps because Mickey D’s knows that spicy gets diners in the door (or drive-thru).

Burger King Has 5 New Items on the Menu

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Taco Bell announced a value meal promotion on Thursday, joining other major fast-food chains in rolling out meal combo deals to entice inflation-weary consumers. The $7 Luxe Cravings Box, which includes full-sized menu items, is a temporary promotion, the company said, but did not share specifics on how long it will last. Taco Bell's move comes at a time when more Americans are recoiling from fast-food dining in response to soaring menu prices. With the Cravings Box, Taco Bell will be "giving consumers our most craveable items at an affordable price point," Taylor Montgomery, Taco Bell North America's chief marketing officer said in...

Taco Bell launches $7 Luxe Cravings Box promo. Here's what's inside.

This is the summer of fast food value meal wars, and Taco Bell isn’t sitting back. The chain announced Thursday that it’s entering the battle with one of its biggest deals ever.

Taco Bell enters the value meal wars with its biggest deal ever

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The FBI has seen a rise in scams targeting timeshare owners. In this kind of scam, criminals con these part-time property owners into shelling out hefty sums of cash, all under false pretenses related to their timeshare properties.

FBI warns that Mexican cartels are targeting Americans with timeshare scams

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There were a number of celebrities who passed away within the past week, including two notable actresses: Shelley Duvall and Shannen Doherty. Shelley Duvall passed away on Thursday July 11th at her home in Blanco, Texas. The cause of death was complications from diabetes and news of her death was confirmed by her partner Dan Gilroy.

Two Beloved Hollywood Actresses Have Passed Away This Week

Time Out

Another month, another food holiday: it’s National Grilling Month, and Burger King is celebrating with free burgers all month. In fact, the chain is celebrating several food holidays, giving away fries, fried chicken and ice cream. Here’s how to get your freebies. A month dedicated to grilling calls...

Get a free burger every Friday in July at Burger King

The Mirror US

Fried chicken is a meal that many Americans can’t get enough of. Thankfully, this Saturday, various food chains are offering fried chicken deals that will leave your pockets happy and your mouth watering.

National Fried Chicken Day is Saturday – Burger King, KFC and Popeyes all offering deals

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Shortly before 3 AM, people in the Chicago area may have felt their houses shake as a 3.4-magnitude earthquake occurred about 60 miles west of the city. (CHICAGO) The United States Geological Survey (USGS) reported a 3.4-magnitude earthquake around Somonauk, IL. Somonauk is in DeKalb and LaSalle Counties, 64 miles west of Chicago.

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McDonald's is pulling the plug on a test that deployed artificial intelligence to take drive-thru customer orders, with the technology showing mixed results.McDonald's told CBS MoneyWatch that it is ending its Automated Order Taker pilot, which used AI in drive-thrus to expedite orders. The fast-food giant, which launched the tech through a partnership with IBM in 2021, isn't ready for now to deploy voice ordering across its restaurants. Some customers reported that McDonald's chatbot sometimes got even simple orders wrong."The goal of the test was to determine if an automated voice ordering solution could simplify operations for crew and create...

McDonald's ends AI drive-thru orders — for now

McDonald’s has revealed that a few items on the menu that were proving to be performing incredibly well, and they all had one thing in common – chicken. In an interview with The Wall Street Journal’s Kate Linebaugh last week at the WSJ Global Food Forum, Joe Erlinger, McDonald’s US President sat down to talk about some of the best and worst performing food items sold at the chain.

McDonald’s boss reveals surprise item that’s overtaking Big Macs

Berries and cream-flavored shots have been fired in the Golden Arches’ direction. Wendy’s recently announced it was celebrating five years of its Biggie Bag deal by adding a Frosty freebie to it. The chain’s deal seems like a case of drive-thru one-upmanship, as McDonald’s hotly anticipated $5 Meal Deal drops on June 25.

Wendy’s offers free Frostys and $5 combo to take on McDonald’s $5 meal deal

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The drive-in chain announced a new value menu Monday, following in the footsteps of value offerings from rivals McDonald's, Wendy's and Taco Bell.

Sonic is joining fast food's value wars. Here's all you can get at the drive-in chain for $1.99

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The treat is expected to hit stores nationwide later this summer.

Taco Bell Fans 'Cannot Wait to Try' New Summer Menu Item That Sold Out After 3 Days of Testing

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Remember the good old days when fast food prices weren’t outrageous? As it turns out, those “good old days” aren’t too far in the past. In fact, one customer just unearthed a coupon from May 2022 that listed a Whopper Mal For ...

Burger King Fans Call Out The Chain's 'Greedflation' After A Customer Shares Her $15 Meal That Used To Be $9: 'Huge Jump In Two Years'

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We regret to inform you may never see some of your McDonald's favorites again. The fast food chain recently revealed it has no plans to bring back some of its previous menu items. Why McDonald's Is Dropping Menu Items?. McDonald's a fairly predictable menu no matter what location you stop...

McDonald’s Says These Menu Items Are Going Away and Never Coming Back

Another fast food chain is joining the value meal trend. Here's what you'll get in Taco Bell's new $7 cravings box.

Taco Bell joins fast food's value meal trend with $7 box. Here's what's in it

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Competition between the fast food chains is heating up, with Arby's, McDonald's, and Taco Bell all vying for customers' attention with new items and returning favorites. Here are the menu items that are worth the stomach space.

Arby’s, McDonald’s, and Taco Bell All Have New Menu Items Worth Treating Yourself To

Fox Business

Under McDonald’s upcoming $5 meal deal, customers will get their pick of one of two sandwich options — a McDouble or a McChicken — plus small fries, four-piece McNuggets and a small soda.

McDonald's $5 meal deal: Here's what you get

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Kentucky’s Community Actions Partnerships have announced the starts date for the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) Summer Subsidy, aimed at helping Kentucky households offset summer cooling costs.

LIHEAP Summer Subsidy program to help with summer cooling costs to begin enrollment July 16

Morristown Minute

NEW JERSEY - Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and the Division of Consumer Affairs announced today that Walmart has agreed to pay $1.64 million to settle allegations of unlawful unit pricing practices across its 64 New Jersey retail stores. The settlement, which includes a $1.61 million civil penalty, marks the largest ever obtained by the Division’s Office of Weights and Measures (OWM).

Walmart Pays $1.64M Settlement for Unlawful Pricing in NJ

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Planning board discusses Burger King’s renovation plan and design for a brand new Taco Bell on the same property

With renovations to the existing Burger King and a brand new Taco Bell on the same property proceeding through the review process at roughly the same...

Planning board discusses Burger King’s renovation plan and design for a brand new Taco Bell on the same property

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