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Taylor Rock

Starbucks Is Serving A Tiramisu Frappuccino In Japan

By Taylor Rock

Starbucks Japan brought back its Tiramisu Frappuccino, featuring coffee-soaked sponge cake and a custard base made with mascarpone cheese and egg topped with whipped cream and dark chocolate powder.

Taylor Rock

McDonald's To Cut Late-Night Menu By Almost 50 Percent

By Taylor Rock

If you have a craving for McDonald’s after midnight, you might be troubled to know your grazing options will be more limited. Starting April 30, the fast food chain will simplify its late-night menu by almost 50 percent.

Taylor Rock

Unhealthy Diets Kill More People Than Cigarettes Do, Study Says

By Taylor Rock

There were 11 million deaths attributed to an unhealthy diet in 2017, according to a new study published in The Lancet medical journal. That’s four million more than those who die from diseases related to smoking tobacco.

Taylor Rock

'Kranch' Is Heinz's New Ketchup And Ranch Mashup

By Taylor Rock

Heinz is on a kick with crazy condiment combinations. First came Mayochup (mayo and ketchup) and then came Mayomust (mayo and mustard) and Mayocue (mayo and barbecue), and now, Kranch (ketchup and ranch).

Taylor Rock

Shake Shack Has A Secret 'Game Of Thrones' Menu, But You Have To Order In Valyrian

By Taylor Rock

The original Shake Shack location in New York City is offering a “secret” menu ahead of the “Game of Thrones” season premiere April 14. The fast food joint is featuring two new fire- and ice-themed items inspired by the show.

Taylor Rock

A Bottle Of Wine Poses Same Cancer Risk As 10 Cigarettes, Study Suggests

By Taylor Rock

New research claims that women are just as likely to get cancer by drinking one bottle of wine per week as they would be if they smoked 10 cigarettes during the same time frame.

Taylor Rock

Ben & Jerry's Debuts Snackable Raw Cookie Dough Chunks (And One Version Is Vegan)

By Taylor Rock

Ben & Jerry’s — the brand that claims to have invented chocolate chip cookie dough ice cream — has now created a snackable bag of raw cookie dough chunks that are perfectly safe to eat.

Taylor Rock

Aldi's New Vista Bay Hard Seltzer Is Only $5.89 Per 6-Pack

By Taylor Rock

Aldi's Vista Bay Hard Seltzers will hit store shelves on May 2. The boozy bubbly will be available in four fruity flavors including ruby grapefruit, lime, black cherry and coconut mango, an Aldi-exclusive flavor.

Lily Rose

Taco Bell's First-Ever Vegetarian Menu Features 2 New Menu Items

By Lily Rose

Items on Taco Bell’s new vegetarian menu include the new vegetarian Quesarito, the always-on-the-menu 7-Layer Burrito, and the new vegetarian Crunchwrap Supreme.

Jeremy Rose

New Whole Foods Price Cuts Will Focus On Fresh Produce

By Jeremy Rose

Whole Foods Market announced a new round of price cuts on April 1, this time dropping prices by what the grocery chain claims is an average of 20 percent on hundreds of select items throughout the store.

Gael Fashingbauer Cooper

'Game Of Thrones' Oreos Will Be Embossed With Symbols Of The Show

By Gael Fashingbauer Cooper

A special “Game of Thrones” Oreo variety is coming, and it’ll hit stores just days before the HBO hit show returns to TV. The cookies display symbols of three of the great houses plus the White Walkers.

Gael Fashingbauer Cooper

Burger King Has Spiced Up Its Menu With Bacon Cheesy Tots

By Gael Fashingbauer Cooper

Bacon makes everything better. Burger King knows this, and the burger chain has now added bacon cheesy tots to its menu for a limited time only.

Taylor Rock

Lunchables Launches New 'Brunchables' Breakfast Sandwich Kits

By Taylor Rock

Lunchables have never let us down, and now they are lifting us even higher with new “Brunchables” — and that is exactly what it sounds like. The new product comes in three different varieties (bacon, ham and sausage) with cheddar cheese on flatbread.

Taylor Rock

Snapple's New Watermelon Lemonade Tastes Like A Jolly Rancher

By Taylor Rock

Snapple already offers regular and pink lemonades, which are now joined by strawberry pineapple, watermelon and black cherry. Thanks to the folks over at the brand, The Daily Meal was able to taste the new flavors.

Taylor Rock

Applebee's Is Selling A Strawberry Margarita For Just $1 All Month

By Taylor Rock

The Strawberry Dollarita is back at Applebee’s for the entire month, but this time it comes with a sweet new straw. The quirky cocktail is made with tequila, strawberry and margarita mix on the rocks with a Twizzlers candy garnish.

Taylor Rock

Burger King Is Testing An Impossible Whopper In Missouri

By Taylor Rock

Burger King is taking a page out of White Castle’s book with its own, much bigger Impossible Burger. On April 1, the fast food chain will begin testing the Impossible Whopper, a plant-based version of the chain’s regular Whopper.

Gael Fashingbauer Cooper

Dairy Queen Adds Dreamsicle-Dipped Cones To Menu For Spring And Summer

By Gael Fashingbauer Cooper

Freshen up your flavor choices for spring: Dairy Queen is now offering a dreamsicle-dipped cone, featuring the chain’s classic vanilla soft serve coated in creamy orange-vanilla topping. You can get the new cones all spring and summer.

Taylor Rock

Taco Bell Is Testing A New Churro Doughnut

By Taylor Rock

Taco Bell will begin testing a new Churro Donut in select restaurants around Kansas City, Missouri, from April 4 through early May. It’s priced at $1 and is served a la carte during breakfast hours only (6 to 11 a.m.).

Carolyn Menyes

Mountain Dew Is Releasing Limited-Edition 'Game Of Thrones' Cans

By Carolyn Menyes

Mountain Dew is the latest brand to release a new product tying into the final season of “Game of Thrones.”

Taylor Rock

Olive Garden's New Giant Italian Classics Are Larger Than Life

By Taylor Rock

Olive Garden is launching new limited-time-only selection of “Giant Italian Classics” involving larger-than-life twists on chicken Parmesan, stuffed shells and spaghetti on Monday, April 1.

Taylor Rock

Milk Sales Declined By $1.1 Billion Last Year

By Taylor Rock

The Dairy Farmers of America reportedly lost $1.1 billion in milk sales for 2018 and dairy alternatives like soy, almond and oat may be partially to blame.

Gael Fashingbauer Cooper

Dunkin's Peeps Doughnuts And Coffee Are Perfect For Easter

By Gael Fashingbauer Cooper

Doughnut and coffee chain Dunkin’ is offering a special Marshmallow Peeps doughnut. And that’s not all: The chain also will pour you a Peeps-flavored coffee or espresso drink.

Taylor Rock

Monster Orders Bagels 'Bread Sliced,' Twitter Rages

By Taylor Rock

St. Louis native Alek Krautmann is probably a pretty nice guy, but he definitely ruffled a few feathers on the internet by tweeting a photo of Panera Bread bagels "bread sliced" and blamed his hometown.

Taylor Rock

Super Espresso Is Uber Smooth And Keto-Friendly: Review

By Taylor Rock

Super Espresso is kosher, keto-friendly, non-GMO, lactose-, sugar- and gluten-free, organic and highly caffeinated — so obviously we had to try it.

Gael Fashingbauer Cooper

Kraft Now Sells Unicorn-Shaped Macaroni And Cheese

By Gael Fashingbauer Cooper

If you find unicorns as magical as a rainbow, cook up a bowl of new Kraft unicorn-shaped macaroni and cheese. The shapes are rainbows, stars and yes, unicorn heads.

Carolyn Menyes

Carl's Jr. Is Selling Bacon Truffle Burgers And Cheese Fries: Here's Our Honest Review

By Carolyn Menyes

Carl’s Jr. added bacon truffle burgers and fries to the chain’s menu for a limited time, and this is how they taste.

Taylor Rock

Canada Dry Drops New Variations On Its Classic Ginger Ale

By Taylor Rock

Canada Dry recently launched a new ginger ale infused with lemonade, which is now available in diet. The brand also just dropped a new ginger ale with orangeade. The Daily Meal taste tested them, and this is what we think.