• by Teresa Buyikian , May 3, 2024

Fresh summer fruits and milestones mark this week’s round-up.

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Cold Stone Creamery has introduced two new cakes to celebrate graduation season and Father’s Day.  The Create Your Own Graduation Cake allows customers to mix and match ice cream flavors and mix-ins, paired with Yellow, Red Velvet or Devil's Food cake. Each cake is decorated with frosting rosettes in the graduate's school colors and topped with a Chocolate Graduation Cap. The cake is available from May 1 through June 25, 202. For Father’s Day, the ice cream chain has the Caramel & Chocolate in Cahoots cake, which contains devil's food cake, caramel and caramel truffle ice cream, decorated with chocolate shavings and caramel frosting. The Dad cake is available May 15 to June 16.

Juice It Up has added three new blends for its seasonal line-up. Mango Lychee, Blueberry Pomegranate and Strawberry Guava will all join the menu, each made with a base of coconut water, dairy free and under 190 calories for a medium size. The limited-time beverages will be available through the summer.

Perkins Restaurant and Bakery’s “Strawberry Fresh-tival” includes the Fresh Strawberry Mega Pancake Platter, which features two buttermilk pancakes with sugar cookie crumbles topped with Bavarian cream and glazed strawberries. The Fresh Strawberry Cheesecake Pancake Flip Platter includes two slices of Brioche French Toast with cheesecake filling, topped with glazed strawberries and whipped topping. Also returning this year are the Fresh Strawberry Belgian Waffle Platter, Fresh Strawberry Croissant Platter, Fresh Strawberry Crepes Platter and Fresh Strawberry Pie.

Locations

Chicken Salad Chick has announced new locations in both Kernersville, North Carolina, and Little Rock, Arkansas, opening this month.

Marco's Pizza has signed a 15-unit development agreement for 15 locations in northeast Indiana. 

Port of Subs has announced a new deal to bring ten units to Central Oregon.

Randy’s Donuts has opened two new stores in the Fresno, California area. The chain, known for its iconic giant donut in Los Angeles, has 10 more locations slated for Central California within the next two years.

Wing Snob has opened its first college campus location. The University of Michigan unit of the Detroit, Michigan-based chicken wing chain is slated to open to students and faculty in August 2024.