Burger King is going to test the waters in certain markets (Greensboro) by offering fire-grilled ribs, in a deal “a year in the making with the Pork Board,” according to PorkMag.com. Its actually including 300 stores (out of 11,500 global locations) so its a significant promotion.
Everyone is looking for the next big thing… the last big thing to hit fast food was the explosive growth of chicken products. Over the last ten years, chicken menu items had a 2:1 sales growth rate vs the fast food beef products during the same period. Chicken fit well with fast food because its a low end product; fast food is low end dining. Pork, specifically ribs, not so much (hot dogs aside). Usually eating ribs involves a special occasion out or slow cooking all afternoon. Plate prices are typically $15-$25. The Burger King menu hovers in the ‘value meal’ territory around $4-6. Will a low end version of ribs appeal to diners? Especially coming from a brand name strongly associated with beef (Burger King)? Expect only moderate success for this.
Since Greensboro is a test market, we will have pictures once the product rolls out.
Both Krispy Kreme and
Duncan Donuts are offering free donuts tomorrow as a joint ‘National Free Donuts day’. Krispy Kreme is ‘more free’ in that it does not require any type of purchase, Duncan requires buying a drink or something.
Here is a neat list where kids eat free depending on which day of the week it is. I see these listed on signs driving around town but I can never keep it all straight on any particular day. FrugalLivingTV has put together the big list, organized by day of the week for frugal parents everywhere.
Most of them are national chains represented in a lot of markets. Its surprising to see some of the places that have free kids meals too; Cici’s buffet is so value oriented already- but you can take your kids and save on Monday. IHOP is listed for two different days of the week, good on them. Sadly, there are no ‘college kids eat free’ promotions to be found.
Now that the firestorm over certain non-sanctioned Domino’s Youtube video is dying down, the corporate headquarters is rewarding three internet sleuths that helped uncover identities of the rogue employees involved. They get a very special coupon.
Starting with a Jack in the Box sign visible from a window in the video, she and Mr. Drake, who analyzes satellite images for a nonprofit, used that and other clues to assemble a street view and began to search Google satellite images for locations that matched. Then Paris Miller, a Northern Kentucky computer consultant, traced one of Ms. Hammonds’ friends to Conover, N.C. There he was able to find a Domino’s near a Jack in the Box.
Each sleuth has received a ‘golden’ coupon redeemable for free pizza for a year. Having never seen a coupon this powerful, I wonder what it looks like. Is it laminated? Does is have photo identification linking it to the owner? Most coupons are surrendered on first use to redeem, but I suspect that is not the case here- or the recipients would have to take their entire year of pizza in one sitting.
Here is a link to the apology video, which is surprising sincere.
Winners of the Golden Coupon: Free Pizza for a year
Josten’s presses on our 2006 edition
