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Autumn is now in full swing, which means you can get your taste buds on delicious autumn menus from some of the top food and restaurant franchises in the country! Check out this week’s Friday Franchising News to see what warm and cozy treats you can get this season.
Krispy Kreme Launches a Limited-Time Secret Menu Item for Autumn
Only customers that have the special code can get the mysterious secret Vimto-flavoured glaze doughnut from Krispy Kreme locations across the UK. In stores only from 8 October to 14 October, the Vimto glazed doughnut will not be on display, listed on any menus or included on the doughnut franchise’s website. Guests can only get the special treat by telling the cashier: ‘I see Vimto in Krispy Kreme.’ The doughnut features a glaze of purple icing that tastes like Vimto, the grape, raspberry and blackcurrant flavoured soft drink. The new doughnut costs a bit more at £1.90, but the whole experience will have you feeling like a spy.
Greggs Offers a Warm New Autumn Menu Filled With Toasties and Doughnuts
Greggs’ new autumn menu brings brand new items, updated recipes, and limited-edition items that are perfect for the season. The menu began rolling out on 20 September with the limited edition chocolate brownie doughnut and the limited edition cookies & crème doughnut. Also new are the tuna melt baguette, the cheese & chutney toastie, the spicy BBQ wrap, and the limited edition beef chilli bake. Meanwhile, the ham & cheese toastie has gotten an updated recipe with mature cheddar cheese and honey roast ham, topped with béchamel sauce and grated Cheddar and Edam. You can also find the ever-popular limited edition pumpkin spice latte on the bakery franchise’s new menu.
Pizza Express’s New Autumn Menu Offers the Best of Both Worlds
You no longer have to decide between pizza and pasta at Pizza Express. The pizza franchise’s new autumn menu is offering the best of both worlds with its carbonara pizza and ragu romana. The menu, which launched 18 September, also features chicken wings marinated in lemon and herbs, a vegan puttanesca pizza, a vegan penne peperonata, and a strawberry Sicilian still lemonade. For dessert, the new menu features the dolcetti carrot cake and a lemon tart to finish.
Las Iguanas Autumn Menu Boasts a Taste of Latin America
Las Iguanas’ new autumn menu will have you dreaming of warmer climates. The Latin American restaurant franchise launched a new menu on 25 September with 12 new dishes, including the Peruvian smoked salmon tiradito, copacabana chicken, and Brazilian carne de sol. and 14 new cocktails, like the gin smash, pineapple martini, and the newest flavour of the brand’s award-winning caipirinha – guava caipirinha.
Pret A Manger Unveils 15 New Products on Its Autumn Menu
Pret A Manger’s new autumn menu, launched on 25 September across all of its stores, features 15 new items spanning snacks, breakfast dishes, wraps, hot foods, toasted baguettes, soups, and chef’s specials. Highlights of this year’s autumn menu include the pumpkin spice latte, which can be made vegan with coconut rice or soya milk; almond butter bites, a mushroom, tomato and cheddar omelette, and a jam croissant. Many of the restaurants new products are also vegetarian and vegan.