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SPONSOREDUpdated 8:08AM • 03/11/16

Taco Bell Debuts $1 Breakfast Menu
Taco Bell just announced the brand’s new $1 breakfast menu. Customers will now be able to order 10 breakfast items for just a buck each. The $1 breakfast items include the mini skillet bowl, sausage flatbread quesadilla, and grilled breakfast burritos. This cheaper menu comes as McDonald’s phased out the popular “Dollar Menu” in favor of the “McPick 2.” The $1 breakfast menu will be available across the nation starting Thursday, March 10, 2016.

(From USA Today)

Loyalty Program Coming to McDonald’s

Fans of the Golden Arches can expect a little extra “Lovin’” soon. McDonald’s Corp. is currently developing a loyalty program based on the chain’s new smartphone app in the U.S. The company says the new loyalty app could be in place later this year, or early next year. As of now, McDonald’s is planning on creating a “more robust” app which cold be linked to customer purchases, or visits made to locations each month.

(From Nation’s Restaurant News)

Bruegger’s to Bake Green Bagels for St. Patrick’s Day

This St. Patrick’s Day, Bruegger’s Bagels will be baking shamrock-green bagels on Wednesday, March 16, and Thursday, March 17. The chain known for their authentic New York-style bagels has been creating green bagels for the holiday since 1997 when a Pittsburg location started making them. Guests can also enjoy $2 off a Big Bagel Bundle, which includes 13 bagels and two tubs of cream cheese by downloading a coupon from Brueggers.com.

(From QSR Magazine)

Award-Winning Author Teams Up with Pizza Hut BOOK IT!

The Pizza Hut BOOK IT! Program has announced two-time Newbery Award-winning author Kate DiCamillo as a new literary partner. “Flora and Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures," DiCamillo’s award-winning book will be incorporated into all BOOK IT! Classroom materials, teacher printables, and web creative. The BOOK IT! Program runs every school year from October 1 through March 31. Students who meet monthly reading goals set by their teachers can receive a one-topping Personal Pan Pizza from Pizza Hut for receiving their Reading Award Certificate.

(From Pizza Marketplace)

Wag N’ Wash Natural Food & Bakery Reports Record-Breaking 2015

2015 was a great year for Wag N’ Wash Natural Food & Bakery, a full-line specialty pet retail and grooming destination for dogs and cats. Last year, Wag N’ Wash debuted outside its Southwest core, opening a new store in Minnesota and signed six new deals to develop nine locations throughout Colorado, Kentucky, Maryland, Nevada, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Washington. They are planning to open the new stores in the next 24 months.

(From Franchising.com)