In this edition of Foodie: Taco Bell‘s seven local restaurants present “luxury” in a box; Sonic Drive-Ins, with three area sites, launches a new value menu; and Berks County trucking firm Penske wins an award for frosty food deliveries. Top photo © rawpixel, 123RF Free Images
Taco Bell Introduces ‘$7 Luxe Cravings Box’
IRVINE CA – Taco Bell, with five area restaurants, on Thursday (June 27, 2024) introduced its new “$7 Luxe Cravings Box” value meal. It includes a Chalupa Supreme, Beefy 5-Layer Burrito, Double-Stacked Taco, chips and nacho cheese sauce, and a medium drink.
The company claims “the box feels like a luxury without the luxury price,” because the cost represents a 55% discount off the contents’ suggested a-la-carte menu prices. Its restaurants are located in Gilbertsville, Douglassville, Phoenixville, Harleysville, Audubon, and King of Prussia.
The deal is available at participating locations for a limited time only, while supplies last. Prices may vary by location, do not include tax, and may be higher with delivery. Drinks exclude freezes.
Photo provided to Travels With The Post by Taco Bell
Sonic Restaurants Launch $1.99 Items Menu
ATLANTA PA – Items on a new value menu debuted Monday (July 1, 2024) at Sonic Drive-In Restaurants, the company said. It operates at locations in Royersford, Norristown, and Reading.
The list includes new Bacon Ranch and Southwest Crunch queso wraps, a quarter-pound double cheeseburger, Chili Cheese Coney, Small Tots, and any 16-ounce-size flavor of a Sonic shake. Prices are $1.99 for each.
- Its Bacon Ranch Queso Wrap consists of a “crispy all-white meat tender, crisp bacon, melty cheddar cheese, creamy ranch, and luscious white queso, all wrapped up in a warm flour tortilla.”
- The Southwest Crunch Queso Wrap includes a “crispy all-white meat tender, creamy Southwest sauce, crunchy tortilla strips, melty cheddar cheese, and indulgent white queso, all nestled inside a soft flour tortilla.”
Sonic offers 12 shake flavors including strawberry, chocolate and OREO® Cheesecake.
Sonic, founded in 1953, claims to be “the largest drive-in restaurant brand in the United States.”
Photo provided by Sonic Drive-In Restaurants
Berks Firm Wins Award for Keeping Your Food Cold, Fresh
READING PA – A Berks County firm is the winner of a trucking industry honor for its ability to store and deliver refrigerated goods. Its food and beverage clients include restaurants and supermarkets.
Reading-based Penske Logistics has been named by the publisher of Food Logistics magazine as a recipient of its 2024 Top Third-Party Logistics and Cold Storage Providers Award. Magazine Editor-In-Chief Marina Mayer said the honor recognizes that third-party haulers and cold storage installations “remain a key puzzle piece” in helping companies “overcome supply chain disruptions.”
According to the publication, many of this year’s award winners offer a variety of third-party services. Eighty percent of award winners provide truckload and less-than-truckload transport, and 79% offered refrigerated trucking. Many of the top cold storage services provide cold storage, cross docking, and warehousing and distribution management services.
“It is an honor for our work in the food and beverage space to be recognized by Food Logistics,” Penske Logistics President Jeff Jackson said. “Our company takes pride in our dedicated transportation and distribution center management services in the food and beverage space.”
Penske Logistics is a Penske Transportation Solutions company.
Photo provided by Penske Logistics
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