• by Teresa Buyikian , April 29, 2024

As both Mother’s Day and Cinco De Mayo quickly approach, QSRs are taking advantage of the holidays with limited-time-only promos.

Locations

Chicken Salad Chick has announced the opening of its 10th Mississippi location -- in the Renaissance at Colony Park in Ridgeland. A grand opening celebration will be held on May 7, with the first 100 guests in line winning free chicken salad for a year.

Chipotle Mexican Grill celebrated the opening of its first location in Kuwait City in  partnership with international franchise retail operator Alshaya Group on April 23. Chipotle's new location is at The Avenues, Kuwait's largest shopping mall -- and marks the first time the company has entered a new country in over 10 years.

Toppers Pizza is expanding throughout Wisconsin with a new restaurant in Watertown. The location opened on April 25 and is is promoting a “Buy One Pizza, Get One Free” offer through May 5.

Menus

Cold Stone Creamery is introducing the limited-time-only Waffle Ice Cream Taco just in time for Cinco De Mayo. Available April 30 through May 5, the taco is comprised of Sweet Cream Ice Cream inside a waffle taco shell coated with chocolate and sprinkled with peanuts.

Jimmy John’s and Zing Zang Bloody Mary Mix have teamed up to offer a “Brunch in a Cup” kit in time for Mother’s Day. The kit includes the new limited edition Jimmy Pickle Bloody Mary Mix from Jimmy John’s and Zing Zang, alongside a custom glass, a Bloody Mary recipe, and a skewer to hold ‘garnishes,’ which are a Jimmy John’s sandwich and pickle. The “Brunch in a Cup” kit will be available for purchase online at JimmyJohns.com for $34.99, along with individual bottles of Jimmy Pickle Bloody Mary mix for $9.99, while supplies last.

QDOBA is adding Mexican Steet Corn to its menu. The dish is a warm blend of sweet corn, poblano chiles, red bell peppers, creamy elote sauce and lime juice, and was inspired by the popular Mexican street food. The corn can serve as a topping on any QDOBA entrée for no additional charge, or it is also available as side order topped with chile crema, cotija cheese and chopped cilantro.

Taco Cabana's new offerings as of May 1 include breakfast tortas Bacon & Egg, Chorizo & Egg and Country Sausage & Egg, served on refried beans and topped with pico de gallo and shredded cheese. New Loaded Fries include a Carne Asada option topped with queso, sour cream, guacamole and pico de gallo. A Chili Cheese option is also available served with queso and chili con carne. The restaurant has also teamed up with Mexican beverage maker Jarritos for a new Mandarin Margarita.