Burger King Tacos, Veggie Burgers Illegal?!?, KFC x Cheetos, + MORE

August 21, 2019 Austin Sharp

This week on Nom News we talk about Burger King Tacos, Starbucks’ new Tye-Dye drink, Mississippi’s new “meat” law, KFC’s new Cheetos items, and Sonic Drive-In’s new Mocktails. Yum!

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Episode

Stories

Burger King Taco [0:42] https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20190709005213/en/BURGER-KING%C2%AE-Restaurants-Introduces-1-Crispy-Taco

Starbucks Tye-Dye Drink [4:25] https://stories.starbucks.com/press/2019/get-into-the-summer-groove-with-starbucks-tie-dye-frappuccino/

Burger Law [7:14] https://www.clarionledger.com/story/news/politics/2019/07/02/veggie-burgers-law-mississippi-makes-selling-meat-like-vegan-products-illegal-lawsuit/1621438001/

KFC Cheetos [9:50] https://twitter.com/ChesterCheetah/status/1141793013301166085 http://bit.ly/2GqDiNs

Garlic Hack [13:44] https://twitter.com/VPestilenZ/status/1140437217619390465

Sonic’s Mocktails [15:20] https://press.sonicdrivein.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/Sonic-Mocktail-Slushes-News-Release_FINAL_6.17.pdf

Cut for Time: Oscar Mayer Opens the Wienermobile for Overnight Stays on Airbnb https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20190717005447/en/Oscar-Mayer-Opens-Wienermobile-Overnight-Stays-Airbnb

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