Cold Stone Creamery® (www.ColdStoneCreamery.com) brings ice cream lovers the ultimate collab this summer! Cold Stone® will feature the new Cookies ‘n’ Peanut Butter Ice Cream made with OREO® and REESE’S. Satisfy your sweet tooth with the perfect balance of these two iconic treats – chocolatey, peanut buttery, and oh-so-delicious – in a Creation™, shake, and cake!

The Cup & Cookie Chaos Creation is made with Cookies ‘n’ Peanut Butter Ice Cream made with OREO® and REESE’S, REESE’S Peanut Butter Cup and OREO® REESE’S Cookies. Sip this dynamic flavor in the PB & Chocolate Cookie Duo Shake topped with Whipped Topping, REESE’S Peanut Butter Sauce and OREO® Cookies!

With Father’s Day just around the corner, celebrate father figures everywhere with The Perfect Pair cake – layers of moist Devil’s Food Cake and Cookies ‘n’ Peanut Butter Ice Cream made with OREO® and REESE’S wrapped in fluffy Frosting made with OREO® and cascading Fudge Ganache.

For those wanting something both sweet and savory, Cold Stone also has you covered there! The OREO® Pretzel Perfection Creation™ is the ideal treat, made with OREO® Cookie Chocolate Covered Pretzel Ice Cream, OREO® Cookies,Pretzels, Caramel and Sugar Crystals.

“We’re all in on OREO® cookies and REESE’S this summer! This iconic duo plus our smooth and creamy made-fresh ice cream is a making sweet dreams come true!” said Jana Schneider, VP of National Programs at Kahala Brands ™, parent company of Cold Stone Creamery. “Our ice cream lovers have long combined OREO® cookies and REESE’S in their own customized Creations, but now all that deliciousness is balanced perfectly in our Cookies ‘n’ Peanut Butter Ice Cream.”

Guests can find their new summer favorite at Cold Stone Creamery locations nationwide for a limited time!

Promotional Flavors:

• Cookies ‘n’ Peanut Butter Ice Cream made with OREO® and REESE’S
• OREO® Cookie Chocolate Covered Pretzel Ice Cream

Promotional Creations™:

• Cup & Cookie Chaos – Cookies ‘n’ Peanut Butter Ice Cream made with OREO® and REESE’S, REESE’S Peanut Butter Cup and OREO® REESE’S Cookies
• OREO® Pretzel Perfection – OREO® Cookie Chocolate Covered Pretzel Ice Cream, OREO® Cookies, Pretzels, Caramel and Sugar Crystals

Promotional Cakes:

• The Perfect Pair – Layers of moist Devil’s Food Cake and Cookies ‘n’ Peanut Butter Ice Cream made with OREO® and REESE’S wrapped in fluffy Frosting made with OREO® with cascading Fudge Ganache

Promotional Shake:

• PB & Chocolate Cookie Duo – Cookies ‘n’ Peanut Butter Ice Cream made with OREO® and REESE’S topped with Whipped Topping, REESE’S Peanut Butter Sauce and OREO® Cookies

Pickle lovers, this one’s for you. As temperatures rise and hydration takes center stage, Smoothie King is partnering with Grillo’s Pickles to debut a first-ever limited-edition Pickle Smoothie – a bold, culture-driven flavor designed for those who love pickles so much they could drink them. The Smoothie King x Grillo’s Pickles Smoothie is available at Smoothie King stores now for a limited-time.

Pickles have officially emerged as one of the hottest ingredients in today’s food culture and beyond their bold, craveable flavor, pickles also offer nutritional benefits. This one-of-a-kind Pickle Smoothie blends real Grillo’s Pickles with Smoothie King’s delicious and nutritious ingredients like bananas, organic kale, and coconut water, delivering a refreshingly tangy taste and packed with electrolytes to help support hydration all summer long.

The Smoothie King x Grillo’s Pickles Smoothie is available now for a limited time for $5.99 for a 20oz smoothie. To celebrate International Pickle Day on May 16, guests can also enjoy a FREE 4oz Pickle Smoothie, available in stores while supplies last.

This unexpected collaboration brings together the best of both brands, pairing Grillo’s chill vibes with Smoothie King’s expertly crafted recipes. With over 50 years of expertise, Smoothie King designs each recipe from the ground up working with their nutritional experts to balance nutrients and flavor. The brand has done the nutritional work so you don’t have to, so all you need to do is chill out and drink a pickle smoothie this summer. Plus, staying hydrated is kind of Smoothie King’s thing.

“At Smoothie King, every recipe starts with delicious nutrition in mind,” said Lori Primavera, VP of R&D and Product Marketing at Smoothie King. “Pickles are not only delicious and having a cultural moment, they also offer real nutritional benefits, especially known for their enhanced hydration. That combination gave us an opportunity to explore them in a new format and push our innovation into new territory, reimagining how a beloved flavor can deliver both function and taste.”

Made with simple, garden-fresh ingredients and no artificial anything, Grillo’s Pickles are known for their bold flavor, making them the perfect complement to Smoothie King’s thoughtfully crafted recipes.

“We love to do unhinged collabs at Grillo’s. With that, we don’t always get to talk about the functional benefits of pickles. When we partnered with Smoothie King for a hydration smoothie, we knew this was a great opportunity to do both. Those who are willing to try will be pleasantly surprised (and hydrated).”said Mark Luker, Chief Commercial Officer.

Smoothie King is driven by a deep commitment to care for its guests and communities and guided by its vision to make the world a better place by nourishing healthy habits. With over 50 years of expertise,  the brand  has remained committed to making nutrition delicious, continuing to push the boundaries of what a smoothie can be through new and unexpected flavor innovations.

Doubling down on hydration, watermelon is also back at Smoothie King, rejoining menus nationwide today. Sip your summer with five new watermelon smoothies, thoughtfully crafted and packed with electrolytes to keep you refreshed. The lineup includes fan-favorite Watermelon Hydration, alongside blends like Watermelon X-Treme, Gut Health, and more.

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Culver’s is once again inviting guests to give back to agriculture during this year’s annual Scoops of Thanks Day fundraiser, returning Thursday, May 7, 2026. For one day only, guests can enjoy a single scoop of Fresh Frozen Custard in exchange for a $1 donation to support local agricultural education.

The initiative is part of Culver’s Thank You Farmers Project. Launched in 2013, the ongoing effort supports agricultural education, celebrates the farmers working to provide our food supply and has raised more than $8 million for agriculture.

In 2025 alone, guests enjoyed 171,319 scoops of Fresh Frozen Custard on Scoops of Thanks Day, turning a simple treat into real impact for agricultural education in their communities. Since Scoops of Thanks Day began in 2016, Culver’s guests have helped raise more than $1 million for local FFA chapters.

“Seeing Scoops of Thanks Day continue to grow over the years has been incredibly special,” said Alison Demmer, senior public relations manager at Culver’s. “It’s a reflection of how much our guests and restaurant teams care about supporting agriculture and giving back.”

To celebrate the occasion, Culver’s is introducing Blue Barn Brownie, a Flavor of the Day created for this year’s Scoops of Thanks Day and inspired by the Thank You Farmers Project. The flavor features Vanilla Fresh Frozen Custard swirled with fudge and caramel and topped with gooey brownie pieces, offering guests a sweet way to give back.

To learn more about Scoops of Thanks Day or find a participating Culver’s restaurant, visit culvers.com/locator.

McDonald’s is ushering in a new era of beverages, bringing its first-ever lineup of specialty drinks to Dayton-area restaurants as part of a nationwide launch starting today!

McDonald’s fans have always had a special connection to the brand’s drinks – the kind of passion that made its iconic Sprite® and crispy Diet Coke® pop culture royalty and helped bring Hi-C® Orange Lavaburst back to menus.

McDonald’s is building on that fan love with six new specialty drinks – delivering bright, bold flavors and a whole new reason for McDonald’s fans to visit the Golden Arches. The starting lineup includes three new Refreshers and three crafted sodas, available in restaurants across the Dayton area and nationwide.

Serving up everyday moments – from a treat to a recharge to a reason to connect – the new drink lineup gives fans what they’ve been craving. Think: freeze-dried fruit inclusions; smooth, velvety cold foam; and popping boba. And the best part? These drinks are here to stay.

NEW DRINK LINEUP

• Strawberry Watermelon Refresher* blends sweet strawberry and watermelon flavors with a lemonade base, plus freeze‑dried strawberries for an extra burst of flavor and visual flair.
• Mango Pineapple Refresher* mixes tropical mango and pineapple flavors with a lemonade base and strawberry popping boba to deliver a juicy burst of flavor.
• Blackberry Passion Fruit Refresher* pairs bold blackberry and passion fruit flavors with lemonade alongside freeze‑dried dragon fruit for a touch of sweetness and a pop of color.
• Sprite® Berry Blast infuses our iconic Sprite® with a sweet blue raspberry syrup – topped off with decadent cold foam as the final touch.
• Orange Dream is a twist on the fan-favorite Hi‑C® Orange Lavaburst at McDonald’s mixed with a hint of vanilla flavor and finished with cold foam for a smooth, dreamy citrus sip.
• Dirty Dr Pepper® layers classic Dr Pepper® flavor with a vanilla flavor and a cloud of cold foam to create a rich finish.

“Our fans have an obsession with beverages – to them, drinks are more than just drinks. And soon, our beverages won’t just be a reason you come to McDonald’s, they’ll be the reason,” said Alyssa Buetikofer, Chief Marketing and Customer Experience Officer, McDonald’s USA. “We’ve taken the time to get this right, introducing new drinks that are hand-crafted with bold flavors and quality ingredients our fans can taste in every sip. Only McDonald’s can bring that kind of experience to life consistently across nearly 14,000 restaurants, every single day.”McDonald’s Brings New Era of Drinks to Dayton

Ready to find your new favorite? Try the specialty drinks lineup at participating McDonald’s nationwide starting May 6.