Wendy’s is offering a new pretzel Baconator for a limited time. The burger features a half-pound beef patty, topped with melted American cheese and six strips of Applewood-smoked bacon, served on a warm pretzel bun.

Burger King brought back several cheesy items to menus, including its melts and cheesy tater tots.

Making its return to Burger King’s menus are the classic melt and the bacon melt, and making its debut is the shroom n’ Swiss melt, which features two slices of toasted bread, layers with two Whopper Jr. patties, Swiss cheese, sauteed mushrooms and Stacker Sauce. The cheesy tots are making their return for the first time since 2021.

White Castle is bringing back its Sloppy Joe, Spicy Joe and Smoky Joe sliders, as well as its mac & cheese nibblers.

The Sloppy Joe slider is made with lean ground beef, onions, tomatoes and bell peppers mixed with a sweet and tangy sauce. The Spicy Joe slider adds jalapeño cheese and jalapeño crisps, while the Smoky Joe slider has smoked cheddar and crispy onions.

The mac & cheese nibblers feature cheddar cheese and macaroni coated with a crispy batter.

Quiznos added a club peri peri sandwich to its menus for a limited time. The new sandwich features grilled chicken, creamy peri-peri sauce, bacon, red onions, lettuce, tomatoes, jalapeños and melted cheese, all served on Italian white bread.

“Our guests are daring, and we strive to give them new, globally inspired flavor mashups that match that energy in a unique and delicious way while providing a filling meal,” said Mike Gieseman, vice president of culinary and innovation. “Following the lead of previous flavor mashups such as our kimchi Philly and big fat Greek sub, the club peri peri sandwich is the latest offering that pushes the boundaries of what guests expect from Quiznos.”

Popeyes added chicken wings as permanent menu items for the first time. The chicken wings are available in five flavors including new honey BBQ, roasted garlic Parmesan and signature hot flavors, and returning flavors of ghost pepper and sweet ‘n spicy.

IHOP launched a limited-time lineup of products inspired by the new Warner Bros. Pictures’ “Wonka.” The new menu features several “whimsical” items, including the Fantastical Wonka Burger, purple pancakes, pancake tacos and more.

“IHOP has established itself as a highly creative and collaborative theatrical partner in the family dining category, and the latest ‘Wonka’ menu is the brand’s most creative partnership yet,” said Kieran Donahue, chief marketing officer at IHOP. “Every good thing in this world started with a dream, and we are excited to continue serving more joy to more people every day and bringing families together for breakfast, lunch or dinner with this innovative menu of original items, inspired by the story of Willy Wonka.”