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Arby's Wants You to Try Out Its New Roastburger

YumSugar — Thu, 26 Feb 2009 15:00:08 -0800

Yet another restaurant chain has jumped on the freebie bandwagon - not that we're complaining. Arby's, our favorite fast food chain of last year, is letting you try its new Roastburgers for free. Bring in this coupon through March 9 and get a free Roastburger with the purchase of any drink.

The new burger comes in three flavors: The All-American is sliced, oven roasted beef with all the trimmings and a "tantalizing special sauce" on a toasted roll; the Bacon & Bleu Roast Burger has pepper bacon and blue cheese spread; and the Bacon Cheddar is made with pepper bacon and a slice of cheddar.

I'm not sure the Roastburger, with its roast beef slices, qualifies as an actual burger by my standards. Nevertheless, I'm looking forward to landing a free item to go with my favorite side: an order of Arby's curly fries. What about you? Will you be trying out the new Arby's burger?

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The Year's Best Fast-Food Chain

partysugar — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 10:15:58 -0800

Well you voted and now the results are in: As part of our Best of 2008 coverage we asked you what your favorite fast-food restaurant is. Although there was no landslide win, the majority (24 percent) chose Subway. The popular sandwich chain has had a busy year - it's introduced flatbread sandwiches, signed on Michael Phelps as spokesman, and partnered with Starbucks.

We love the soft, doughy rolls filled with sandwich fixings, but after much deliberation, we've chosen Arby's as our editor's choice. When it comes to fast food, if fries aren't involved we're not interested. Arby's curly fries are the ultimate guilty pleasure. We love pairing them with the chain's incredible roast beef and cheddar sandwich and topping it off with creamy horseradish sauce. Do you eat at Arby's?

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Two-Foot-Long French Fry Found at South Carolina Arby's

YumSugar — Thu, 18 Sep 2008 10:15:18 -0700

At an Arby's in Hendersonville, SC, Hannah Odom reached to grab a curly fry and came up long - two feet long, to be exact. In the footage below, captured by a local station, the 15-year-old shows off the unusually long fry, which she's keeping in the refrigerator. She has refrained from auctioning off the item on eBay or eating it, instead waiting to hear back from the Guinness Book of World Records. The last known world record was for 6.75 inches, a record that Odom has edged out by 17.25 inches. She expects to hear back from Guinness representatives in three to four weeks.

What I couldn't figure out after watching the clip below was how the record-long fry managed to go unnoticed by the person who cut and cooked the fry. How would you react if this happened to you? Would you have just eaten it?

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Arby's Finds the Beef at Wendy's

YumSugar — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 12:28:39 -0700

Fast-food chain Arby's has been wooing Wendy's for nearly a year, and it looks like it's finally paid off. The courtship ended with Arby's parent company Triac buying Wendy's for a $2.34 billion all-stock deal. The outcome has created the nation's third largest fast-food chain. There is talk of keeping them run independently, but there's been no official word.

So what does Wendy think about all this? (If you don't know, Wendy was the nickname for founder Dave Thomas's daughter Melinda Lou.) It doesn't sound like she's happy at all. Her sister, Pam Thomas Farber, said:

She's feeling horrible. She just is devastated. It's a very sad day for Wendy's, and our family. We just didn't think this would be the outcome.

I can imagine why the family is so bummed. Dave Thomas was the face of the company for so long, it must be awkward to see it all fall apart. So tell me, do you care about this? If your Wendy's becomes an Arby's, will it matter to you?

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