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36 Times Major Food Companies Swung for the Fences

In these instances, we can blame them for trying

36 Times Major Food Companies Swung for the Fences

April 01, 2024

It’s totally understandable that fast-food joints would eventually add more menu items than burgers and fries. And while we’re not fully ungrateful here, at some point, we have to ask that you maybe stop tinkering. Like, when is it going to be enough? A cheeseburger-stuffed pizza crust? Can that even still be considered “pizza,” Pizza Hut?

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In 2014, PepsiCo combined two of its more popular brands- MOUNTAIN DEW and CHEETOS. FritoLa Mountain The peculiar snack hybrid DeW was only sold in Japan, but - six years earlier the U.S. had its 99¢ own nobody- asked-for-this atrocity... Doritos THE HEST Mountain Dew flavored CUESSINO THE PLAYON ART T-- - Doritos, called The Quest. CRACKED.COM — Source

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MCDONALD'S released the HULA BURGER. M It consisted of PINEAPPLE between 2 cheese slices. It was introduced as a meat alternative for Catholics that could not eat red meat on Fridays. Ultimately, it was a terrible idea and the Filet-O-Fish was popularized. CRACKED.COM — Source

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CRACKED.COM McDonald's launched a fashion line. In 2015, McDonald's launched a Big Mac clothing line in a fashion show in Sweden. The line included clothing, wallpapers, bed sheets, and even a dog coat. — Source

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In 2015, Burger King Japan introduced special, limited edition red burgers. Aka Samurai Chicken and Aka Samurai Beef were served on a red bun (colored with tomato powder) with a slice of red cheese and a special ANGRY Sauce made from miso paste and chili. GRAGKED.COM — Source

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Burger King once released the Windows 7 Whopper in Japan to promote the release of Windows 7. 10.22 Windows 7 -- It's your Windows7 regular Whopper, but WHOPPER with seven beef patties. The first 30 burgers cost -- Y777, and the rest of them cost Y1450. **** 130 BURGER 10/220- 10/280 777 ! KING CRACKED COM — Source

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If you like Buffalo wings, you'll love Tim Hortons' Buffalo Latte (or maybe not). BUFFALO LATTE Tim Horto Est. The AL two select Buffair, NY restaurants - Who supples TALE adidas . adidas MINE Depen = INDA3 Main WWC Adidas 200m This refreshing beverage is infused with Buffalo sauce flavor and seasoning. It is only available in select Tim Hortons Restaurants in Buffalo, New York. CRACKED COM — Source

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Taco Bell's Black Jack Taco NEW! BLACK JACK TACO 89c The taco was not particularly notable aside from its black shell. Unfortunately,the shell had the unfortunate side effect of turning your poo green. Not a fun surprise. CRACKED.COM — Source

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McDonald's Lobster Roll Lobster Roll made with 100% Real North Atlantic Lobster Aside from Filet-O-Fish (which was a Lent godsend), there's something so unsettlingly (in my digestive system) about McDonald's carrying seafood. CRACKED.COM — Source

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Taco Bell's Seafood Salad To compete with the Filet-O-Fish, Taco Bell introduced a seafood salad in the 1980s. Unsurprisingly, it was a complete flop. Salad AND seafood? From Taco Bell? Hard pass. CRACKED.COM — Source

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Burger King's Burger Pizza In a clear publicity stunt (that we are continuing to help hype, so it's effective), a 2,500 calorie pizza-sized burger was only available in New York because New Yorkers aren't snobs about their pizza or anything. CRACKED.COM — Source

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McDonald's Onion Nuggets Onion Nuggets Before the Chicken McNugget, there was the Onion Nugget. Introduced in the 1970s, they were clumps of onions deep-breaded and fried. CRACKED.COM — Source

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Pizza Hut's Hot Dog Bites Pizza Sure, hot dogs and pizza are good on their own, but Pizza Hut made sure to prove you can have too much of a good thing. The hot dog crust pizza came with a side of mustard and pretzel version. CRACKED.COM — Source

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Taco Bell's Bell Beefer In the 1970s, Taco Bell introduced its chili burger. Basically a taco but with a bun instead of a shell. As if there weren't enough fast-food burger options, who thought we needed a harder-to-eat attempt? CRACKED.COM — Source

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Red Ramen Burger RED ROBIN CRAGKED.COM The ramen burger became a big deal around 2013. And - not a lot of people know this, but -- ramen sounds a lot like robin. Red Robin swiftly capitalized on this synchronicity by releasing their Red Ramen Burger a full 3 years later. — Source

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Dry Pork and Seaweed Donut DUNKIN' DONUTS Dry Pork and Seaweed Donut CRACKED.COM On paper, this looks like a lazy corporate April Fools Day joke. But in practice, it's actually a pretty daring savory experience from a company that specializes in sugar water. It's made with a special yeast dough, which kind of brings the whole thing together. — Source

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Ninja Burger BURGER KING NIN BURGE CRACKED.COM BK has tried several different black burgs in different parts of the world, with various ingredients dyed black with bamboo charcoal and squid ink. One version includes an oversized, floppy strip of meat to simulate the tongue of a popular anime ninja. — Source

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Double Down Dog KFC KFC DOUBLE DOWN WARNING OUTRAGEOUS Y DE DOG CRACKED.COM KFC shook us to our very core in 2010 when they first announced the Double Down as an April Fools joke, then sold it for real less than two weeks later. Then, in 2015, while the meat-eating public was still reeling from whiplash, they unleashed this hot dog version upon the good people of the Phillipines. — Source

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Gracoro Burger MCDONALD'S CRACKED.COM McDonald's Japan once offered this deep-fried dollop of macaroni, shrimp, and white sauce. — Source

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Cheeseburger- Stuffed Crust PIZZA HUT CRACKED.COM This was simply a pizza surrounded by sliders. It's the most American food innovation since American cheese, and yet it's only ever been available in the Middle East and the UK. — Source

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The McAfrika MCDONALD'S McAfrika CRACKED.COM In 2002, McDonald's Norway took some heat for dropping their unfortunately named, pita-based BLT right smack dab in the middle of a massive famine in Africa. — Source

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Doritos Pizza PIZZA HUT CRACKED.COM They nearly out-pizza'd their own hut by placing Dorito shards around the perimeter of their 'za, like a crown of thorns. Lest you think they didn't go big enough, they also stuffed the crust with that boldest of cheeses: mozzarella. — Source

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Edible nail polish KFC TS PINGER LICKIN SENGER GOOD TCKIN GOOD CRACKED.COM In 2016, KFC dropped two flavors of edible nail polish in Hong Kong. The BBC did a taste test, and found Hot t & Spicy to be more translucent than advertised, and Original Recipe to be straight-up green. Both bottles recommended not saving their goop for multiple uses. — Source

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GERBER BABY FOOD FOR ADULTS Have you ever wondered why you stopped eating baby food after you grew teeth? If you can't think of a reason, you're the core demographic for Gerber Singles, a line of mush for grown-ups that Gerber released in the '70s. Singles Singles - BEEF BURGUNDY adults Singles® BLUEBERRY MEDITERRANEAN DELIGHT VEGETABLES CRACKED.COM — Source

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CRACKED.COM HARLEY-DAVIDSON WINE COOLERS You know what the biker lifestyle is made of- leather vests, tattoos, bar brawls, and sweet, fruity beverages. In 1984, Harley-Davidson decided to cater to modern bikers by offering them the crisp refreshment of a wine cooler called Scooter Juice. RIA &DAV SCOOTER BOTER JUS REJUICE مبعد - - WHITE COOLER WINE HARLEY-DAVIDSON RICE D.VAVIDSO 1903 WIN COOL Twist-oft Cape — Source

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JELL-0 FOR SALADS Jell-0 is as simple a desert as you can get -but in the 1960s, they tried to convince the world that it wasn't just a desert, and rolled out vegetable-flavored Jell-0 to prepare blobby salads. CRACKED.COM — Source

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CRACKED.COM KELLOGG'S URBAN WEAR - Kellogg FROSTIES - - of Kellogg's Under the Hood urban wear lets everybody know that this FROSTED FLAKES hood is Tony the Tiger's turf-and you're sure to look real gangsta in your Honey Smacks low-riders. — Source

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SYLVESTER STALLONE PUDDING Of course, as it's Sly Stallone we're talking about here, it wasn't just pudding-ity was protein pudding. Sadly, someone sued Sly claiming he had stolen their pudding idea, STALLONE HIGH PROTEIN Pudding 20 GRAMS OF PROTEIN LOW CARBI MILK CHOCOLATE SUGAR FREE NET WT 5.82oz (165g) CRACKED.COM — Source

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BURGER KING PERFUME Are you trying to be appealing to people who are sexually into hamburgers? Then you should wear Burger King's Flame perfume, which literally smells like a Whopper. FLAME. GRAGKED.COM — Source

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EVIAN WATER BRA Do your breasts often burst into flame? Then the Evian Water Bra is for you! This water- evian cooled bra will stop your fiery bosom from immolating you and your loved ones. ev - CRACKED.COM evian evian evian — Source

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Ratatouille Chardonnay BUY NOW CHARDONNAY BOURCOCNE RATATOUILLE Disney and Costco stopped plans for their Ratatouille Chardonnay in 2007 (that was supposed to feature Remy) after getting criticism from California winemakers and people who don't support underage drinking. Were we deprived ... or spared? CRACKED — Source

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BUY NOW Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Pie 69APR20 Hostess TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA FREE TURTLES INSIO W TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES II PIES THE SECRET OF THE OOZE TM TRADING CARDS COLLECT ALL FIVE See The Mavie FILLED WITH Caming to Theutres Everywhere March 1991 VANILLA ...... . MCKIO A THE Child CUR PUDDIN' POWER! R NET WT. Hostess made a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Pie in 1991, but it didn't last long. It was a cream pie with a green glazed crust and had a vanilla pudding filling. CRACKED — Source

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