QSRs are gearing up for Valentine’s Day with an array of LTOs.
Dunkin’ is bringing back two “heart-shaped fan-favorites,” according to a press release. The Cupid’s Choice specialty donut is filled with Bavarian Kreme and topped with strawberry-flavored icing and sprinkles, and the Brownie Batter specialty donut is filled with “chocolatey, brownie batter-flavored butter crème” and topped with chocolate icing and sprinkles.
Starbucks is celebrating the holiday with the launch of two LTO drinks. The chocolate-covered strawberry crème Frappuccino is a “blend of strawberry puree, Frappuccino chips, milk and ice, which is layered on top of a splash of strawberry puree and finished with whipped cream and mocha drizzle,” Starbucks said in a press release.
The second drink is the chocolate hazelnut cookie cold brew, “made with Starbucks cold brew, sweetened with vanilla syrup and topped with silky, chocolatey hazelnut flavored cream cold foam and chocolate cookie crumbles.”
Krispy Kreme unveiled its all-new Hearts in Bloom Collection which “is an exquisite arrangement of four heart-shaped donuts in a customized flower bouquet box,” Krispy Kreme said in a press release.
According to Krispy Kreme, the LTO Hearts in Bloom Collection includes four different flavors:
- You Make My Daisy Donut: “an unglazed heart donut filled with white Kreme, dipped in strawberry flavored icing, drizzled with yellow icing and topped with a daisy candy piece.”
- Love You Bunches Donut: “an unglazed heart donut filled with chocolate Kreme, dipped in red icing, drizzled with green stems and topped pink and red confectionery curls.”
- Blooming Heart Donut: “an unglazed heart donut filled with cookies and Kreme filling, dipped in purple icing and sprinkled with hearts in bloom sprinkles.”
- You Are My Sunshine Donut: “an unglazed heart donut filled with caramel flavored Kreme, dipped in chocolate icing, drizzled with a green stem and topped with a sunflower candy piece.”
In non-Valentine’s Day news, last month Taco Bell launched its first LTO offer of 2025—Cheesy Dipping Burritos. The two dippable burritos come with grilled, marinated steak or Cantina slow-roasted chicken, plus a choice of creamy chipotle, nacho cheese sauce or reduced-fat sour cream for $4.99. Taco Bell said these burritos were tested in Detroit last year and “quickly became a fan favorite.”