Potbelly and Love’s Travel Stops Unveil New Crave-Worthy Menu Items

Looking for new flavor-forward creations? You better run and get the latest menu items from Potbelly and Love’s Travel Stops!

This year, the fast food industry has witnessed the rise of “swicy” trend, affirming the growing consumer interest in bold and unusual flavor profiles. Younger consumers, specifically, enjoy exploring new flavors to excite their taste buds. Which is why, for both Potbelly and Love’s Travel Stops, expanding and enhancing their menus are significant steps toward meeting guests’ evolving preferences. For Potbelly, it’s even better if consumers can fully customize their food, and for Love’s Travel Stops, satisfying the cravings of on-the-go travelers takes high priority.

Potbelly

Potbelly fans, your favorite sandwich shop heard you. On November 11, 2024, the restaurant will officially launch two new sandwich offerings: The Cubano and Sweet Heat Pork BBQ. This is the brand’s way of showing they recognize their fans’ desire for bold flavor combinations and customization options. That’s not even the best part, because the two new toasty sandwiches will have permanent spots on Potbelly’s sandwich menu lineup! So what’s special about these new items?

Let’s start with The Cubano, which is among the most popular limited-edition sandwiches from Potbelly. It features slow-cooked pulled pork, layered with Swiss cheese, pickles, deli mustard, and hickory-smoked ham. Meanwhile, the Sweet Heat BBQ sandwich perfectly captures “swicy” flavors. It also comes with slow-cooked pulled pork, combined with pickles and cheddar cheese. Everything’s smothered in a new BBQ sauce made with hot peppers. Remember when Potbelly said that eating two sandwiches is an act of self-love? That’s your sign to try these two new toasty sandwiches!

To bring more excitement, Potbelly also expanded its lineup of permanent sauce options, adding more flavor punch and heat. Made with Potbelly’s signature hot peppers, these two new sauces are now up for grabs: Sweet Heat BBQ sauce and Hot Pepper Ranch. The latter has already been introduced as a limited-time offer before, but it’s now making a comeback as a permanent menu item. Try both or any of these sauces if you’re looking to elevate the heat of your toasted Potbelly sandwich. To complete the expanded menu of its permanent sauces, Potbelly is introducing two more options: Red Wine Vinegar and Roasted Garlic Aioli, offering guests more ways to customize their favorite menu items.

According to Potbelly’s Director of Consumer Insights and Innovation, Eric Chenel, the team is all about taking the Potbelly experience to the next level. With the introduction of new sandwiches and flavorful sauces, guests can create bold-flavored meals they can finally call their own, he added.

Love’s Travel Stops

Love travelling? Love’s Travel Stops probably has everything you need to keep you moving on the road. And I’m not just referring to fuel…because we’re here to talk about their new taco offerings! The brand recently announced the addition of Salsa Verde to their recipes of breakfast, lunch, and dinner tacos. This new, refreshing ingredient can be enjoyed as part of the following taco variations: potato egg and cheese, bacon, egg, and cheese, grilled steak, and grilled chicken tacos. Adding Salsa Verde to the base should enhance the flavor of every taco ingredient and provide balance, according to Love’s Travel Stops.

Another new addition is the Steakhouse Breakfast Taco, which comes with grilled steak, scrambled eggs, and a melty three-cheese blend and crispy fried onions for toppings. Meanwhile, for lunch and dinner, the new Buffalo Chicken Ranch Tacos will be served. Love’s hand-rolled tacos are prepared in-store daily. Breakfast menu is served at 5 a.m., while lunch and dinner tacos are available starting at 10:30 a.m. Each taco costs $3.29, but customers can enjoy savings when they buy two tacos for $6. The new taco offerings are now available in-stores, in over 500 locations of Love’s Travel Stops across the country.

To celebrate the arrival of new tacos at Love’s, there are exclusive deals up for grabs on the Love’s Connect App. Throughout November, there are new deals every week, including a free taco this week! To redeem these offers, simply download the app and create an account. Love’s continues to strengthen its commitment to offering fresh food options at the best possible value, and it shows in their new taco options and special deals. Enhancing their tacos is also one way to blend new and familiar flavors, while meeting their guests’ evolving palates, Greg Ekman, Love’s Senior Manager of Culinary, shared.

Join Pop’s Beef’s Toy Donation Drive

Christmas is a time for us to share holiday cheer and make a difference to the lives of those who are less fortunate. There are many ways to do this, but restaurant chains like Pop’s Beef make it easier for us to give back. Every year, Pop’s Beef conducts its Toys for Tots Donation Drive to collect toys for local children in need. The donation drive this year has kicked off last November 4, and all Pop’s Beef locations are now accepting new and unwrapped toys.

If you’re interested to participate in the drive, here are some details to take note of:

• Toys will be accepted from November 4th through December 13th.
• You can drop of your donations in any Pop’s Beef location across Indiana and Illinois.
• The goal is to brighten the spirits of local children in need and surpass last year’s total of 3,000 toys.

Founder of Pop’s Beef, Frank Radochonski, said that every toy counts; everything that’s going to be collected will make sure that no child will celebrate the holidays without a gift. Local franchise owners also shared their excitement about the donation drive as it reaffirms the brand’s dedication in making a meaningful impact.

In addition, Pop’s has other initiatives this holiday season, focused on honoring military members and supporting the community. On November 11, Veterans Day, Pop’s Beef will be giving away a free sandwich to all veterans and active military members who will present their military ID at any of the restaurant’s location. Pop’s Beef will also collaborate with American Red Cross to organize a blood drive this coming December to further help the community.

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From The Club

Lots of exciting things happening over at Potbelly, and I think they’re doing great with the customization options. Love the expanded menu for sauces, and seeing Roasted Garlic Aioli back on the menu is such a dream come I actually love ordering Potbelly sandwiches for long travels (sorry, Love’s Travel Stops), but I might reconsider that after seeing Love’s new taco menu. Of course, Pop’s Beef is commendable for what their doing for local kids. It’s always heartwarming to see restaurant chains encouraging guests to make a positive difference and spread some holiday cheer.