The week in food - From nuggets to Dirty Soda. Le Nugguette: Burger King's nugget gets a handbag upgrade. Burger King is taking chicken nugget appreciation to a whole new level with Le Nugguette, a limited-edition micro-purse created in the shape of its iconic chicken nugget. The tiny accessory has been launched to celebrate Burger King's newly revamped nugget recipe, turning a fast-food favourite into a surprisingly fashionable handbag. It's a suitably tongue-in-cheek way to mark the new recipe, and proof that the humble nugget can now be enjoyed in more ways than one. Forget the Birkin - this season, it's all about the BK Nugguette. Fruit, but make it fancy: melts' realistic fruit cones. Melts is serving up some seriously impressive-looking sweet treats with its latest fruit-inspired creations. Served on cones and designed to look remarkably like real pieces of fruit, the new additions are the kind of desserts that could easily leave you wondering whether you've wandered into a fruit market or a pastry shop. From the realistic shapes to the vibrant colours, they're clearly designed to be as eye-catching as they are delicious. It's fruit, but with a decidedly sweeter twist - and The Food People is definitely getting a little fruity over these. Hungry Jack's stacks up the dipping. Hungry Jack's is giving its menu a saucy upgrade with its new Stacked Dipper, bringing together plenty of classic burger ingredients with an extra helping of dipping potential. The latest creation takes the idea of a burger and turns the dial up, with layers of meat, cheese and toppings accompanied by sauces designed for dunking. Because apparently putting sauce inside a burger just isn't enough anymore. When it comes to this latest creation, Hungry Jack's is firmly embracing the idea that more is more - especially when there's something to dip. Find out more HERE. Snickers and adidas are bringing the sweetness to sportswear. Snickers and adidas are teaming up for an unexpected collaboration that brings one of the world's best-known chocolate bars into the world of sportswear. The partnership puts the instantly recognisable Snickers branding, colours and aesthetic onto adidas kit, creating a rather sweet crossover between confectionery and football. It's another example of food brands finding increasingly creative ways to move beyond the supermarket shelf and into fashion and culture. The Food People is not saying this collaboration will satisfy your hunger for new trainers, but it certainly looks like a tasty partnership. KFC and Cheetos get Dirty with a new Soda. KFC Canada and Cheetos are taking their latest collaboration to some seriously unexpected places with the Kwench Cheetos Dirty Soda. The limited-edition drink combines Orange Crush with vanilla cold foam before getting the full Cheetos treatment, with crunchy Flamin' Hot Cheetos added on top. It's a combination of sweet, creamy, fizzy, salty and spicy flavours that sounds completely chaotic - but perhaps that's exactly the point. As food and drink collaborations continue to get more experimental, this one certainly has The Food People asking one important question: would you be brave enough to give it a sip? Find out more HERE. 02 October 2026

McDonald's Australia brings AI chatbot to drive-thru. Thursday, 24 September 2026 - 11:29 McDonald's has launched a trial of an AI-powered drive-thru ordering system in Australia, with the technology being tested at a restaurant in Western Sydney. The fast-food chain says the system is designed to streamline the order-taking process and allow crew members to devote more time to food preparation and customer service. McDonald's Australia has confirmed that AI ordering technology is being used at selected drive-thru locations, with Google identified as the technology service provider. The company's privacy notice states that drive-thru interactions may be recorded and transcribed for order-taking and service improvement. The initiative forms part of McDonald's broader efforts to use artificial intelligence to improve restaurant operations. The company has also been testing its Google-powered ArchIQ platform, known internally as "Archy", for automated drive-thru ordering in the United States. McDonald's has stressed that the technology is intended to support restaurant employees rather than replace them, and customers can still choose to order directly from a human crew member. The Australian trial comes as other fast-food chains also explore AI-assisted drive-thru ordering. Hungry Jack's is trialling its own AI assistant, while KFC has tested similar technology at several Sydney locations. Discover more Download Travel Guides Compare Smart TVs Download Interactive Maps

Hungry Jack's launches NBL Slam Dunk Packs from $29.95. by Will Hawke · Published September 20, 2026, 11:45 pm AEST · Updated September 21, 2026, 12:23 am AEST Hungry Jack's has launched two new NBL Slam Dunk Packs, with customers able to choose between a Whopper-based bundle for $29.95 pickup or a Jack's Fried Chicken version for $32.95 pickup. Both packs include four burgers, two chips and two drinks, making them sizeable two-person meal deals timed to coincide with the start of the Hungry Jack's NBL27 season. Contents [show] NBL Slam Dunk Pack is $29.95 for pickup. The standard NBL Slam Dunk Pack costs $29.95 for pickup and contains: * 2 Whoppers * 2 Cheeseburgers * 2 small Thick Cut Chips * 2 small drinks If you split the pack between two people, that works out to about $14.98 each, with each person effectively getting a Whopper, Cheeseburger, small chips and small drink. Hungry Jack's promoted the pack nationally on September 14 at the $29.95 price, describing it as a new NBL-themed value bundle. Jack's Fried Chicken Slam Dunk Pack costs $32.95. There is also a chicken version for $32.95 pickup. The Jack's Fried Chicken NBL Slam Dunk Pack includes: * 2 Classic Jack's Fried Chicken burgers * 2 Chicken Royales * 2 small Thick Cut Chips * 2 small drinks At $32.95, splitting the pack between two people works out to approximately $16.48 per person for two chicken burgers, chips and a drink each. The chicken option costs $3 more than the Whopper-based pack, so the beef version remains the cheaper of the two if you are mainly looking at the total amount of food for the price. Upgrade both chips and drinks to medium or large. The advertised prices include two small chips and two small drinks, but Hungry Jack's also lets you upgrade the pack. Discover more Coupons & Discount Offers Upgrading the included sides and drinks to medium costs $3 extra for the pack, while upgrading to large costs $6 extra. That makes the current pickup prices: | Pack | Small | Medium | Large | | NBL Slam Dunk Pack | $29.95 | $32.95 | $35.95 | | Jack's Fried Chicken NBL Slam Dunk Pack | $32.95 | $35.95 | $38.95 | The upgrades change the chips and drinks rather than adding additional burgers. If two people are sharing, the large beef pack still works out to just under $18 each, while the large chicken version is approximately $19.48 each. Pickup is considerably cheaper than some delivery listings. Discover more Advertising & Marketing Online shopping discounts If you want the advertised value, pickup is the better option. Current Uber Eats listings checked across several Hungry Jack's restaurants show the NBL Slam Dunk Pack at around $39.95 for delivery, with the Jack's Fried Chicken version around $43.95. Delivery-platform pricing can vary by restaurant and may also be accompanied by service or delivery fees. That compares with the current $29.95 and $32.95 pickup prices, a difference of roughly $10 or more before any delivery fees at the stores checked. Hungry Jack's official menu provides both a Pick Up on App option and delivery ordering for the packs, although the company does not publish a single national delivery price on its own product pages. Prices and availability should therefore be checked against your selected restaurant before ordering. The new packs arrive for the Hungry Jack's NBL27 season. The basketball-themed bundles have arrived alongside the start of the Hungry Jack's NBL27 season, which tipped off on Saturday, September 19, 2026. The new season includes 165 games across 21 rounds, with Hungry Jack's continuing as the competition's naming-rights partner. Hungry Jack's is also running its returning NBL free Cheeseburger promotion this season, giving fans another NBL-linked food offer when the required missed-free-throw conditions are triggered during eligible games. To take advantage of this deal and to locate your nearest Hungry Jack's location, click here. It might not be available at all stores, if you've tried it let Frugal Feeds know in the comments!