Returning items
Returning menu items and seasonal favourites, with confirmed return dates.
- ReturningCostcoCostco Says the Churro Returns to All U.S. Food Courts in September — Still No Price or End DateCostco told investors on September 24 that the food court churro returns to all U.S. locations in September for a limited time. No price and no end date have been announced.
- ReturningPopeyesPopeyes Brought the $6 Big Box Back on August 31 — Its Second Run in Three MonthsPopeyes relaunched the $6 Big Box on August 31, 2026, three months after its June run. Here is what is in it, why it keeps coming back, and why no end date has been announced.Arrives August 31, 2026 — the release dateline; the newsroom dates the post September 1
- ReturningRed LobsterEndless Shrimp Is Back at Red Lobster: Five Flavours, Dine-In Only, No End DateRed Lobster brought Endless Shrimp back on August 17, 2026 with five flavours including a new Garlic Bread-Crusted Shrimp. Dine-in only, and the company published no price.Arrives August 17
- ReturningKFCKFC Popcorn Chicken Is Back After Three Years — Three Formats and What Each CostsKFC brought Popcorn Chicken back nationwide on July 13, 2026, three years after pulling it. A $10 bucket, a $10.99 Big Box and an $8.49 combo, with no end date announced.Arrives July 13
- ReturningTaco BellTaco Bell's Decades #TBTB Menu Brings Back the Naked Chicken Chalupa: All Four Items and PricesTaco Bell's 2016-themed Decades menu landed August 20 with the Naked Chicken Chalupa at $5.99, Beefy Crunch Burrito at $2.79, Meximelt at $2.99 and Caramel Apple Empanada at $2.99.Arrives August 20 (Rewards early access from August 18)
- ReturningWendy'sWendy's Pretzel Bacon Pub Cheeseburger Is Back — It Won a Bracket to Get ThereThe Pretzel Bacon Pub Cheeseburger returned to Wendy's on August 3, 2026 after winning the Bring it Back bracket, with a chicken version, Bacon Pub Fries and an Apple Crumble Frosty Fusion.Arrives August 3
- Limited timeStarbucksThe Pumpkin Spice Latte Came Back to Starbucks on August 25Starbucks brought the Pumpkin Spice Latte back on August 25, 2026, alongside the rest of its pumpkin range. No end date has been announced.Launched August 25
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Items that have been off the menu and are coming back, whether that is an annual seasonal return or a one-off revival. A permanent item that never left is a launch, not a return.
Start dates without end dates
Chains often confirm a return weeks before they confirm how long it runs, so a page here can have a start date and no end date. That gap is shown rather than filled in.
Rewards early access
Several chains open returns to loyalty members a day or two before everyone else. Where a company announced both dates, both are listed, because the one most readers can act on is the later one.
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