Tax‑Day deals & spring trends
National outlets rounded up Tax Day restaurant promotions from chains including Wendy’s, Krispy Kreme and Subway, offering short‑term freebies and discounts for April 2026. (today.com) Separately, a spring trend note says deviled eggs are back on seasonal menus and home tables as cooks reinvent the classic for gatherings. (fooddrinklife.com)
Tax Day promotions turned April 15 into a one-day restaurant marketing push, while deviled eggs reappeared on spring menus as egg costs eased. (today.com) TODAY’s April 15 roundup listed offers from chains including Krispy Kreme, Subway, Wendy’s, Pizza Hut and Qdoba, with most deals tied to apps, rewards programs or promo codes and expiring the same day. (today.com) Subway said on April 13 that Sub Club members using code FLBOGO on April 15 could buy one footlong and get one free, and that 1,040 customers would get both sandwiches free as a “1040 refund.” (newsroom.subway.com) Krispy Kreme’s offers page showed national promotions running in mid-April, and Wendy’s continued to steer customers to app-based offers and value bundles rather than a broad public Tax Day giveaway page. (krispykreme.com) (wendys.com) The timing lines up with a broader value push across chain restaurants. Subway has been running a buy-one-get-one footlong offer from April 1 through April 28, and Wendy’s has kept its Biggie value meals at the center of its promotions. (subway.com) (wendys.com) On the spring table, deviled eggs are showing up again in both home-cooking coverage and restaurant dining guides, often with toppings and fillings that move beyond paprika and mayonnaise. (fooddrinklife.com) (guide.michelin.com) The Michelin Guide said on March 27 that chefs were putting deviled eggs “front and center” on menus across the United States, with versions topped by trout roe, bottarga, shrimp and chives. (guide.michelin.com) Egg market data also shifted in spring 2026. The United States Department of Agriculture said in its April 10 Egg Markets Overview that wholesale large shell egg prices were falling on light demand and moderate to heavy supplies. (ams.usda.gov) By April 15, the Department of Agriculture’s daily shell egg index said demand was light to seasonally moderate into retail and food-service channels, a calmer backdrop than the tighter egg market many shoppers saw in 2025. (ams.usda.gov) Taken together, the mid-April picture was simple: chains used Tax Day to pitch limited-time bargains, and a familiar spring appetizer returned just as eggs became less expensive and more available. (today.com) (fooddrinklife.com)
