SONIC Announces Exciting New Summer Menu Items With Help From Popular Authors

OKLAHOMA CITY, OK — SONIC Drive-In has teamed up with three popular authors to bring some exciting new menu items to restaurant locations across the country this summer.

The fast food restaurant chain announced Monday in a news release a new lineup of sweet topped lemonades described as "a craveable lineup of drinks that make it more delicious than ever to kick back, open a beach read and take a sip of something exciting."

What Flavors Are Available?

Available early in the SONIC app starting Monday and at restaurant locations nationwide June 2, SONIC's sweet topped lemonades combine tart, all-natural lemonade with velvety smooth cold foam on top for a craveable twist, according to the drive-in chain.

This special lemonade lineup is available in three exciting flavors: classic, strawberry and blueberry lavender.

While most customers may flock to SONIC drive-ins for a selection of burgers, hot dogs, fries and chicken they can enjoy in the comfort of their car, the chain features an extensive list of flavored lemonades and limeades that fans love.

SONIC also offers frozen "slush" drinks in a variety of flavors, as well as iced teas, coffees and other beverages.

Authors Celebrate SONIC

SONIC has also teamed up with Ashley Poston, Abby Jimenez and Christina Lauren, "three of the most talked-about authors in pop culture," to help launch the new lemonade collection.

Poston is the best-selling author of such romance novels as "The Seven Year Slip" and "The Dead Romantics. Poston's newest book, "Sounds Like Love," is available June 17, according to the author's website.

"Summer has always been synonymous with books in my head, required reading, midnight releases and audiobooks on long road trips," Poston said in a news release. "To me, there is nothing more quintessentially summer than a sweet topped classic lemonade and a steamy read. Now excuse me while I go kick back in my hammock and sink into a romance to quench my thirst for refreshing meet-cutes and sugar-sweet happily ever afters."

Jimenez has authored a number of best-selling books, including "Just for the Summer," "Part of Your World" and "Yours Truly." Jimenez's newest novel, "Say You'll Remember Me," released in April, according to the author's website.

"I write stories that make you laugh, cry and maybe believe in love again," Jimenez said in a news release. "Sweet topped lemonades may make you feel that way too. Blueberry lavender is sweet, a bit unexpected and completely swoon-worthy. Whether you're reading on the beach or just need a little moment of joy in your day, this flavor is the perfect escape."

Christina Lauren is the combined pen name of long-time writing partners and best friends Christina Hobbs and Lauren Billings, according to the duo's website. They have authored a long list of best-selling books, including "The Paradise Problem," "Love and Other Words" and the "Beautiful" series.

“As lifelong book lovers, we'll always jump at the opportunity to foster a love of reading," Hobbs and Billings said in a news release. "Some of our best memories are from hot summer days spent getting lost in a book. What better way to spend the summer this year than reading with a sweet topped strawberry lemonade and supporting public education all at the same time?"

According to SONIC, the three authors are "long-celebrated for sparking joy, swoons and happy tears" and will help the drive-in chain turn this summer into something meaningful by ensuring more students have access to the books and resources they need.

SONIC Gives Back

As part of the program, SONIC also announced it will partner with First Book, a nonprofit working to remove barriers to a quality education for children in low-income communities, to distribute 100,000 books in the communities SONIC serves.

According to the drive-in chain, First Book and the SONIC Foundation share a deep commitment to ensuring every child has access to a quality education.

By combining First Book's expertise in building a world where every child has access to a quality education with the SONIC brand's investment in public schools, the partnership fosters a love of reading and lays the foundation for lifelong success, according to SONIC.

"This partnership isn't just about the ultimate summer sip; it's about fueling a lifelong love of reading," Stuart Brown, executive director of the Inspire Brands Foundation, said in a news release. "SONIC donates a portion of every drink purchase back to support local schools, each sweet topped lemonade helps get local students the resources they need through the SONIC Foundation's 'Limeades for Learning' initiative. Together with these celebrated authors, we're making it easier for students across the country to turn the page toward a brighter future."

Through the Limeades for Learning initiative, SONIC donates a portion of all drink, slush, blast and shake sales to support public education.

Powered by the SONIC Foundation, SONIC has donated more than $30 million since 2009 to fund local classrooms, according to the drive-in chain.