PITTSBURGH & CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov 3, 2025--
Kraft Mac & Cheese is giving fans something to talk about at the Thanksgiving table this year. Introducing: Apple Pie flavored Kraft Mac & Cheese. Mac & cheese and apple pie are two of the most iconic Thanksgiving dishes and this year, Kraft Mac & Cheese is combining the two holiday classics into one shockingly delicious and unforgettable dish for a limited time only.
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To announce the new flavor, Kraft Mac & Cheese has teamed up with the ultimate pie guy, Jason Biggs, in a partnership that’s just as unexpected as the flavor pairing. For the partnership, Jason leans into his legendary pie persona to help bring the new Kraft Mac & Cheese Apple Pie flavor to life with self-aware humor and a slice of nostalgia. Jason embodies the unexpected, conversation-starting flavor, proving that some pairings are just meant to be. The 15 second spot can be viewed here.
“Kraft Mac & Cheese Apple Pie flavor is daring yet delicious, and is bound to be the talk of the Thanksgiving table this year,” said actor, producer and director Jason Biggs. “I love that no matter your age, mac & cheese and apple pie are both Thanksgiving favorites that bring everyone together. Because of that, I wanted to ensure this partnership came to life in the same spirit with a nod to my past, but also reflecting where I'm at today. Similar to Kraft Mac & Cheese and I teaming up, this flavor combo is unexpected, but it just works.”
Sweet and savory combinations have remained a consistent flavor trend, and classics like apple and cheese continue to captivate America. 1 More specifically, consumers have a long history of putting cheddar cheese atop their slices of apple pie. 2 Kraft Mac & Cheese Apple Pie flavor satisfies this consumer craving in a new way by marrying the familiar creaminess of Kraft Mac & Cheese with the cinnamon and tart green apple notes of apple pie for a flavor that feels both familiar and adventurous.
Launching ahead of Friendsgiving and Thanksgiving celebrations, Kraft Mac & Cheese Apple Pie flavor is a limited time offer designed to celebrate daring flavor exploration just in time for the biggest dining holiday of the year. Jason’s partnership underscores the humor, charm, and playful spirit at the heart of the new flavor.
"This holiday season, we wanted to create a memorable experience for mac & cheese fans that felt as unexpected as this flavor pairing," said Cheryl Barbee, Communications Director, Kraft Mac & Cheese at The Kraft Heinz Company. "The new Apple Pie flavor rounds out our flavor innovations for 2025 with its nostalgic blend of classic Thanksgiving dishes and bold flavor, marking the beginning of more shockingly delicious innovations to come from the brand.”
Kraft Mac & Cheese Apple Pie flavor is available today, November 3 on Walmart.com for $1.48 while supplies last. For more information, follow Kraft Mac & Cheese on Instagram @kraft_macandcheese and TikTok @maccheesebykraft.
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KRAFT MAC and CHEESE UNVEILS NEW APPLE PIE FLAVOR JUST IN TIME FOR THANKSGIVING
KRAFT MAC and CHEESE UNVEILS NEW APPLE PIE FLAVOR JUST IN TIME FOR THANKSGIVING
KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — Uganda’s presidential election was plagued by widespread delays Thursday in addition to a days-long internet shutdown that has been criticized as an anti-democratic tactic in a country where the president has held office since 1986.
Some polling stations remained closed for up to four hours after the scheduled 7 a.m. start time due to “technical challenges," according to the nation's electoral commission, which asked polling officers to use paper registration records to ensure the difficulties did not “disenfranchise any voter.”
President Yoweri Museveni, 81, faces seven other candidates, including Robert Kyagulanyi, a musician-turned-politician best known as Bobi Wine, who is calling for political change.
The East African country of roughly 45 million people has 21.6 million registered voters. Polls are expected to close at 4 p.m. Thursday, according to the electoral commission. Results are constitutionally required to be announced in 48 hours.
Impatient crowds gathered outside polling stations expressing concerns over the delays Thursday morning. Umaru Mutyaba, a polling agent for a parliamentary candidate, said it was “frustrating” to be waiting outside a station in the capital Kampala.
“We can’t be standing here waiting to vote as if we have nothing else to do," he said.
Wine alleged there was electoral fraud occurring, noting that biometric voter identification machines were not working at polling places and claiming there was “ballot stuffing.”
“Our leaders, including Deputy President for Western Region, arrested. Many of our polling agents and supervisors abducted, and others chased off polling stations,” Wine wrote in a post on social media platform X.
Museveni told journalists he was notfied biometric machines were inoperable at some stations and he supported the electoral body's decision to revert to paper registration records. He did not comment on the allegation of fraud.
Ssemujju Nganda, a prominent opposition figure and lawmaker seeking reelection in Kira municipality, told The Associated Press he had been waiting in line to vote for three hours.
Nganda also noted biometric machines were malfunctioning, in addition to the late arrival of balloting materials, and predicted the delays likely would lead to apathy and low turnout in urban areas where the opposition has substantial support.
"It’s going to be chaos,” he said Thursday morning.
Nicholas Sengoba, an independent analyst and newspaper columnist, said delays to the start of voting in urban, opposition areas favored the ruling party.
Uganda has not witnessed a peaceful transfer of presidential power since independence from British colonial rule six decades ago.
Museveni has served the third-longest term of any African leader and is seeking to extend his rule into a fifth decade. Some critics say removing him through elections remains difficult, but the aging president’s authority has become increasingly dependent on the military led by his son, Muhoozi Kainerugaba.
Museveni and Wine are reprising their rivalry from the previous election in 2021, when Wine appealed to mostly young people in urban areas. With voter turnout of 59%, Wine secured 35% of the ballots against Museveni’s 58%, the president’s smallest vote share since his first electoral campaign three decades ago.
The lead-up to Thursday's election produced concerns about transparency, the possibility of hereditary rule, military interference and opposition strategies to prevent vote tampering at polling stations.
Uganda's internet was shut down Tuesday by the government communications agency, which cited misinformation, electoral fraud and incitement of violence. The shutdown has affected the public and disrupted critical sectors such as banking.
There has been heavy security leading up to voting, including military units deployed on the streets this week.
Amnesty International said security forces are engaging in a “brutal campaign of repression,” citing a Nov. 28 opposition rally in eastern Uganda where the military blocked exits and opened fire on supporters, killing one person.
Museveni urged voters to come out in large numbers during his final rally Tuesday.
“You go and vote, anybody who tries to interfere with your freedom will be crushed. I am telling you this. We are ready to put an end to this indiscipline,” he said.
The national electoral commission chairperson, Simon Byabakama, urged tolerance among Ugandans as they vote.
“Let us keep the peace that we have,” Byabakama said late Wednesday. “Let us be civil. Let us be courteous. Let’s be tolerant. Even if you know that this person does not support (your) candidate, please give him or her room or opportunity to go and exercise his or her constitutional right."
Authorities also suspended the activities of several civic groups during the campaign season. That Group, a prominent media watchdog, closed its office Wednesday after the interior ministry alleged in a letter that the group was involved in activities “prejudicial to the security and laws of Uganda.”
Veteran opposition figure Kizza Besigye, a four-time presidential candidate, remains in prison after he was charged with treason in February 2025.
Uganda opposition presidential candidate Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu, known as Bobi Wine, right, greets election observers, including former Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan, at his home in Magere village on the outskirts of Kampala, Uganda, Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2026. (AP Photo/Hajarah Nalwadda)
Billboards of Uganda President and National Resistance Movement (NRM) presidential candidate Yoweri Museveni are seen in Kampala, Uganda, Tuesday, Jan. 13, 2026. (AP Photo/Samson Otieno)
Electoral workers deliver ballot boxes to a polling station during presidential election in Kampala, Uganda, Thursday, Jan. 15, 2026. (AP Photo/Brian Inganga)
Voters are reflected in a police officer's sunglasses as they wait in line after voting failed to start on time due to system failures during presidential election in Kampala, Uganda, Thursday, Jan. 15, 2026. (AP Photo/Brian Inganga)
Voters wait to cast their ballots during the presidential election in Kampala, Uganda, Thursday, Jan. 15, 2026. (AP Photo/Brian Inganga)
