Sonic and Dunkin’ Both Launch Popping Boba Drinks This Summer | Eater
"Introduced a drink last year featuring “popping pearls,” explicitly noting that such popping pearls had not previously appeared on the menus of major U.S. quick-service restaurants; this early use of the topping contrasts with later mainstream rollouts and signals the brand's effort to capitalize on the trend even while framing it as a novel menu item rather than tying it to boba tea culture." - Jaya Saxena
