Schnitz New Items Australia: The Complete Guide
The schnitz new items story for 2026 is simple: Tom’s Signature Tenders, Desserts by The Cookie Dough Co., Saucy Chick and HILO wrap upgrade are the real launches. Two of the old page’s three new items are Everest ice cream flavours, not menu items. This independent guide is not affiliated with Schnitz.
- 7 items
- New in 2026
- Checked 7 Nov 2026
This is an independent guide to the Schnitz menu. It is not affiliated with Schnitz, and it is not the official menu. Schnitz states that the menu may vary per restaurant.
This page lists seven launches in one table, with a status beside every item: permanent, limited-time and current, or ended. It explains why Saucy Chick is a separate brand and why Halloumi Heaven belongs to breakfast at select stores. A final section shows how to spot the next launch early.
Start with the table to see every launch and its status at a glance, then read the section that interests you. Facts come from the official menu, campaign posts and allergen guide, checked on 7 November 2026. Where a fact cannot be verified, this guide says so instead of guessing.
Start here
The short answer: what is new at Schnitz?
The schnitz new items list for 2026 starts with four real launches, and the table lists every one with its status. Tom’s Signature Tenders arrived in February and Cookie Dough desserts in January, while Saucy Chick launched in October. HILO wraps are the fourth launch, a permanent upgrade to the wrap base.
The old page named three new items, and two were never menu items at all. Rockstar and Vanilla Bean are Everest ice cream flavours in the allergen guide only, with no place on the official menu. They read like launches because the old page listed them beside a real breakfast item.
Halloumi Heaven is real, but only as a breakfast item at select stores, and the old page still overstated it. Its description there was never verified, so this guide names the item and stops there. Nothing here is a price list: prices live on the Schnitz price ledger and in delivery listings.
The full list
Every 2026 launch at a glance
The schnitz new menu items 2026 table puts every launch side by side, with a status beside each one. Permanent means the item is on the menu now, limited-time and current means it is still running, and ended means it has left. Read the rows as a status board, not a menu.
| What launched | What it is | Status | Where to find it |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tom’s Signature Tenders | Buttermilk chicken tenders, Original or Spicy, 3, 5 and 10 packs and boxes | Permanent, on the menu | Tenders pillar |
| Desserts by The Cookie Dough Co. | Loaded cookies, brownies, skillets and ice cream | Permanent, on the menu | Desserts pillar |
| Saucy Chick by Schnitz | Separate virtual brand: tender burgers, Honey Garlic Glazed Tenders, packs, boxes, Texas Garlic Toast | Limited-time, Uber Eats only | saucychick.com.au |
| HILO Wraps | Low-carb, high-protein wrap upgrade, +$1 | Permanent upgrade | Ask at the counter |
| Mexican Parma & Chips | Spicy parma twist on the classic schnitzel | Limited-time, ended Aug 2025 | Not on the menu now |
| Caesar Burger & Wrap | 2017 favourite, returned winter 2025 | Limited-time return, ended | Not on the menu now |
| Love Boat Skillet | Valentine’s sharing skillet dessert | Limited-time, ended Feb 2026 | Not on the menu now |
Two rows deserve a second look before you order, because they change what you can buy. Permanent rows matter most, since Tom’s Tenders and Cookie Dough desserts filled gaps the menu had. The Saucy Chick row needs the most care, because it is a separate brand sold only on Uber Eats.
The rest of this schnitz new items guide works through the seven launches in full, with dates and sources behind each row. Statuses were checked on 7 November 2026, and an item can leave the menu without an announcement. Where a fact cannot be verified, the guide says so instead of guessing.
The permanent additions
Tom’s Tenders and Cookie Dough desserts
Tom’s Signature Tenders launched on 24 February 2026, built on buttermilk chicken tenderloins in Original or Spicy crumb. They come in 3, 5 and 10 packs and boxes, and the official menu still flags them as new. The Schnitz tenders page covers the full range, with kilojoules and prices for every pack.
Desserts by The Cookie Dough Co. launched on 13 January 2026, with loaded cookies, brownies, skillets and ice cream. The official menu calls the range available now across Australia, the first dessert range on the menu. For the full range, the Schnitz desserts and drinks page lists every item with its kilojoules.
Both launches filled a gap the old menu had, and that is why they stayed. Schnitz had no tenders before Tom’s range arrived, and it had no real dessert range before the Cookie Dough partnership. Permanent launches fix a missing piece, while limited-time items only borrow the menu for a season.
Saucy Chick
A separate brand, not a Schnitz menu item
Saucy Chick is the newest of the schnitz new items, a brand launched on 28 October 2026 and sold only through Uber Eats. It has its own menu at saucychick.com.au and its allergen PDF, so it sits apart from the Schnitz counter menu. The range is built on Schnitz tenders.
The range covers three tender burgers, Original Chick, Classic Chick and Truffle Baby, plus Honey Garlic Glazed Tenders. Saucy Tender Packs, Saucy Tender Boxes with tenders, chips, rainbow slaw and dip, Bundles and Texas Garlic Toast complete the line. Chief executive Kerri Wane said the team visited over 50 venues before launch.
The separation matters most at the counter, because a Saucy Chick burger cannot be ordered there. It ran in all Schnitz restaurants on 27 October only, for launch support, then stayed on Uber Eats. Ordering a Saucy Chick burger at a Schnitz counter will not work, so use the app instead.
HILO Wraps
The permanent wrap upgrade
HILO wraps began as a trial, customers liked them, and Schnitz added them to the schnitz new items range. The upgrade swaps the wrap base for a low-carb, high-protein one, for an extra dollar. It is a base upgrade, not a new flavour, so it does not appear as a menu item.
The upgrade applies to any wrap, so the eleven builds on the Schnitz wraps and burgers page can take it. A wrap sits below its burger on kilojoules, and the HILO base changes the wrap rather than the filling. Ask at the counter, since the upgrade is an add-on, not a listing.
No launch date is published for HILO wraps, so this schnitz new items guide gives none, and the upgrade stays permanent either way. The point is simple: a different base, for a dollar more, at any store that serves wraps. Check the menu board first, since the range varies by store.
Limited time, now ended
Mexican Parma, Caesar return, Love Boat Skillet
The Mexican Parma arrived on 2 August 2025 as a spicy twist on the classic parma, flagged as limited time from the start. It is not on the official menu page now, so the parma has left the range. The Schnitz plates and salads page lists the parmas that are still served.
The Caesar Burger and Wrap returned on 6 July 2025, eight years after the first launch in 2017. Neither the burger nor the wrap is on the official menu page now, and only the Caesar Salad remains. The Schnitz wraps and burgers page lists the wraps and burgers still served.
The Love Boat Skillet was a Valentine’s Day sharing dessert in February 2026, and it has ended too. Schweppes Galactic Lemonade tie-in from May 2026 has also gone, and the Schnitacos range from 2024 is long gone. Limited-time items leave without an announcement, so the menu board is the check.
Breakfast at select stores
Halloumi Heaven and the morning menu
Halloumi Heaven is a real Schnitz item, and it sits in the Breakfast section of the official allergen guide, in the March 2026 issue. It sits beside Brekkie Classic, Hash Brekkie, BBQ Bacon and Egg, Schnitzel and Bacon, Pancakes and a Breakfast Bowl. The name is confirmed in the guide.
It is not on the menu page, which carries no breakfast section, and breakfast runs at select stores only. Melbourne Airport Terminal 4 serves breakfast from 10 October 2025, and Waurn Ponds followed from July 2026. MLC Centre in Sydney lists breakfast on Uber Eats, so check the store before you travel.
The old page described Halloumi Heaven with a filling description, but that description is unverified, so this guide does not repeat it. Only the name is confirmed in the guide. The Schnitz secret menu page covers breakfast builds, and the Schnitz allergen guide lists every item.
How to spot the next new item
Where Schnitz announces launches
Schnitz announces launches on its website and social channels first, so those are the places to check. The in-store menu board shows what your store serves now, and the app shows the current range. Schnitz new items often roll out gradually by store, so a launch can reach one suburb before another.
Ask the crew, who know what is new, what is limited time and what is coming next. They can tell you whether an item is permanent, whether it is ending, and whether your store serves it. A question at the counter beats a search, because the crew see the range every day.
Delivery listings lag behind menus, so an item can appear at the counter before it appears in an app. Deals and giveaways live on the Schnitz deals page, not on this schnitz new items guide, which tracks launches only. Check the menu board, and let the store have the last word.
About the dates on this page
Why some items are dated and some are not
The evergreen part of this schnitz new items guide is the launch system and the check routine, which stay useful after the list changes. Dated is the 2026 launch table, checked on 7 November 2026, with a status for every item. A reader always sees how fresh the list is.
Launches go into the table with a new checked date, not onto pages, so this guide stays the place for launches. Items leave the menu without an announcement, so a checked date is the only freshness signal. If a store shows you an item, that outranks this page, whatever the table says.
The old page’s items show why the date matters, since two of them were never menu items at all. Rockstar and Vanilla Bean are Everest ice cream flavours in the allergen guide, not Schnitz launches, and the page listed them anyway. This table keeps that mistake from happening again.
Keep looking
Explore the rest of the menu
The other 8 categories on the menu, with the same official figures and the same labeled delivery prices.
Conclusion
The short version
The 2026 launches are Tom’s Signature Tenders, Cookie Dough desserts, Saucy Chick and HILO wraps, and the table above carries the status of each one. Mexican Parma, the Caesar return and the Love Boat Skillet have ended, so do not plan a trip around them. Check the schnitz new items table first.
Roman Dyduk opened the first Schnitz as a Melbourne café in 2007, and the chain reached Liverpool, NSW, in 2014 as its first interstate store. The Schnitz full menu puts seven categories on one page, and Schnitz tenders covers the 2026 launch. Menu questions go to the Schnitz FAQ.
Questions
Schnitz new items FAQs
What are the newest items at Schnitz in 2026?
Tom’s Signature Tenders (February), Cookie Dough desserts (January) and Saucy Chick (October) are the 2026 launches; HILO wraps are a permanent upgrade.
Is Saucy Chick part of the Schnitz menu?
No. Saucy Chick is a separate virtual brand by Schnitz, sold only on Uber Eats, with its own menu at saucychick.com.au.
Are Tom’s Signature Tenders still available?
Yes. They launched in February 2026 and are on the official menu now, in Original and Spicy, in 3, 5 and 10 packs.
What desserts did Schnitz add in 2026?
Desserts by The Cookie Dough Co., launched in January 2026: loaded cookies, brownies, skillets and ice cream, at Schnitz restaurants.
Is the Mexican Parma still on the menu?
No. It was a limited-time item from August 2025 and is not on the official menu now, so check the menu board.
How do I find out about the next new item?
Check the official Schnitz website and social channels, the in-store menu board, and the app; new items often roll out gradually by store.
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