Wendy’s jalapeno popper chicken sandwich is most recent move in cheap food ‘chicken sandwich war’
McDonald’s has been advertising its new chicken sandwiches that it will deliver one week from now, and Burger King recently reported that it’s likewise dispatching another chicken sandwich at some point this year.
Wendy’s simply beat them both to the punch.
The Dublin, Ohio-based cheap food chain revealed a couple of new menu things on Wednesday, including a delightful jalapeno popper chicken sandwich.
The new sandwich includes a hot chicken filet presented with jalapeno cream cheddar and jalapeno cuts, smoked bacon, cheddar and destroyed pepper jack cheddar on a toasted bun.
It’s the most recent move in the inexpensive food “chicken sandwich war” that has seen binds attempting to outshine each other since the enormous notoriety of the sandwiches Popeyes dispatched in 2019 made the café sell out of them for a while.
Carl Loredo, head promoting official at The Wendy’s Company, said in a public statement that the new sandwich “casts a big shadow across the competition.”
“While everyone else is playing catch up and distracting consumers with stale sandwich drops, we are listening and bringing exciting flavors and bold ingredients forward to help fans avoid the McStake of settling for the same boring chicken sandwiches from other fast food joints,” Loredo said.
Wendy’s additionally added another jalapeno popper chicken serving of mixed greens with romaine and spring blend lettuce mix, tomatoes and jalapeno and cheddar bread garnishes, in addition to jalapeno farm dressing.
John Li, the organization’s VP of culinary advancement, said in a composed proclamation that the menu increases were “inspired by classic jalapeno poppers fans know and love.”
The menu things’ “premium” ingredients additionally mean a superior cost. The jalapeno popper chicken sandwich will sell for $5.99, while the serving of mixed greens will cost $6.79.
McDonald’s three new chicken sandwiches, which are because of dispatch around multi week after Wendy’s new sandwich on Feb. 24, will be evaluated somewhere in the range of $3.49 and $4.69, Reuters detailed.
Burger King hasn’t reported an unequivocal delivery date or cost for its forthcoming chicken sandwiches, however its biggest franchisee recently said it’s envisioning a May deliver and a cheap food analyst who found an area testing the sandwich composed that it was estimated at $3.89.
To allure cheap food devotees to try its new sandwich, Wendy’s said it would offer one for nothing to clients see Grubhub with $0 conveyance on orders of $15 or more from Feb. 18-21, or until supplies last.