RELATED: Wendy’s Is Permanently Getting Rid of This Menu Item. Wendy’s is getting ready to change its fries, according to CNN. The fast food chain says it’s changing the recipe to create a fry that retains more heat and keeps its crispiness longer than it did before. According to the company, this change has come as more and more people are shifting to ordering via drive-thrus and delivery services because of the pandemic. “A lot of the design characteristics are built around making sure that we can serve a hot and crispy fry every time, no matter how you choose to access Wendy’s,” Kurt Kane, the president of Wendy’s, told CNN. The new fries are expected to be available nationwide by mid-September. You may not notice a difference in appearance when you order the new fries, as Kane said that the fast food chain landed on a look that’s “fairly consistent in shape and size where we’ve been historically.” But the flavor will be different. According to Kane, customers are “going to notice a difference as soon as they taste it.” “What we’ve done is balance the cut of the fry and kept a little bit of the skin of the potato on the fry to be able to drive flavor,” he explained. “We used a batter system that allows us to be able to maintain crispiness, both when they’re fresh and hot out of the fryer as well as several minutes later.” RELATED: For more up-to-date information, sign up for our daily newsletter. The last time Wendy’s changed its fries was in Nov. 2010, more than a decade ago. That’s when the chain introduced natural cut French fries, which were made from Russet potatoes, seasoned with sea salt, and cut with a natural “skin-on” texture. According to CNN, that was the first time the chain had made any changes to its fries since opening in 1969. Kane told the news outlet that the revamped fries in 2021 will still be salted, but served in a new packaging that “reinforces what makes the fries special.“ae0fcc31ae342fd3a1346ebb1f342fcb According to CNN, fries are Wendy’s top-selling menu item. It may seem like a risky endeavor messing with the recipe of your most beloved menu item, but Wendy’s told CNN that the brand conducted a national taste test that showed participants preferred the new fries over McDonald’s fries in a two-to-one margin. The company also spent the past four years researching how to upgrade the fries, so the new recipe is on the “right track to outperform our old fry,” Kane said. RELATED: If You Live Here, Bacon Is About to “Disappear,” Experts Warn.
