Did you know that wendy's launched a brand new breakfast menu a few months ago
maybe you missed the news as it happened back in the beginning of march
right around the time the world was starting to go into shutdown mode
shut it down no thanks it's kind of fun shut it down
so with one more player in the game for your hard-earned breakfast dollars
here are the top 10 untold truths of wendy's breakfast
they have tried doing breakfast before but now yeah
i'm thinking on back this 2020 breakfast menu isn't the first time wendy's is
trying to do breakfast in fact it isn't even the second time
this latest attempt is actually the third time the fast food chain has tried
to get into the breakfast game and we hope they have learned from their
mistakes because the first two tries ended pretty quickly
attempt number one came in 1985. the restaurant was on everyone's mind
because of the hugely popular where's the beef commercials and after a
year of testing they launched their self-touted fresh
breakfast offerings top of the morning everyone i brought
some burgers and fries but nine months later wendy's admitted
failure and pulled the plug with only a handful of franchisees
deciding to keep serving breakfast after that it wasn't until 25 years
later in 2010 that wendy's decided it was time to try again
however this second attempt never even made it to the full
national rollout stage wendy started out by testing the menu in a few locations
but their competition in those locations such as mcdonald's
went on the offensive right away cutting prices and advertising hard
basically knocking wendy's off their game before they even got started
they were never able to get their feet on solid ground so in 2013
wendy's admitted defeat and breakfast plans were shelved yet again
here's hoping the third time's the charm wendy's is doing things differently this
time old and busted new hotness
they say that those who don't learn from history are doomed to repeat it
and wendy's definitely doesn't want to repeat what happened the last two times
they tried to get into the breakfast game
so with this big roll out they are doing things differently on many
levels first off learning from what happened in 2010 when they tried to test
the menu in certain markets only they rolled out their breakfast menu
nationally right from the start this time
to save on labor costs this menu only requires three employees as opposed to a
decade ago which needed four one huge difference between this menu
and the one they were testing in 2010 is that this one only has 18 new
products and ingredients as opposed to 45. for the previous
breakfast rollout franchisees had to spend ten thousand
dollars in new equipment costs alone this time no new equipment so you get
nothing as you may imagine with new equipment and so many new products and
ingredients the 2010 rollout was much more complicated for the restaurants to
implement and operate this time wendy's corporate made
sure to simplify things all around they have also focused on drive-through
this time which is not only good for the breakfast business in general
but is looking like an even smarter move given people's safety
going forward the breakfast baconator hamburgers cornerstone of any nutritious
breakfast yes you heard that right one of the
items on wendy's brand new completely redone breakfast menu that recently
launched is a breakfast baconator get ready to sink
your teeth into 730 delicious calories of grilled sausage
american cheese applewood smoked bacon a fresh cracked grade a egg more cheese
more bacon and all that covered in swiss cheese
sauce in case you were wondering there is a total of six strips of bacon on
each sandwich if you weren't drooling before then you
surely are now the original baconator was launched back
in 2007 and has since gone on to great acclaim praised by
fast food fans everywhere great news guys
i just saved your bacon impossible you don't even know where it is
not only does the og baconator have thousands of twitter followers but
earlier this year wendy's teamed up with pringles to launch for a limited time
only baconator flavored pringles chips the
original baconator is one of the most popular burgers in america and so it
only makes sense that wendy's would create a breakfast version for their
morning customers and the breakfast baconator
looks to be pleasing palettes as well reviews have been good so far with
customers calling it full of flavor and praising the yummy cheese sauce wendy's
used to offer made-to-order omelets say it again dexter
back during their first failed attempt at breakfast in the early 1980s
wendy's decided that a great way to differentiate themselves from the fast
food competition was to offer made-to-order omelets the idea
of offering fresh made-to-order food when your
competition is serving up frozen pancakes and such
is a positive differentiator for sure but go ahead and raise your hand if
you're shocked it didn't work while the omelette idea was a good one
for the home style part of what wendy's is about
it should come as no surprise that it kind of took away from the fast part
in a 1986 interview wendy's founder dave thomas talked about how they made every
omelet made to order while their competitor made things up
and put them under a heat lamp wendy's just couldn't compete with that
it was a brand new procedure and dave thomas admitted they had made a mistake
since then they have decided to leave the made to order omelettes to the hotel
breakfast bars and stick to more fast food friendly
items while still trying to differentiate with freshness
where possible we're sure dave would approve of this new version
of the wendy's breakfast menu fresh cracked grade a egg can i offer
you a nice egg in this trying time if you visit the wendy's website and
look at the breakfast menu one thing that might stand out is that for every
item that has an egg in it the description uses the words
fresh cracked grade a egg you might be wondering why are they
being so specific about using actual fresh cracked eggs doesn't
everyone and the answer to that is a big fat no
no no no no no no in fact it is actually kind of
difficult to find a fast food chain that does use
fresh eggs mcdonald's as it turns out only uses fresh cracked eggs in their
egg mcmuffin for all the other eggs on the menu in or
out of sandwiches they use a liquid egg mixture that
definitely starts with real eggs but has some additives and preservatives
thrown in the same is true of burger king's eggs on their breakfast menu
so wendy's is actually differentiating themselves from the competition beyond
what you may have thought with their use of
only fresh cracked eggs on their website in response to the question
does wendy's use real eggs they write absolutely
every breakfast sandwich that has an egg on it uses freshly cracked grade a
honest-to-goodness from an actual chicken egg
a real egg from a real chicken what a novel idea
a frosty for breakfast
the baconator is a fan favorite and you can get a breakfast version
what about another wendy's favorite the frosty
there's no way anyone is going to have ice cream for breakfast
is there well apparently the simple answer is
yes yes yes
as part of their new breakfast menu wendy's has brought the world
a frosty chino a cold brewed coffee swirled with vanilla frosty mix and
served over ice that's the vanilla frosty chino replace
the vanilla frosty mix with chocolate frosty mix
and you got the chocolate frosted chino not only does this sound like a perfect
way to get your day going but you might be surprised and happy to
know that the small options are actually only 210 and 220
calories respectively while a large frosted chino only comes
in at 310 calories each sure that's more than a regular coffee
but pretty much on par if not a tab lower than many specialty
coffee drinks you would get anywhere else
other beverage options on the menu include cold brewed iced coffee
regular coffee a blend of 100 arabica beans from central and south america
medium roasted and 100 pure squeezed pasteurized orange juice
and according to multiple reviewers wendy's coffee holds its own and ranks
in the top half of many lists that rank fast food coffee
do they have something better than hash browns
just so i can grind their face up like some hash
looking over the new breakfast menu the first thing one might notice is that
wendy's doesn't have hash browns hash browns are pretty much a staple of
any breakfast outing especially a fast food one
and they are also often one of the best if not the best things on the get it and
go menu but in true wendy's fashion the house
that dave thomas built is attempting to one-up the standard fast food breakfast
potato game with something that looks and
feels more like actual food rather than some weird
concoction that while you eat it you try not to think about how they
actually made it wendy's is offering its morning munchers
seasoned potatoes potatoes boiler mash'em stick em in a stew
natural cut half moon shape skin on potatoes cooked
and seasoned with cracked black pepper and
garlic powder many reviewers wrote about how much they
love that the skins are left on another reviewer who has tried
everything on the menu said that the wendy's seasoned potatoes were
astonishingly good crunchy outside soft inside with a
mouth-watering combo of seasonings while there are many hashbrown lovers
out there who probably can't imagine a fast food breakfast run without that
hash brown on the side wendy's is hoping to convert you to
their morning potato offering and it definitely sounds like it is
worth making the trip to at least give them a try wendy's
worked hard to put this new menu together how's the pie
so good given their past struggles with breakfast and the crowded and
competitive fast food market of today wendy's made sure they did everything
right when it came to launching breakfast this time
for starters there is the coffee as john lee
wendy's vice president of culinary innovation said without good coffee
you're sunk no matter what market so with that
in mind the company tried a variety of beans and in the end
decided to go with an indonesian blend of sumatran beans
the beans are more expensive which didn't make the corporate bean counters
no pun intended very happy they also wanted to make sure they were rainforest
alliance certified when it comes to their breakfast
sandwiches that use biscuits and croissants
wendy's is having those baked off-site at bakeries
in order to take some pressure off employees at the restaurants
thank you but they were definitely involved in selecting the final product
that the bakeries would produce for them the croissants are made with 128 layers
of dough and butter and they went through
somewhere around 50 different versions before
landing on the final biscuit recipe and if you were wondering about the meatless
sausage trend that seems to be sweeping the breakfast landscape
wendy's hasn't ruled it out they might have one eventually
but not for now wendy's is really trying to keep this new breakfast rollout very
simple to start out as they say slow and steady wins the
race some yummy calorie bursting items go for
the clip and three two one jump
all fast food restaurants have some healthier lower calorie options on the
menu however you can always feel confident
that if you need to start your day off with a filling feast
and calories aren't an issue there will certainly be a nice selection at any
fast food joint you saunter into and wendy's is no exception weighing in
at 500 calories is the honey butter chicken biscuit a
crispy chicken filet seasoned and topped with maple honey
butter on a fluffy buttermilk biscuit it is probably as delicious as it sounds
given that in test markets it was the company's second best seller
coming in at 560 yummy calories is the maple bacon chicken croissant
a juicy chicken breast applewood smoked bacon
and maple butter on a flaky croissant bun
for just 50 more calories for a total of 610
you could indulge in the sausage egg and cheese biscuit
a fresh cracked grade a egg on a fluffy buttermilk biscuit
with grilled sausage and melted american cheese
and at the top of the wendy's calorie food chain looking down on all other
breakfast items from its 730 calorie perch
is the sure to be fan favorite and best seller
breakfast baconator while these calorie numbers might not make these sandwiches
an option for breakfast every single day they'd make a great treat on those
mornings after the night before these brecky delights sound like just
what the doctor ordered to cure any hangover as long as you can get out
of bed and to a wendy's before they stop serving breakfast at 10 30 a.m this is
over at 10 30. really yeah i thought it was 11. i
thought that too there are some healthier options there's
been a mistake you've accidentally given me the food
that my food eats maybe you were trying to count your
calories but your friends still want to go to wendy's for breakfast
well have no fear as long as you can resist the pull of the breakfast
baconator there are some healthier choices you can
make the lowest calorie item on the entire menu
is the coffee that means skip the frosted chinos and stick to a good
solid cup of joe only five measly calories
for a sacrifice of just 230 calories you can fill your belly with a small order
of wendy's seasoned potatoes we understand that potatoes alone might
not be enough so why not add a fresh baked oatmeal bar to your order
the bars are made with whole oats sweet blueberries and tart cranberries
and at 270 calories your total morning intake would only be at 500
505 if you added a coffee finally there is the sausage egg and cheese burrito
scrambled eggs melty cheese and seasoned breakfast sausage
wrapped in a warm soft flour tortilla and at 340 calories it won't make your
food tracking app angry at you and just might give you the boost you
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