Wendy's Quietly Switched to a Chicken Patty for its Chicken Biscuit a Year Ago

Wendy's quietly swapped the whole-cut chicken of its Honey Butter Chicken Biscuit for a new, ground chicken patty that's shared with the chain's value-priced Crispy Chicken Sandwich about a year ago.

Both sandwiches switched to the new patty, which is not as wide as the previous Crispy Chicken Sandwich patty but is thicker. I recently tried the Honey Butter Chicken Biscuit (there's a deal right now where it's only $1) for the first time in over a year and noted the chicken change. While there's an obvious textural difference between the meaty sinew of whole-cut chicken and the smooth texture of the ground chicken, the patty was thicker than typical of a chicken patty, with a decided plumpness to it. The breading was thin but very crispy. It was nice for the price, but I still prefer the previous version.

The switch was likely due to a cost-cutting measure (that probably helps in running $1 promotions on the sandwich), but it also yields a more consistent size to the chicken.

Photo via Wendy's.