Wendy’s is reappearing the fried chicken sandwich fight with another contender.

The chain has a revealed the Classic Chicken Sandwich, which includes a crispier and juicier fried-chicken filet contrasted with its predecessor and is finished off with mayo, a slice of tomato, lettuce, and pickles — all positioned on a toasted bun.

The sandwich is accessible now over Wendy’s US eateries for $4.99. Clients utilizing Wendy’s application can get a $2 discount for a limited time.

Wendy’s is utilizing the redesigned chicken filet on its top notch chicken sandwiches, including the Bacon Jalapeno Chicken Sandwich and Asiago Ranch Chicken Club. The grilled chicken and spicy chicken filets stay on the menu.

The Classic Chicken Sandwich replaces the Homestyle Chicken Sandwich, which has been on Wendy’s menu for at any rate 10 years.

It was situated as a top notch version of its crispier (and less expensive) cousin, the Crispy Chicken Sandwich, however never coordinated its ubiquity and required a redesign considering new rivalry.

Wendy’s (WEN) new sandwich joins a bigger arrangement of chicken decisions. Over the late spring, it included a spicy version of its Crispy Chicken Sandwich and let clients add a seared chicken filet to its recently dispatched Pretzel Bacon Pub burger. There’s likewise two chicken alternatives on its famous breakfast menu.

Chicken sandwiches have picked up in prominence since Popeye’s presented its distinct advantage in 2019. Café Brands International (QSR), its proprietor, uncovered a week ago in its fundamental second from last quarter results that Popeye’s deals became 17.4% while Burger King and Tim Horton’s registered declines.

Bigger rivals, including McDonald’s and Kentucky Fried Chicken, have been attempting to coordinate Popeye’s and Chick-fil-a’s prosperity with new forms of the exemplary mainstay.

In the late spring, KFC tried another, superior chicken sandwich called the KFC Chicken Sandwich.

Following the month-long preliminary, an company revealed to CNN Business that it’s actually assessing the outcomes before it potentially dispatches it across the country.

McDonald’s (MCD) additionally recently attributed an ascent in sales somewhat to its new spicy chicken nuggets.