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2019 Was The Year Of The "Chicken Wars"

Published 12/06/2019, 03:12 AM
Updated 07/09/2023, 06:31 AM

2019 has been a big year for fast-food chicken, with the “chicken wars” turning from mild to spicy.

The fried chicken market used to be dominated by Kentucky Fried Chicken (NYSE:YUM) , but thanks to comparatively low prices to beef over the years and changing consumer taste, a fried chicken sandwich has become the go-to menu item for fast food giants.

Restaurant Brands (NYSE:QSR) Popeye’s famously rolled out its Fried Chicken Sandwich this year to big buzz and long customer lines just to snag one. The company sold about 1,000 sandwiches a day before running out. Then there’s Chick-Fil-A, which is now the third largest restaurant chain in America behind McDonald’s (NYSE:MCD) and Starbucks (NASDAQ:SBUX) . Chick-Fil-A’s original chicken sandwich is one of the most popular fast-food menu items in the U.S.

Speaking of McDonald’s, the restaurant chain has begun to revamp its own chicken offerings; its new Crispy Chicken Sandwich and Biscuit is being tested right now. Analysts are already giving the thumps up. There’s also Wendy’s (NASDAQ:WEN) , which has seen success with its chicken sandwich and popular spicy nuggets, and fast-casual chain Shake Shack (NYSE:SHAK) has the Chick’n Shack.

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