In 2022, fast-food chains kicked menu innovation into high gear.
Here’s a look at seven of the biggest “swing-and-a-miss” fast-food launches, according to customers.
5 Outdated Burger Chains Attempting to Make a Comeback.
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That is until these two,not-so-new and “lazy"eats dropped in November, customers say.
Customers weresaying things like, “Man what happened to mcdonald’s?
They used to come out with new menu items pretty regularly, now it’s just a sauce.
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This all already exists.”
That being said, not all the flavors in the past have been favorable to customers.
Some also thought thatswapping out vanilla, which everyone loves, for strawberrywas a bad move overall.
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They beat getting a personal pizza andbecause of its unique designthe toppings don’t fall off.
“I just had one for the first time today.
It is literally just two slices of thin crust pizza folded in half poorly with a side of marinara.
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So it’s essentially just two slices of thin crust pizza.
Along the way, celebrities likeDoja CatandDolly Partonhave lent their support to the cause.
But when the fan-favorite item finally returned, it wasn’t exactly how fans remembered it.
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Many found the crust to be different: not as savory orflakyas it used to be, butsoggyandlacking crunch.
A disappointing conclusion to a two-year wait, but them’s the beans.
Overall, the Whopper Melt failed to melt customers' hearts.
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Customers were divided on the new sandwich.
A version of this story was originally published in May 2022.
It has been updated to include new information.
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