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Frosty (frozen dairy dessert)

For other uses, see Frosty.
A large chocolate Frosty from Wendy's

The Frosty is a frozen dairy dessert of the American fast-food restaurant chain Wendy's. The Frosty was among the first five items introduced on the Wendy's menu.[1]

Wendy's founder Dave Thomas created the original "light chocolate" Frosty himself by combining chocolate and vanilla flavors, as he thought that a pure chocolate flavor would overwhelm the taste of the restaurant's hamburgers.[2] Thomas based the Frosty on the milkshakes he drank in Detroit as a youth, and created the Frosty to be thick enough to require a spoon to eat.[2] The consistency has been described as between that of a milkshake and soft-serve ice cream.[1]

Specialty flavors

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Over the years Wendy's has occasionally introduced new Frosty flavor variations.[1]

In August 2006, a vanilla Frosty flavor was introduced after repeated customer requests.[3]

For both Summer 2022 and Summer 2023, the vanilla Frosty was temporarily replaced with a strawberry Frosty.[4]

In November 2022, Wendy's released the new peppermint Frosty for the holidays; this was the third new Frosty flavor released and temporarily replaced the vanilla Frosty.[5]

In September 2023, a pumpkin spice Frosty was introduced.[5]

For Winter 2024, the vanilla Frosty was reintroduced after having been continuously supplanted by other flavors for a two-year period. Wendy's generally swaps out the vanilla Frosty flavor whenever a specialty Frosty flavor is launched, while always keeping the original signature chocolate Frosty flavor available.[6]

For Spring 2024, an orange dreamsicle Frosty was introduced.[5][7]

For Summer 2024, a triple berry Frosty was introduced.[8]

In fall 2024, a "pineapple under the sea" Frosty was released in honor of the 25th anniversary of SpongeBob SquarePants.[9]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c DiNuzzo, Emily (March 7, 2022). "8 Things You Never Knew About the Wendy's Frosty". Reader's Digest. Retrieved 2022-12-02.
  2. ^ a b Griffin Llanas, Sheila (2014-08-15). Dave Thomas: Wendy's Founder. ABDO. ISBN 978-1-62968-605-9.
  3. ^ "Wendy's Frosty Gives Up The Single Life". Wendy's International. 2006-04-05. Archived from the original on 2006-08-21. Retrieved 2007-10-17.
  4. ^ "Vanilla Frosty is on Vacay; Strawberry is Stepping in". Archived from the original on 2022-07-06. Retrieved 2022-07-30.
  5. ^ a b c Valinsky, Jordan (2022-11-10). "Exclusive: Wendy's is selling its first-ever holiday Frosty". CNN.
  6. ^ Miller, Bob (2024-01-08). "Wendy's Vanilla Frosty Is Back For Winter 2024". Chew boom - Food News. Archived from the original on 2024-02-26. Retrieved 2024-08-14.
  7. ^ Schneider, Jeremy (2022-11-16). "I tried Wendy's new peppermint Frosty so you don't have to. Here's my review". nj.com. Advance Local Media, LLC. Retrieved 2023-01-01.
  8. ^ "Wendy's New Triple Berry Frosty". Wendy's. 2024-06-12. Retrieved 2024-06-24.
  9. ^ Loscaile, Marisa. "Customers Are Going Wild Over SpongeBob SquarePants–Inspired Frosty Flavor: 'Sounds Phenomenal'". parade.com. The Arena Media Brands, LLC. Retrieved 6 September 2024.
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