{"id":9533,"date":"2006-06-13T07:32:56","date_gmt":"2006-06-13T14:32:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/wp\/2006\/06\/13\/when-is-a-biggie-not-a-biggie.html"},"modified":"2006-06-13T07:32:56","modified_gmt":"2006-06-13T14:32:56","slug":"when_is_a_biggi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/2006\/06\/13\/when_is_a_biggi.html","title":{"rendered":"When is a Biggie not a Biggie?"},"content":{"rendered":"

When it’s a Medium<\/a>, of course.<\/p>\n

Wendy’s International Inc. , the No. 3 U.S. hamburger chain, on Friday said it would remove the term “Biggie” from its french fries and drinks, switching to the well known terms small, medium and large. However, the new designations may confuse some diners who are used to such sizing at other restaurants.<\/p>\n

At rival McDonald’s Corp., the largest burger chain, a 32 ounce soft drink is designated a large. At Wendy’s, a 32 ounce drink will now be called medium, instead of Biggie. Wendy’s is also adding a 42-ounce soft drink — the equivalent of 3-1\/2 cans of soda — as its large. <\/p>\n

Previously, Wendy’s sold a 16 ounce soft drink as a small, a 20 ounce soft drink as medium and a 32 ounce soft drink as Biggie. Now, a 20 ounce drink is a small, a 32 ounce drink is a medium and the new 42 ounce drink is a large. The company will still sell a 16 ounce drink on its 99 cent value menu.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

At a time when folks are increasingly concerned about health and fast food, I’m a bit surprised that Wendy’s (which has long cultivated a happy, family tone) is going the opposite direction, effectively increasing the sizes of their drinks.<\/p>\n

They are taking a few healthy steps, though:<\/p>\n

The new sizing terminology, which Wendy’s is promoting in stores, comes just a day after the chain said it would virtually eliminate artery-clogging trans fats in its fries and breaded chicken items.<\/p>\n

Wendy’s restaurants in the United States and Canada will switch to a new blend of corn and soy oil for french fries and breaded chicken items starting in August. The move will reduce trans fats in fries to just zero to 0.5 grams, depending on serving sizes, while all of the breaded chicken will have zero grams of trans fats. <\/p><\/blockquote>\n

It’s still confusing that Wendy’s has dropped the “Biggie” terminology. While they claim it was confusing people, it was their top-size drink, and it’s odd that, even if they decided to increase that top size, they didn’t simply shift the label with it.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

When it’s a Medium, of course. 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