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Thanks to <a href="https://www.prdaily.com/wendys-responds-to-chance-the-rapper-with-social-media-gold/?utm_source=1851franchise.com&utm_medium=article&utm_campaign=business-is-booming-at-wendys-thanks-to-spicy-chicken-nuggets-2711281" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Chance the Rapper’s plea</a> for the return of the iconic spicy chicken nuggets from Wendy’s, the fast food chain re-released the popular product this past August. But, will Wendy’s make its spicy nuggets a permanent item on the menu? How could they not? Wendy’s same-store sales rose 4.4% in North America in the third quarter, according to <a href="https://www.restaurantbusinessonline.com/financing/spicy-nuggets-drive-wendys-sales?utm_source=1851franchise.com&utm_medium=article&utm_campaign=business-is-booming-at-wendys-thanks-to-spicy-chicken-nuggets-2711281" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Restaurant Business</a>.“Spicy nuggets are working,” Wendy’s CEO Todd Penegor said, according to the article.&nbsp;After <a href="https://www.delish.com/food-news/a51802/wendys-got-rid-of-its-spicy-chicken-nuggets-and-people-are-pissed/?utm_source=1851franchise.com&utm_medium=article&utm_campaign=business-is-booming-at-wendys-thanks-to-spicy-chicken-nuggets-2711281" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">customers began demanding</a> the resurrection of the fan-favorite chicken nuggets on Twitter, Wendy’s gave in––and perhaps it was the best decision they could have made based on the resulting skyrocketing sales and stocks. Wendy’s stock increased by 2% on the morning of October 11 and is up 15% over the past year, the article states.Wendy’s also plans “to spend $20 million this year to prepare for its <a href="https://www.restaurantbusinessonline.com/financing/wendys-take-another-shot-breakfast?utm_source=1851franchise.com&utm_medium=article&utm_campaign=business-is-booming-at-wendys-thanks-to-spicy-chicken-nuggets-2711281" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">breakfast introduction</a> in the first quarter of next year,” according to Restaurant Business. Executives believe the fast food brand’s new breakfast line could become 10% of its sales, which would make Wendy’s a nearly $1 billion business.How will Wendy’s spice up its menu next?To read the full article, <a href="https://www.restaurantbusinessonline.com/financing/wendys-take-another-shot-breakfast?utm_source=1851franchise.com&utm_medium=article&utm_campaign=business-is-booming-at-wendys-thanks-to-spicy-chicken-nuggets-2711281" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">click here.</a>

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