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Wendy’s rolls out new summer berry salads, lemonade

May 24, 2011

Wendy's has launched two new salads featuring fresh berries just in time for summer.

The new Berry Almond Chicken Salad marries fresh berries with gourmet ingredients, and will be available in 6,200 North American restaurants during the peak growing season for strawberries and blueberries.

Also, the fruits – including raspberries and acai berries – in the salad's fat-free raspberry vinaigrette dressing are "super foods" that provide significant amounts of health-promoting nutrients.

"Wendy's cares about bringing fresh ingredients from the farm to the restaurant kitchens, which is why we only offer the Berry Almond Chicken Salad when the berries are at their peak of freshness," said Ken Calwell, Wendy's chief marketing officer. "We prepare our salads fresh every day, from chopping the lettuce to slicing the fresh strawberries."

The new items are part of Wendy's Garden Sensations Salads, which include a bed of 11 freshly-chopped greens.

The Berry Almond Chicken Salad also features blueberries; California strawberries; California almonds roasted with sea salt; shaved Asiago cheese; and a grilled chicken breast. Topping it off is fat-free raspberry vinaigrette dressing, including the nutrient-rich juice of the acai berry.

The Berry Almond Chicken Salad follows in the footsteps of four savory Garden Sensations Salads – Apple Pecan Chicken, Baja, BLT Cobb and Spicy Chicken Caesar -- that have bolstered Wendy's salad unit sales by 60 percent over last year.

As an added bonus, Wendy's now offers an old-fashioned summertime favorite: All-Natural Lemonade. The beverage contains no preservatives, just lemons, water and cane sugar.

Wendy's new Berry Almond Chicken Salad is available at participating locations in both entree ($6.49, or $5.29 without chicken) and half sizes ($4.49, or $3.89 without chicken).