After an eight-year break, Wendy's put chicken tenders back on its nationwide menu starting September 29, 2025. The chain last offered its "Homestyle Chicken Strips" back in 2017. "Ever since we launched our first Spicy Chicken Sandwich to our beloved chicken nuggets and now our brand new Tendys, we are always exploring ways to innovate with chicken and deliver for our customers across our chicken lineup," said Becky Davis to IR Wendys. "Consumers told us what they wanted in a chicken tender, and we listened – taste-tested, fine-tuned and delivered. Eight years ago, both chains rolled out chicken tenders within weeks of each other - and now it's happening again.