Chick-fil-A, known for its signature chicken sandwiches and beloved waffle fries, recently announced a change to its side dish. The Atlanta-based fast-food chain introduced a slight adjustment to the waffle fry recipe to improve crispiness and extend its freshness. Chick-Fil-a…
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Chick-fil-A, known for its signature chicken sandwiches and beloved waffle fries, recently announced a change to its side dish. The Atlanta-based fast-food chain introduced a slight adjustment to the waffle fry recipe to improve crispiness and extend its freshness.
Chick-Fil-a posted about the change on their website: “While the new recipe doesn’t contain any of the nine major allergens, the new Waffle Potato Fries coating does contain pea starch.“
The alteration involves the addition of pea starch to the fry coating. Chick-fil-A maintains that this change does not affect the taste of the fries, which are still cooked in canola oil and seasoned with sea salt.
While the company emphasizes the improved crispiness and extended freshness, some fans have expressed disappointment with the change, noticing a difference in texture and flavor. Social media has seen a flurry of reactions, with some customers voicing their preference for the original recipe.

Chick-Fil-a fans speculated on social media about the reason for the change, noting that the addition of the P protein is so that the waffle fries won’t get soggy. Whatever the reason for the change, customers are not happy about it. There have been a flurry of messages sent Chick-Fil-a’s way asking them to go back to the “old” fries.
In addition to being less favorable taste-wise, it seems a slew of customers have an allergy to peas and pea proteins and they can no longer eat the fries. One person wrote, “Had to throw out the last 3 orders of fries, couldn’t finish them. I kept thinking I got a bad batch, but now I know and won’t buy them again.”
Chick-fil-A has acknowledged the feedback and maintains that the new recipe was thoroughly tested for at least a year before its implementation. They encourage customers to provide feedback through their official channels.
Last March, Chick-Fil-a announced another changed that caused an outcry – the chai nstopped using/sourcing antibiotic-free chicken after a 5-year pledge that they would never antibiotics…ever.