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10 fast-food menu changes that outraged customers

Erin McDowellAug 4, 2020, 22:42 IST

Taco Bell fans are outraged at the announcement the fast-food chain will be dropping potatoes from its menu.Erin McDowell/BusinessInsider

  • Some fast-food menu updates have sent customers running to restaurants nationwide to try the new offerings.
  • However, some menu changes have also upset, angered, and even outraged fast-food fans.
  • From the temporary removal of Popeyes' mega-popular chicken sandwich to McDonald's back-and-forth removal and re-addition of its chicken tenders, these menu changes caused quite a stir.

When it comes to switching up fast-food menus, some decisions don't go over as well as others.

Recently, fast-food fans expressed their outrage at multiple menu changes, including KFC's decision to swap its famous potato wedges for fries and Taco Bell's controversial move to drop potatoes from its menu altogether.

Here are 10 times fast-food menu changes outraged customers.

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Taco Bell recently upset some customers after deciding to remove potatoes from its menu.

Taco Bell cheesy fiesta potatoes. Diana G. / Yelp

Taco Bell also just announced it would be dropping the famous Quesarito, a fan-favorite item, from restaurant menus.

Taco Bell Quesarito. Irene Jiang / Business Insider
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KFC also started a potato-related controversy when it decided to switch out its potato wedges for fries.

KFC potato wedges. KFC

KFC's famous Double Down sandwich was met with buzz and criticism.

KFC Double Down. Kate Taylor/Business Insider
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McDonald's faced backlash when it announced it would be removing cheeseburgers and chocolate milk from the Happy Meal menu in an effort to make it healthier.

A Happy Meal. Rogelio V. Solis / AP Images

McDonald's angered fans when it decided to drop chicken tenders from the menu in 2013, and again when the chain limited its menu due to COVID-19.

McDonald's chicken tenders. Hollis Johnson
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Chick-fil-A caused an uproar in 2016 when the chain decided to drop the spicy chicken biscuit and coleslaw from menus.

Chick-fil-A chicken biscuit. Irene Jiang / Business Insider

Popeyes disappointed fans after temporarily pulling its mega-popular chicken sandwich.

Popeyes chicken sandwich. Irene Jiang / Business Insider
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Burger King faced backlash from the farming community after announcing it would be testing burgers from cows with diets designed to reduce methane gas emissions.

Burger King Whopper. Reuters

Subway caused a stir when it removed roast beef and rotisserie chicken from its sandwich lineup.

Subway roast beef. Subway
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