The TenderCrisp is a
chicken sandwich
A chicken sandwich is a sandwich that typically consists of boneless, skinless chicken breast or thigh served between slices of bread, on a bun, or on a roll. Variations on the "chicken sandwich" include the chicken burger, chicken on a bun, chi ...
sold by international
fast-food restaurant
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chain
Burger King
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and its
Australia
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n franchisee,
Hungry Jack's
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. It is one of their "indulgent" products.
The TenderCrisp sandwich is part of a series of sandwiches designed both to expand Burger King's menu with more sophisticated, adult oriented fare and to present a larger, meatier product that appeals to adults between 24 and 36 years of age. Along with the TenderGrill and Angus sandwiches, these products are intended to bring in a larger, more affluent adult audience who will be willing to spend more on the better quality products.
Product description
The TenderCrisp sandwich consists of a breaded, deep-fried chicken fillet,
mayonnaise
Mayonnaise (; ), colloquially referred to as "mayo" , is a thick, cold, and creamy sauce or dressing commonly used on sandwiches, hamburgers, composed salads, and French fries. It also forms the base for various other sauces, such as tartar ...
,
lettuce
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and
tomato
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on a
brioche
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bun
A bun is a type of bread roll, typically filled with savory fillings (for example hamburger). A bun may also refer to a sweet cake in certain parts of the world. Though they come in many shapes and sizes, buns are most commonly round, and are g ...
.
Aliases
* In the
Middle East
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it is called the ''King Chicken Fillet''.
History
The TenderCrisp chicken was introduced in 2004.
Advertising
The TenderCrisp sandwich was first advertised using the Subservient Chicken character in a commercial called ''The Subservient Chicken Vest''. The commercial was the first in a series of ads for the sandwich utilizing a line of viral marketing promotions by
Crispin Porter + Bogusky
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for Burger King. In the ad, a man is sitting in his living room directs a person in a chicken suit to behave in any way he wants. The tag line was "Chicken the way you like it." After the success of the Subservient Chicken, Burger King used the character in several subsequent advertising campaigns.
In 2004, Burger King introduced the TenderCrisp Bacon Cheddar Ranch. The sandwich was promoted by a nationwide advertising campaign called ''Fantasy Ranch''. The spot featured recording artist
Darius Rucker
Darius Carlos Rucker (born May 13, 1966) is an American singer, guitarist, and songwriter. He first gained fame as the lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist of rock band Hootie & the Blowfish, which he founded in 1986 at the University of South Ca ...
(of
Hootie and the Blowfish
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) singing a
jingle
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to a tune reminiscent of "
Big Rock Candy Mountain
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." The Chicken can be seen cavorting with some of the female dancers, including
Vida Guerra
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Early li ...
,
Brooke Burke
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and the
Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders
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History 1960s
During a game between the C ...
.
In 2005, Burger King introduced its Chicken Fights campaign; the two "
cockfighting
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chicken" advertising characters it is using in its Spicy TenderCrisp. The campaign used a second chicken with orange "plumage" character in a mock
boxing
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match with the original chicken. A subsequent 2006 commercial showed a man riding on the chicken in a 1960s-ish film camera view complete with the friendly-like song, "Big Buckin' Chicken".
See also
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TenderGrill
The fast-food restaurant chain Burger King was the first major fast food chain to introduce a grilled chicken sandwich to the marketplace, in 1990, six months before Wendy's and four years before McDonald's. Since then, Burger King, and its Aus ...
*
BK Baguette line
The fast-food restaurant chain Burger King was the first major fast food chain to introduce a grilled chicken sandwich to the marketplace, in 1990, six months before Wendy's and four years before McDonald's. Since then, Burger King, and its Aus ...
*
Original Chicken Sandwich
The Burger King Specialty Sandwiches are a line of sandwiches developed by the international fast-food restaurant chain Burger King in 1978 and introduced in 1979 as part of a new product line designed to expand Burger King's menu with more sop ...
;Similar types of chicken sandwiches by other vendors:
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McDonald's
McDonald's Corporation is an American Multinational corporation, multinational fast food chain store, chain, founded in 1940 as a restaurant operated by Richard and Maurice McDonald, in San Bernardino, California, United States. They rechri ...
McChicken
The McChicken is a chicken sandwich sold by the international fast food restaurant chain McDonald's. In some countries, such as Australia, India, New Zealand, and the UK, it is considered to be a ''chicken burger'', especially given it is not a ...
*
McDonald's Premium Chicken Sandwich line
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