- Various food-related names redirect here. For other meanings see Frosty
The Frosty is the signature frozen dairy dessert of Wendy's fast-food restaurants.-Product description:The dessert is a type of soft-serve ice cream...
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Frosty is the signature
frozenIn physical science, freezing or solidification is the process in which a liquid turns into a solid when cold enough. The freezing point is the temperature at which this happens. Melting, the process of turning a solid to a liquid, is almost the exact opposite of freezing...
dairyA dairy is a facility for the extraction and processing of animal milk—mostly from cows or goats, but also from buffalo, sheep, horses or camels —for human consumption. Typically it is a farm or section of a farm that is concerned with the production of milk, butter and...
dessertDessert is a course that typically comes at the end of a meal, usually consisting of sweet food but sometimes of a strongly-flavored one, such as some cheeses...
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Wendy'sWendy's Old Fashioned Hamburgers is an international chain of fast food restaurants founded by Dave Thomas on November 15, 1969, in Columbus, Ohio. As of December 2006, Wendy's was the world's third largest hamburger fast food chain with approximately 6,700 locations following McDonald's 31,000...
fast-food restaurants.
The dessert is a type of soft-serve ice cream. Originally sold in chocolate only, a vanilla flavored version of the dessert was introduced in July 2006 due to frequent customer requests.
- Fix 'n Mix Frosty - Introduced in 2005, M&M's
M&M's are candy-coated pieces of milk chocolate with the letter "m" printed on them, produced by Mars, Incorporated. Popular in the United States and many other countries, several variations of the candies exist, including milk chocolate, peanut, peanut butter, mint, dark chocolate , and almond....
, ButterfingerButterfinger is the name of a candy bar made by Nestlé. It has a flaky, orange-colored center somewhat similar in texture and taste to peanut brittle, that is coated in compound chocolate.-History:...
Chips or OreoOreo is a trademark for a popular sandwich cookie currently manufactured by the Nabisco Division of Kraft Foods. The current design consists of a sweet, white filling commonly referred to as 'cream' or 'creme', sandwiched between two circular chocolate or golden biscuits.Over 491 billion Oreo...
Chips which are mixed into the Frosty.
- Frosty Float - The Frosty Float is a root beer float style dessert.
- Various food-related names redirect here. For other meanings see Frosty
The Frosty is the signature frozen dairy dessert of Wendy's fast-food restaurants.-Product description:The dessert is a type of soft-serve ice cream...
.
The
Frosty is the signature
frozenIn physical science, freezing or solidification is the process in which a liquid turns into a solid when cold enough. The freezing point is the temperature at which this happens. Melting, the process of turning a solid to a liquid, is almost the exact opposite of freezing...
dairyA dairy is a facility for the extraction and processing of animal milk—mostly from cows or goats, but also from buffalo, sheep, horses or camels —for human consumption. Typically it is a farm or section of a farm that is concerned with the production of milk, butter and...
dessertDessert is a course that typically comes at the end of a meal, usually consisting of sweet food but sometimes of a strongly-flavored one, such as some cheeses...
of
Wendy'sWendy's Old Fashioned Hamburgers is an international chain of fast food restaurants founded by Dave Thomas on November 15, 1969, in Columbus, Ohio. As of December 2006, Wendy's was the world's third largest hamburger fast food chain with approximately 6,700 locations following McDonald's 31,000...
fast-food restaurants.
Product description
The dessert is a type of soft-serve ice cream. Originally sold in chocolate only, a vanilla flavored version of the dessert was introduced in July 2006 due to frequent customer requests.
Variants
- Fix 'n Mix Frosty - Introduced in 2005, M&M's
M&M's are candy-coated pieces of milk chocolate with the letter "m" printed on them, produced by Mars, Incorporated. Popular in the United States and many other countries, several variations of the candies exist, including milk chocolate, peanut, peanut butter, mint, dark chocolate , and almond....
, ButterfingerButterfinger is the name of a candy bar made by Nestlé. It has a flaky, orange-colored center somewhat similar in texture and taste to peanut brittle, that is coated in compound chocolate.-History:...
Chips or OreoOreo is a trademark for a popular sandwich cookie currently manufactured by the Nabisco Division of Kraft Foods. The current design consists of a sweet, white filling commonly referred to as 'cream' or 'creme', sandwiched between two circular chocolate or golden biscuits.Over 491 billion Oreo...
Chips which are mixed into the Frosty.
- Frosty Float - The Frosty Float is a root beer float style dessert. The float is made with any soda Wendy's sells.
- Twisted Frosty - A mix-in dessert made with either Oreo bits, M&Ms or Nestle cookie dough.
- Frosty milkshake
A milkshake is a sweet, cold beverage which is made from milk, ice cream or iced milk, and flavorings or sweeteners such as fruit syrup or chocolate sauce. Milkshakes are usually served in a tall glass with a straw, and whipped cream may be added as a topping. Several popular milkshake flavors...
s - a blended milkshake with whipped creamThe term "whipped cream" refers to cream that has been beaten until it is light and fluffy, as by whipping with a mixer, whisk, or fork.Cream containing 30% or more fat can be mixed with air, and the resulting colloid is roughly double the volume of the original cream as air bubbles are captured...
and a cherry on top.
In June, 2009, two additional variants of the Frosty were introduced in the United States.
- Frosty-cino - Wendy's take on mixing the Frosty dairy dessert with coffee, chocolate drizzle, and whipped cream.
- Coffee Toffee Twisted Frosty - A mix of Frosty, coffee, and toffee bits.
History
The Frosty was invented at Wendy's owner Dave Thomas' request by dairyman E.M. "Bill" Barker. When the first Wendy's opened in 1969,
chocolateChocolate comprises a number of raw and processed foods produced from the seed of the tropical cacao tree. Cacao has been cultivated for at least three millennia in Mexico, Central and South America, with its earliest documented use around 1100 BC...
was the only flavor available. The actual flavor of the original Frosty is a mixture of chocolate and vanilla.
Dave ThomasDavid "Dave" Thomas was an American restaurant owner and philanthropist. Thomas was the founder and chief executive officer of Wendy's Old Fashioned Hamburgers, a fast-food restaurant chain specializing in hamburgers...
thought that 100% chocolate was too overpowering a flavor when paired with a Wendy's burger and fries meal. The second Frosty flavor,
vanillaVanilla is a flavoring derived from orchids of the genus Vanilla native to Mexico. Etymologically, vanilla derives from the Spanish word "", little pod. Originally cultivated by Pre-Columbian Mesoamerican peoples, Spanish conquistador Hernán Cortés is credited with introducing both the spice and...
, was introduced in 2006.The dessert is available in five sizes: Jr. (6 oz.), small (12 oz.), medium (16 oz.), large (20 oz.) and 32 ounces . Frosties are served at 20 °F ± 1 ideally.
Naming and trademarks
The name
Frosty is a registered trademark of
Wendy's InternationalWendy's International, Inc. is the parent company of Wendy's Old Fashioned Hamburgers. It also owns 70 percent of Cafe Express and 25 percent of Pasta Pomodoro. The Tim Hortons chain was spun off by Wendy's into a separate company in September 2006. The Baja Fresh chain was sold in October 2006....
and is displayed with the "circle-R" (®) symbol in the
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The word "soquid"
The word "soquid", which has been used to mean "semiliquid" in advertisements for this product, was invented by Wendy's and is not an accepted scientific term.
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