Heads Up! The Crispy Onions do contain milk. Untoasted buns are available on request, but they still use common cutting boards. Heads Up! All buns are toasted in a common toaster at Wendy’s, and their cheddar buns, croissants, breakfast rolls, and biscuits all contain milk. Heads Up! The French Fries and Seasoned Potatoes are cooked in a shared fryer with the Crispy Onions (formerly Onion Tanglers), which contain milk. Based on the box ingredients we viewed, the updated coating has just two additional ingredients: xanthan gum and dextrose. New Fry Recipe: Wendy’s new “Hot & Crispy” French Fries have a slightly different cut, a better frying technique (according to the company), and a “whisper” of coating. Make sure you inquire if you would like to order the chili. There have been reports of some locations putting unused cheeseburgers in the chili, but this isn’t corporate practice. Cheese is also used on the grill, and the patties are chopped and added to the chili. They label it as “contains milk” due to the potential cross-contamination of the burger patties on the grill. Kids’ Hamburger Meal with dairy-free drinkĬhili: According to Wendy’s representatives, their Chili does NOT contain milk in the ingredients.Kids’ Spicy Nuggets Meal with dairy-free drink and sauce.Kids’ Nuggets Meal with dairy-free drink and sauce.Salad Dressings: Champagne Vinaigrette, Pomegranate Vinaigrette.

If you must, use their Apple Pecan Salad Blend as the base (the base blend doesn’t contain pecans), and build from there using the toppings listed above. So it’s tricky to order a dairy-free salad from Wendy’s. Heads Up! Their base Salad Blends contains cheese, and their Candied and Roasted Nuts contain milk. Also, their Homestyle French Toast Sticks do contain milk. The Scrambled Egg used in their Breakfast Burrito and the Breakfast Roll used to make other breakfast sandwiches do contain milk. But they label it as “contains milk” due to potential cross-contamination on the grill. Wendy’s Egg patty contains just egg, soy lecithin (pan spray), and salt. Heads Up! Technically, the Breakfast Baconator ordered with no cheese is made without dairy. All buns are toasted in a common toaster, and they do have buns and breads that contain milk (see list below). They are cooked in a shared fryer with their Crispy Onions (formerly Onion Tanglers), which contain milk. Heads Up! All of the above listed sandwiches are made with fried chicken fillets. But it’s labeled with “contains milk” due to the potential cross-contamination with milk on the grill. Grilled Chicken Sandwich: Wendy’s Grilled Chicken Sandwich does not contain dairy by ingredients (according to the company). Make sure to order condiments that don’t contain egg, using the lists below. All of the above are made with mayonnaise, which contains egg. Heads Up! As with most fast food burger restaurants, the burger patties are cooked on a shared grill, and may come in contact with milk-containing items (like cheese on cheeseburgers). For vegan options, see the Vegan Menu Guide at the bottom of this post. Some items are listed as not contains soy at Wendy’s, but most of their menu items contain refined soybean oil. Wendy’s uses vegetable oil (soybean, canola, and/or cottonseed oils) for their fryer. Other Allergen & Dietary Notes: All items listed below are also made without peanuts, tree nuts, and eggs, unless otherwise noted. We’ve done our best to organize it! The specifics listed are from the United States allergen details, and might be slightly different in Canada and other countries. Hamburger and Sausage Patties) just have cross-contamination warnings, and do not state contains milk. But then other items made on those same grills (i.e. Chili, Grilled Chicken, and Egg) as containing milk due to potential cross-contamination on the grill. They label some items that don’t contain milk (i.e. In trying to be overly cautious, they mislead and confuse consumers. Unfortunately, Wendy’s is a bit of a hot mess with their allergen information, particularly for dairy-free customers. Wendy’s Dairy-Free Menu Guide with Allergen Notes & Vegan Options The new recipe appears to be dairy-free, just like the old one! We’ve updated our dairy-free menu guide below with more allergen information and the latest menu. Consequently, millions of loyal customers have eagerly awaited their new Hot & Crispy French Fries. Updated July 2022! Wendy’s is one of the largest burger chains in North America.

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