Wendy's is giving its french fries a makeover

New York (CNN Business) Few things in life are worse than a soggy french fry. Wendy's says it has a solution.

The fast food chain is giving its top-selling menu item a makeover for the Covid era: a fry that retains more heat and keeps its crispiness longer compared to its predecessor. The upgraded fry, which will be available nationwide by mid-September, was created as more people shift their ordering preferences to drive-thrus and delivery because of the pandemic.

Although the look of the new fries will be familiar to Wendy's fans , the flavor won't.

"They're going to notice a difference as soon as they taste it," Wendy's President Kurt Kane told CNN Business in an exclusive interview. "The proof will be in the tasting."

"What we've done is balance the cut of the fry and kept a little bit of the skin of the potato on the fry to be able to drive flavor," he said. "We used a batter system that allows us to be able to maintain crispiness, both when they're fresh and hot out of the fryer as well as several minutes later."