Leaked photos and packages reveal that Wendy’s is going to begin offering a limited-time meal next month, inspired by the “Krabby Patty” item from the cartoon show SpongeBob SquarePants.
First, photos of an employee memo announcing these items, and then of a package of “Secret Krabby Patty Sauce” were shared on social media.
The employee memo was posted to Reddit’s “r/SpongeBob” on Aug. 21. In the post, user “Bellos1” said they work at wendy’s And this memo was sent to the restaurant by corporate. In a follow-up post several days later, Bellos1 claimed he was fired after posting the memo on Reddit.
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The memo states that “Wendy’s will offer its own version of SpongeBob’s iconic Krabby Patty as part of a special Krabby Patty collab with Paramount on October 8.” The promotion is part of a celebration of the 25th anniversary of SpongeBob SquarePants, which debuted in 1999.
Paramount is the parent company of Nickelodeon.
Leaked photos allege that Wendy’s will be introducing a “Krabby Patty” meal on October 8 as part of a promotional promotion commemorating the 25th anniversary of SpongeBob SquarePants. (iStock)
“Along with the Krabby Patty, we are also introducing a new Frosty flavor — the Pineapple Under the Sea Frosty,” the memo said.
Wendy’s “Krabby Patty” is aPremium Cheeseburger The memo states, “With Wendy’s fresh, never-frozen beef, along with fresh produce and a secret Krabby Patty sauce, the SpongeBob burger recreates the magic of the iconic fictional sandwich for fans.” Further details about the burger, including specifics on the “product,” were not listed.
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In the show SpongeBob SquarePants, the main character SpongeBob is employed as a fry cook at a fast food restaurant called the “Krusty Krab”. The restaurant’s signature product is “Krabby Patties”, which resemble hamburgers.
A plot point repeatedly repeated throughout the show is that Plankton, the owner of the rival restaurant “Chum Bucket”, attempts to obtain the Krabby Patty recipe.
SpongeBob SquarePants began airing on Nickelodeon in 1999. Now, a fast food chain is rumored to be launching a limited-time product inspired by the show. (Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images for Nickelodeon)
The memo states that the alleged new Frosty flavor is inspired by SpongeBob’s house. The opening line of the SpongeBob SquarePants theme song asks “Who lives in a pineapple under the sea?” followed by “SpongeBob SquarePants.”
He explained that this new Frosty is a “vanilla Frosty, infused with pineapple and mango purees.”
Reaction to the Krabby Patty was largely positive, although several Reddit users noted that unlike the Krabby Patties featured on the show, the Wendy’s Krabby Patty was not vegan.
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“The Krabby Patty is a patty made entirely of beef, not a vegetarian patty as stated by its creator nor is it the one we see at Burgerbeard’s food truck in Sponge Out of Water,” Reddit user “Stormygeddon” said, referring to the 2015 film “The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water.”
“The Krabby Patty has no meat and the buns are ‘fluffy seaweed seed buns.’ So I was imagining a Beyond Burger with a seaweed flavor, cheese, veggies, and a hint of secret sauce….” Reddit user “I-am_a_lady” said.
since the beginning of spongebob squarepants on Nickelodeon As of 1999, the franchise has produced 303 episodes, two spin-offs, several theme park rides, video games, feature-length films, and a Broadway musical. Species of mushrooms It was named “Spongiforma squarepantsii” in honor of the cartoon.
Ethan Slater poses onstage during opening night of Nickelodeon’s SpongeBob SquarePants: The Broadway Musical at the Palace Theatre in New York City on December 4, 2017. SpongeBob SquarePants made his television debut in 1999. (Jenny Anderson/Getty Images for Nickelodeon)
The show’s late creator Stephen Hillenburg revealed in a 2004 interview with The New York Times that he was against the idea of a real version of the Krabby Patty because he did not want to market the food to children. Hillenburg died in 2018 After a battle with A.L.S.
While the authenticity of the memo has not been confirmed by Wendy’s, the chain has not denied it either.
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Evidence posted by other users on social media confirms that this memo is correct. The memo states that “sauce auto-shipment” to restaurants will begin on September 2.
An image of a box and packaging of the “Krabby Patty Secret Sauce” was shared on the r/Wendy’s subreddit by user “catbear33” on September 3. In the post, catbear33 said the restaurant “just received it today,” which matches the timeframe in the memo.
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