![]() ![]() So bring on the Chicken Nugget Wars – our bodies are ready. But considering the chain is offering its new nuggets in 36- and 48-piece orders, it seems they're fairly confident in their planning abilities. ![]() The only hurdle on the road to chicken nugget nirvana? Possible supply chain shortages that are causing Popeyes to stockpile chicken to ensure a smooth rollout, according to Bloomberg. And the landscape is ripe for competition: just about every fast food restaurant has some version of the dish – from Wendy's Spicy Nuggets and Carl's Jr.'s Chicken Stars to Chick-fil-A's bounty of poultry pieces. At KFC, a 3-piece meal with 1 side, 1 biscuit and 1 drink is 8.99, while the same meal at Popeyes is 9.89. The truth is, chicken nuggets – which are all too often a freezer-to-fryer afterthought on menus – are long overdue for a glowup. A KFC chicken sandwich is about 4.99, while its spicy equivalent at Popeyes is 3.99. 'We believe that these piece(s) of crunchy, juicy delicious chicken will have guests question how they ever enjoyed chicken nuggets before this,' said Popeyes president Sami Siddiqui in a press release. You can try them for yourself when they debut in Canada, the US and Puerto Rico on July 27. ![]() (Yes, the same one that launched the Chicken Sandwich Wars.) Unlike most of the competition, these poppable bites find chunks of white-meat chicken breast hand-battered and breaded in buttermilk and fried craggy perfection. Now, Popeyes is upping the ante with a new permanent menu item – chicken nuggets that use the same recipe as the brand's fan-favorite fried chicken sandwich. It all started last year, when McDonald's rolled out its limited-edition Spicy Chicken McNuggets, sending Wendy's fans into a tizzy. (Though we did meet a fascinating new contender just last week.) So, what's the next menu item every chain restaurant under the sun will reinvent in the coming years? We hope you like poultry, because early signs point to the humble chicken nugget. Chicken prices for suppliers have also been ascending thanks to COVID-related resource shortages, but Popeyes has plowed on ahead-these nugs wait for no man.We don't want to jinx it, but it feels like the Chicken Sandwich Wars – famously instigated by Popeyes back in 2019 – are finally dying down. You may recall that Popeyes previously offered chicken nuggets for a limited time in 2012 and in the 1980s before that, but this release is a brand new recipe and it’s set to be released. This time around, the company intends for there to be no such interruption of availability-in fact, according to Bloomberg they’ve literally been hoarding frozen chicken for the last six months, building up their inventory in anticipation of sky-high nugget demand. Popeyes quickly ran out of stock in terms of the chicken they needed to produce the sandwich, which caused it to be taken off menus for a number of months. Strong words, but can Popeyes back them up? And, perhaps more importantly, will they be able to deal with what could be insatiable demand? The mania surrounding the Popeyes chicken sandwich two years ago remains the stuff of fast food legend, resulting in lines of cars curled around blocks and literal, physical violence erupting in lines of people waiting to purchase the sandwich. Popeyes this week announced its intention to unleash its own chicken nuggets upon the world, potentially making life worth living for at least a few more weeks. We believe that these piece(s) of crunchy, juicy delicious chicken will have guests question how they ever enjoyed chicken nuggets before this.” Popeyes has dabbled with “popcorn” chicken and nuggets in the past, but this release represents a complete rework, complete with overpuffed promises like the following from President of Popeyes Americas Sami Siddiqui: “Just like our game-changing Chicken Sandwich, our new Chicken Nuggets are unlike anything you may have experienced before. One might be naturally thinking “why didn’t Popeyes already have nuggets?”, but they’re actually not that ubiquitous at chicken-focused fast food restaurants such as KFC and Popeyes, which primarily focus on bone-in chicken and boneless chicken tenders. As a direct follow-up to the earthshattering popularity of its reformulated chicken sandwich first released in 2019, the new Popeyes Chicken Nuggets will see the company once again taking square aim at some of the biggest purveyors of nugs out there, including McDonald’s and Wendy’s. Popeyes this week announced its intention to unleash its own chicken nuggets upon the world, potentially making life worth living for at least a few more weeks. ![]()
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