![]() ![]() You’re unlikely to find a better looking Nugget on any fast food menu. It’s full of flaky ridges and if nothing else it looks a million bucks. It’s a crunchtastic (its a word, just don’t Google it) casing that remains notably crisp and shattering even after the nuggets have cooled off. On opening the box of my 12 piece order, I spied that same Popeyes breading that launched their chicken sandwich to iconic fame. The Nuggets come in an eye-catching Popeyes-orange container that proclaims, “Y’all never had nuggets like these before!” Popeyes Chicken Nugget 12 pc in container Popeyes Chicken Nugget 12 pc plated Popeyes Chicken Nugget close up Popeyes have created new packaging for the product release, unlike some companies that stuff their premium new product in the same old boring bag. How life changing are the new Popeyes Chicken Nuggets? Are we about to start the see of a new Chicken Nugget war? Popeyes offers a range of combos and dinners, as was as a 4pc and 6pc kids meal with the new nuggets. ![]() Those prices are for the ala carte nuggets with no extras. ![]() ![]() Popeyes Chicken Nugget new containerĪt my local store in Salt Lake City, Utah, the Nuggets sell in the following sizes and price: The restaurant also states the Nuggets use whole-muscle chicken breast with an irregularly cut and shape to prevent them look “cookie cutter” as Amy Alarcon from Popeyes told Restaurant Business online in a recent interview. The hook was simple, they would take the chicken sandwich’s core appeal and convert it into poppabale bites Popeyes state the new nuggets are freshly prepared, beginning to end in restaurant everyday, marinated for 12 hours, hand-battered in a buttermilk coating. For what it’s worth I’ve pretty much tried them all and for my money the Popeyes original still stands supreme.Ī few weeks back, Popeyes announced their next move, a foray into the chicken nugget world. A sandwich slug fest like no other, with brand after brand proclaiming victory. 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.When Popeyes debuted their chicken sandwich on an unsuspecting public some two years ago, they unleashed what’s now known as the chicken sandwich war. 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. 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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