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title: "KFC Introduces a Saucy New Menu Item Just In Time for Football Season"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/e1bdc222-b4fa-4de8-ad0a-55550e1778a9
source: "1851 Franchise"
original_url: https://1851franchise.com/kfc-introduces-a-saucy-new-menu-item-just-in-time-for-football-season-2711250
category: "Chicken"
industry: "Restaurants"
segment: "Chicken"
topics: ["Marketing"]
published: 2019-10-10T13:08:58.000Z
modified: 2026-11-01T02:31:44.518Z
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# KFC Introduces a Saucy New Menu Item Just In Time for Football Season

**TL;DR:** KFC introduces new battered and fried chicken wings as a permanent menu item at participating restaurants, available in four varieties. The new menu item is being promoted with free delivery on orders of $12 or more and a new TV ad featuring Sean Austin as "Colonel Rudy".

*originally published in 1851 Franchise on 2019-10-10. [Read the original](https://1851franchise.com/kfc-introduces-a-saucy-new-menu-item-just-in-time-for-football-season-2711250).*

## Story

**It’s football season and we all know what that means; snacks on snacks on snacks. For most people, the best part of** **Sunday night football** **is the food that comes with it. Sliders, chips and dip, pigs-in-a-blanket and now KFC fried and sauce-up chicken wings.**

**According to** **Nation’s Restaurant News** **(NRN), starting tomorrow (October 10), KFC will be launching its new battered, fried and sauced-up chicken wings as a part of the chain’s permanent menu at participating restaurants. The new chicken wings will be available in four varieties: “classic” or unsauced (but, why!), Nashville Hot, Buffalo or Honey Barbecue, starting at $5 for six wings, $9.99 for 12, $18.99 for 24 and $36.99 for 48, according to NRN.**

**“You would be hard pressed to find hot and fresh wings without the wait anywhere else,” said Andrea Zahumensky, Chief Marketing Officer for KFC U.S., in a** **statement to NRN****. “Whether you are Team Nashville Hot or Team Honey Barbecue, our Kentucky Fried Wings are available on demand, revolutionizing your gameday dining experience.”**

**To promote the new wings, KFC is offering free delivery on orders of $12 or more for customers who order through** **kfc.com****,** **grubhub.com****, or Grubhub’s New York City brand,** **seamless.com****. The offer is available through November 24.**

**To further promote the new wings, KFC will also be launched a new TV ad on October 13, featuring** **Sean Austin as “Colonel Rudy,”** **who trots the new wings onto the football field and is raised on players’ shoulders in celebration.**

## Entities

- 1851 Franchise (publication)
- Restaurants (sector)
- menu pricing (topic)
- Nation's Restaurant News (publication)
- KFC (company)
- new menu item (topic)
- Grubhub (company)
- football season promotion (topic)
- free delivery offer (topic)
- tv ad campaign (topic)

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Originally reported by 1851 Franchise (https://1851franchise.com/kfc-introduces-a-saucy-new-menu-item-just-in-time-for-football-season-2711250). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/e1bdc222-b4fa-4de8-ad0a-55550e1778a9).