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KFC’S $20 Build a Bucket

February 26, 2026 By Dayton937

KFC® is expanding how guests can order across occasions with the debut of the $20 Build a Bucket, a new bundle designed for sharing and variety. Th offerings make it easier to enjoy KFC whether you’re grabbing something for yourself or feeding a crowd.

KFC's $20 Build a Bucket — KFC’s $20 Build a Bucket

“In today’s market, value can’t just mean price, and portability can’t come at the expense of satisfaction,” said Melissa Cash, Chief Marketing Officer, KFC U.S. “we designed the $20 Build a Bucket to deliver generous portions with built-in flexibility. It’s about delivering real abundance and real choice for solo meals and shared tables alike, without compromising on value.”

Introducing the $20 Build a Bucket: The Bundle That Proves Sharing Doesn’t Mean Compromise

When dinner turns into a debate, the $20 Build a Bucket is KFC’s answer. The customizable meal is designed to simplify ordering for the table while still giving everyone a say.

8 pieces of Chicken on the Bone or 8 Original Recipe® Tenders
4 individual sides (your pick)
4 buttery, flaky biscuits
4 sauces (with Tenders)

From busy weeknights to last-minute gatherings, this shareable option takes the guesswork out of mealtime and puts the focus back on enjoying time together.

Built for Today, Rooted in Original Recipe®
Both the Twister and the $20 Build a Bucket reflect KFC’s focus on meeting guests where they are, with portable options that satisfy and customizable dinners that deliver real value. Together, they mark the latest step in KFC’s ongoing evolution, as the brand continues to modernize its menu while staying true to its Original Recipe® roots.

KFC Brings Back Original Honey BBQ

October 5, 2025 By Lisa Grigsby

After winning hearts with the return of fan-obsessed Wedges and Wings, the fried chicken icon is turning up the flavor once again by answering one of the most requested menu demands of all time: the return of Original Honey BBQ, starting October 6th

First introduced in the late 1990s, Original Honey BBQ quickly became a cult classic thanks to its perfect balance of sweet and smoky flavor that made KFC chicken even more finger lickin’ good ®. Over time, fans have taken to social media begging for its comeback, trading copycat recipes, and reminiscing about the one-of-a-kind sauce. Now, after years of anticipation, KFC is finally giving the people what they want.

And this time, it’s bigger than ever. For the first time, fans can now enjoy the iconic sauce on all of their KFC favorites -– from classic pieces of chicken to the beloved KFC Chicken Sandwich and even tenders.

With all that sweet, tangy, sticky glory, you’ll be thankful the Colonel was ahead of the game — introducing a wet napkin to his chicken lovers over 60 years ago, making KFC the first restaurant chain to offer a handy, moist towelette. So naturally, we had to go even bigger. Just like Original Honey BBQ, these napkins got the comeback glow-up as well. The brand surprised some of its most obsessed fans with a wet napkin large enough to clean their hands, their table…and probably their entire family.

“KFC’s Original Honey BBQ wasn’t just a menu offering, it became a cultural touchstone that fans have been craving and asking us to bring back for years,” said Catherine Tan-Gillespie, President, KFC U.S. “What better way to continue our KFC comeback than to bring back this legendary flavor and reintroduce it in a bigger and bolder way — on everything.”

Throwback Pricing for KFC’s Chicken Sandwich
KFC is also offering fans a throwback deal: its Chicken Sandwich for just $3.99 With a price like that, you’ll think you’ve traveled back in time. Don’t let the small price fool you — hungry patrons get big value with their choice of Classic or Spicy, each made with an Extra Crispy™ chicken breast filet on a toasted brioche bun, topped with pickles and the Colonel’s real mayo (or spicy mayo). What’s more, KFC is proud to say that their Chicken Sandwich is bigger than Chick Fil A®’s AND available on Sundays.***

Scary Good Deals
But that’s not all — just in time for Halloween, KFC is delivering Scary Good Deals exclusively for Rewards members via the KFC app and website, making value as craveable as flavor. For 13 days leading up to October 31, members can unlock special offers on some of their favorite menu items, such as: a Free Classic Chicken Sandwich w/ $10 purchase, 50% off 12pc chicken only bucket and 50 Pc Nuggets for $20.****

KFC Brings Back Potato Wedges & Hot Wings

August 17, 2025 By Dayton937

The Hot & Spicy Wings, back for the first time in nearly two years, feature a spicy marinade with double hand-breading in KFC’s signature Extra Crispy flour. “Wedge-lovers, we heard you — and we agree it’s been five long years without wedges. But the wait is over,” KFC U.S. president Catherine Tan-Gillespie said in a statement. “This isn’t just a nostalgic nod. It’s an example of how we’re turning feedback into action as we chart our Kentucky Fried Comeback, broadband-wide rally to give people more reasons to fall in love with us all over again.”

Customers can order wedges on their own, substitute any side for wedges, or try them as part of a new six-piece wings-and-wedges combo that comes with a medium drink.

KFC is also offering other deals for the back-to-school and football season:

$3.99 KFC Chicken Sandwich**: An Extra Crispy™ chicken breast filet on a toasted brioche bun, topped with pickles and the Colonel’s real mayo or spicy mayo (deal available starting Aug. 18).
$20 Wings & Wedges Fan Favorites Box***: Weeknight dinners just got easier—10 Hot & Spicy Wings, 12 KFC Chicken Nuggets, Potato Wedges, four biscuits and four dipping sauces, offering something for everyone in the family (deal available starting Aug. 18).
20 Wings for $20****: Your game day group meal unlocked—starting Sept. 4 enjoy 20 Hot & Spicy Wings and four dipping sauces of your choice for just $20 (a KFC digital exclusive offer).
$10 Tuesdays*****: KFC’s popular deal continues—your choice of eight pieces of classic fried chicken or eight Original Recipe® Tenders for just $10 on Tuesday.

Download the KFC app and sign up for KFC Rewards****** to stay up to date on all offers and start to earn points on KFC orders to unlock free fried chicken—and don’t sleep on your chance to get wings and wedges at KFC, available at KFCs nationwide while supplies last.

KFC’s “comeback” campaign was launched in July. As part of the campaign, the chain offered free buckets of chicken for digital orders while soliciting feedback on how “to reclaim our rightful place in the fried chicken game we started,” Tan-Gillespie said.

“The Colonel would not be happy about our market share, and we’re serious about reminding America exactly who we are: the game changer with a relentless pursuit of the best fried chicken. We won’t smile until our customers do,” she said in a statement.

KFC had a tough 2024, with sales down 5.2%, according to Technomic data. The chain was leapfrogged by Raising Cane’s in the process, which grew sales by 32% year-over-year, while rivals Popeyes and Chick-fil-A grew sales by nearly 4% and 5.4%, respectively. KFC’s same-store sales declined less in the first quarter of 2025, down just 1%.

KFC’s $7 Fill Ups Return

June 6, 2025 By Dayton937

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KFC® is kicking off summer with a full-throttle menu, bringing back its iconic meal deal, Fill Ups, in partnership with F1® THE MOVIE—making KFC drive-thrus the most desired pit stop of summer. The fan-favorite Fill Ups return nationwide with KFC’s signature finger lickin’ good flavor, in four crave-worthy combos that deliver a bounty of food for an unbeatable value—a complete meal all in one satisfying box for just $7*.

Whether you’re a classic fried chicken-obsessed foodie, tender-thusiast or a Famous Bowl fan, there’s a Fill Up to fuel your appetite:

Three-Piece Tenders Fill Up: Three juicy Original Recipe® Tenders with your choice of dipping sauce, paired with creamy mashed potatoes and gravy, a buttery biscuit, two pie poppers and a medium drink.
One-Piece Fried Chicken Fill Up: One fried chicken breast, in your choice of Original Recipe® or Extra Crispy™, creamy mashed potatoes and gravy, a buttery biscuit, two pie poppers and a medium drink.
Two-Piece Fried Chicken Fill Up: Two pieces of juicy fried chicken (drum and thigh), in your choice of Original Recipe® or Extra Crispy™, creamy mashed potatoes and gravy, a buttery biscuit, two pie poppers and a medium drink.
Famous Bowl Fill Up: The iconic KFC Famous Bowl served with two pie poppers and a medium drink.

“It’s a really big deal that we’re bringing back our Fill Ups—with four varieties of finger lickin’ good meals that genuinely fill you up, for only $7,” said Catherine Tan-Gillespie, President, KFC U.S. “It’s box meals meets box office in our Kentucky Fried Collab with F1® THE MOVIE, so you can turn hunger for chicken into a victory lap this summer.”

KFC is also shaking up its beverages this summer with the launch of the new Mountain Dew® Sweet Lightning®** Peaches & Cream Soda. Leaning into the viral dirty soda trend popular among Gen Z and Millennials, this bold new flavor hits restaurants starting June 9. For an extra twist, customers can add a vanilla cream swirl to elevate every sip.

Fill Up Four Ways at KFC and See F1® THE MOVIE
KFC is in the fast lane with F1® THE MOVIE, in theatres nationwide on June 27, as the exclusive quick service restaurant partner—making it the most finger lickin’ good collab of the summer. “Box Box” TV creative celebrates KFC as a summer pit stop for fueling up with KFC Fill Ups.

Download the KFC app and keep an eye out for details on chances to win high-stakes fun this summer. Buckle up fried chicken fans, the race is on—fuel up with a KFC Fill Up starting today, and race to see F1® THE MOVIE in theatres starting June 27.

KFC Debuts New “Dunk It Bucket”

March 17, 2025 By Dayton937

KFC^® is dropping an all-new “Dunk It Bucket”* – the brand’s first new bucket in nearly a decade – featuring also-new Mashed Potato Poppers, available nationwide starting today, while supplies last. The quadruple-threat Dunk It Bucket is packed with KFC’s hand-breaded Original Recipe® Tenders, Secret Recipe Fries and crispy Mashed Potato Poppers with your choice of craveable sauces – because more dunking and more sauce means more deliciousness.

“Our new Mashed Potato Poppers transform a legendary KFC classic into a crunchy can’t-resist bite of perfection,” said Catherine Tan-Gillespie, President, KFC U.S. “And the Dunk It Bucket? Oh, it’s a dream come true for sauce lovers—dip it, dunk it, drench it, do your thing. It’s our first brand-new bucket in nearly a decade, and trust me, it was so worth the wait!”

Snag a solo Dunk It Bucket for $7* or feed family, friends or teammates for $25 with a Double Dunk It Bucket**, creating your ultimate dunk combination with juicy hand-breaded tenders, perfectly seasoned fries, crunchy Mashed Potato Poppers, with choices in the sauce squad lineup including:

Warm Gravy: A KFC all-star legend…gravy is officially a dipping sauce.
Comeback Sauce: The MVP – it’s creamy, zesty and craveable.
Honey BBQ: Sweet, smoky and tangy – you can’t go wrong with this fan favorite.
Honey Mustard: A blend of sweetness and tangy mustard, and an iconic tenders teammate.
Sticky Chicky Sweet and Sour Sauce: A balanced combination of sweet and tangy flavors including pineapple, garlic, vinegar and chili. If you love sweet and sour, you’re going to love this.
Classic Ranch: Our signature ranch…need we say more?
Buffalo Ranch: A perfect pairing of the classic kick of Buffalo sauce smoothed out with a creamy ranch, blended peppers, buttermilk, herbs and spices.

The new menu items are here just in time for college basketball’s ultimate tournament, so fried chicken fans can flaunt their sauce bracket and make a slam dunk pairing. Take the love for dunking beyond the KFC bucket with exclusive, limited-edition “KFC Dunk It” merch, available now on KFCShop.com. The KFC Dunk It Collection features a mini basketball hoop and ball, fun stickers, and stylish apparel such as a T-shirt and hoodie—each designed to bring the playful spirit of dunking to life. Whether you’re a chicken lover or a basketball fan, the collection is the perfect way to show off your KFC pride and join in on the dunking fun.

Before the buzzer sounds, order the Dunk It Bucket in-store, and on KFC.com, or on the KFC app for delivery or Quick Pick-Up. KFC Rewards*** customers will earn double points on Dunk It Bucket orders.****

KFC Launches New ‘Taste of KFC Deals’ Value Menu

April 9, 2024 By Dayton937

In response to the growing concern over rising food prices, KFC has unveiled its latest offering aimed at providing real value to customers: the new Taste of KFC Deals value menu. Featuring the iconic flavors of KFC’s signature 11 herbs and spices, these meal deals start at $4.99, making it easier for budget-conscious consumers to enjoy their favorite fried chicken without breaking the bank.

KFC Launches New ‘Taste of KFC Deals’ Value Menu Starting At $4.99 Plus ‘$10 Tuesdays’ Deal

Available seven days a week at KFC locations nationwide, as well as online through KFC.com and the KFC app, the Taste of KFC Deals menu offers a variety of options to suit every appetite. Highlights include the $4.99 Meal for One, featuring two pieces of hot, juicy chicken, mashed potatoes & gravy, and a buttery biscuit, as well as the Meal for Two, ideal for sharing and priced according to location.

For families looking to feed a crowd, the $20 Family Meal offers six pieces of chicken, four individual sides, and four biscuits, providing a convenient and affordable dinner option. Additionally, KFC is introducing a special “Taste of KFC” deal available exclusively on Tuesdays: $10 Tuesdays, offering a bucket of eight pieces of chicken for just ten dollars.

In addition to the “Taste of KFC Deals” menu, customers can take advantage of special offers when ordering online, such as a free 10 pc. Saucy Nuggets with a $10 minimum purchase. By signing up for the new KFC Rewards loyalty program, customers can earn rewards on digital orders and unlock freebies like Saucy Nuggets and Apple Pie Poppers.

Here’s a closer look at some of the deals:

$4.99 Meal for One: Table for one, this meal has you covered! Grab two pieces of hot, juicy chicken (drum and thigh), creamy mashed potatoes and gravy and an extra buttery biscuit for $4.99.
Meal for Two: Get a deal on four pieces of chicken (drum, thigh, breast, wing) with mashed potatoes and gravy and two extra buttery biscuits – prices vary by location.
$20 Family Meal: Make it a chicken night with the family when you bring home six pieces of mouthwatering chicken on the bone (two drums, two thighs, one breast and one wing), four individual sides of your choice, and four extra buttery biscuits. Side choices include Secret Recipe Fries, mac and cheese, mashed potatoes (with or without gravy), coleslaw and sweet corn.

Saucy Nuggest & Apple Pie Poppers Now at KFC

April 1, 2024 By Dayton937

This is no April Fools Day joke! KFC is getting saucy starting April 1st with FIVE options to sauce your nugs with including the all new Sticky Chicky!

You can get a 10 pack for $5.99 with any of these sauces:

NEW

Honey Sriracha: A sweet heat sauce using a blend of red chili peppers, garlic and

Korean BBQ: A sweet and savory umami sauce with soy sauce, garlic, sugar and sesame.

Sticky Chicky Sweet ‘n Sour Sauce: A balanced combination of sweet and tangy flavors including pineapple, garlic, vinegar and chili.

Nashville Hot: Smoky, spicy and crispy, with an even ratio of flavor and smokiness to heat that brings balance – it brings the heat for fans of spice.

RETURNING

Nashville Hot: Smoky, spicy and crispy, with an even ratio of flavor and smokiness to heat that brings balance – it brings the heat for fans of spice.

Georgia Gold: A honey-mustard style BBQ sauce made with vinegar, honey and savory seasoning.

What’s even better is that you can get a free 10-piece Saucy Nuggets when spending $10 or more on a KFC.com or KFC app purchase when they launch! KFC Saucy Nuggets can also be enjoyed as part of a combo meal, which includes your flavor choice of 10-piece Saucy Nuggets, a medium drink and Secret Recipe Fries for $9.99 via KFC.com or the KFC app.

KFC is not just bringing the new Saucy Nuggets on April 1st, but new Apple Pie Poppers as well! These new Apple Pie Poppers are “filled with warm apple pie filling and wrapped in a buttery and flaky crust.”

Even better is that you can get a pack of four for $2.49 from @kfc (prices can vary by location) which sounds pretty solid. These might not be the craziest flavor option you’ll see, but it’s nice to have more dessert options from KFC!

Pizza-Inspired Fried Chicken at KFC

February 25, 2024 By Dayton937

KFC is introducing the international smash hit, Chizza (“cheet-za”), to KFC menus in the US starting February 26, 2024.

Chizza (Not Pizza) features two 100% white meat Extra Crispy fried chicken filets topped with zesty marinara sauce, melty mozzarella cheese and crispy pepperoni.

Chizza made its debut on KFC menus in the Philippines back in 2015 and since then the unique KFC dish has made its way around the world to Korea, Taiwan, India, Thailand, Germany, Spain and Mexico, among other countries. Now, you can experience the global phenomenon here in the US for the very first time.

The item features two white meat fried chicken filets topped with marinara sauce, melted mozzarella cheese and crispy pepperoni. Customers can order the Chizza on its own or with a combo meal, which includes KFC’s Secret Recipe fries and a medium drink. Customers can also order a half Chizza, which is one fried chicken filet with the same toppings rather than two.

Also returning to KFC restaurants nationwide temporarily is Blackberry Lemonade – a fruity and tart drink to refresh the taste buds while enjoying the Chizza combo meal.

$20 Taste of KFC Meal & Smash’ed Potato Bowls Now Available

January 24, 2024 By Dayton937

Following a successful test at select locations in the Austin-Waco area of Texas late last year, KFC today announced the nationwide launch of the new $20 Taste of KFC meal starting January 29, 2024.

Each $20 Taste of KFC meal includes six pieces of KFC’s Original Recipe chicken on the bone, as well as four finger lickin’ good individual sides including mashed potatoes and gravy, fresh coleslaw, corn, rich and creamy cheddar mac & cheese and four biscuits.

KFC has also introduced Smash’ed Potato Bowls, filled with mashed potatoes and topped with Secret Recipe fries, cheese sauce, bacon crumbles and a three-cheese blend. The bowls are now available nationwide for $3.49. They can also be topped with five of KFC’s chicken nuggets for $2 more.

“Now you can smash your hunger with our new Smash’d Potato Bowls, which take comfort to an 11 with a unique twist on all your favorite KFC flavors smashed together. If you like our Famous Bowls, you’re going to love this new bowl,” CMO Nick Chavez said in a statement. “At just $3.49, it’s a comforting meal deal.”

The bowls are part of the chain’s strategy to attract younger consumers by adding more boneless, to-go offerings. During an interview late last year, Chavez said bowls, sandwiches and wraps are driving a higher mix among younger and more diverse customers and such options are the company’s “main priority right now.”

“Leveraging modern meat blocks in more modern formats is attracting new customers and that even extends to our bowl business,” he said. “Bowls are becoming a bigger part of the conversation.”

$5 Pot Pies Kick Off 2023 at KFC

January 3, 2023 By Dayton937

KFC is offering their Pot Pies, featuring tender bites of fried chicken, diced potatoes, peas and carrots in a savory sauce and baked in a flaky, golden crust for just $5 for a limited time.

Pot Pies can be enjoyed a la carte for $5 each or as part of a Pot Pie Meal where you get one Pot Pie served with a side of Mashed Potatoes & Gravy and your choice of a medium drink for $7.99.

Chicken Pot Pies have been a staple on KFC’s menus, providing the comforting warmth and flavors of homemade goodness since 1995.

Who’d You Rather? KFC or Lee’s Famous Recipe ? Win $20 GiftCard

January 18, 2018 By Dayton937 19 Comments

In a world of fried chicken, 2 chains have battled it out for decades. They are Kentucky Fried Chicken and Lee’s Famous Recipe.

The colonel and the rooster have been going head to head for generations. But did you know these restaurants were started by related family members?

Today , Food Adventures heats up the family feud again and pits them against each other, head to head. Plus, you get a chance to win a $20 gift card, just by commenting on which one is your favorite.

Yes.. you heard right…..

****COMMENT BELOW FOR YOUR CHANCE TO WIN a $20 GIFT CARD TO YOUR FAVORITE ONE****

So we ask you our patented question ….

WHO’D YOU RATHER GET IT ON WITH?
KFC or LEE’s FAMOUS RECIPE??

The Carolina Gold Chicken Little is KFC’s best item.

Comment at the bottom of the article and you can have a shot at winning a $20 gift certificate to tour favorite restaurant. Don’t be a chicken.. do it !

The Big Ragu from The Food Adventures Crew breaks this one down. Let’s see how the king of deep-fried food voted …

KFC TALE OF THE TAPE:
Founded by Colonel Harland Sanders, a Kentucky entrepreneur from Corbin, Kentucky who sold his chicken during the Great Depression. Sander’s opened his 2nd store in 1952. It was known as “Kentucky Fried Chicken” until 1991 when they changed the name to KFC. Today it is the 4th largest fast food franchise.

HERE ARE THE PRO’s of KFC:
—The Carolina Gold Chicken Little sandwich is a must eat, it is the best thing on the menu.
—Better Biscuits, no contest… but they always forget to give you butter and honey
—The whole wings are amazing, get 2 original recipe and 2 extra crispy
—Slightly better sides, even the alien “mashed potatoes and gravy”
—The apple pies that are offered at some stores are the same ones McDonalsds had in the 70’s and 80’s – deep-fried ones.
—The popcorn chicken is a winner, Nashville hot sauce will burn yo’ ass.

KFC’s HOT WINGS are no longer longer on the menu everyday – big mistake .

HERE ARE THE CONS’s of KFC:
–corporate made poor decision and got rid of two of their best menu items Honey BBQ Wings and Hot Wings
—KFC is not cheap…they price gouge a little
—They close too early

——————–Now, in the other corner …

LEE’S FAMOUS RECIPE, TALE OF THE TAPE:
After Colonel Sanders sold his franchise in 1962, he agreed to stay on as a promotional employee. His nephew Lee Cummings worked on a new chicken recipe and in 1966 founded the first Lee’s Famous Recipe Fried Chicken in Lima, Ohio. Today, there are currently 142 Lee’s Famous Recipe Chicken locations in 13 states across the USA. Dayton, Ohio has been a national hot spot and testing ground for Famous Recipe Chicken stores.

Lee Cummings, Colonel Sander’s nephew started Famous Recipe Chicken

HERE ARE THE PRO’s of LEE’s FAMOUS RECIPE:
—The menu has a wider variety of choices country fried steak, oven roasted chicken, liver and gizzards, white chicken chili, strawberry shortcake, etc..
—They offer an extra crispy SPICY version of their chicken too.
—During Lent they offer Shrimp and fish sometimes
—Nice prices, specials and deals help your wallet.

HERE ARE THE CONS’s of LEE’s FAMOUS RECIPE:
—The chicken is a little to salty
—The biscuits are awful
—The chicken fried steak is like a TV dinner Saulsbury steak

BIG RAGU’S VOTE: – KFC IS BETTER …

But what is your vote? Let your voice be heard. Who’d you rather and why? What items are your favorites?

A buttery biscuit from KFC – when they remember to give you butter and honey

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