According to Tom Super, vice president of communications, The National Chicken Council, consumers and operators are choosing dark chicken meat dishes because of the flavor, its popularity in ethnic dishes, its cost point and its positive attributes for direct heat on the grill. There’s also a rise of celebrity chefs utilizing dark meat chicken on TV food shows, so consumers are seeing how dark chicken meat is used as an ingredient and center-of-the-plate protein.
To meet this growing trend, Tyson Food Service expanded the Tyson Dark Meat Chicken portfolio. The portfolio includes options from taco meat to drumsticks to chicken strips to sausage patties, creating endless versatility across the entire menu for operators. Plus, its typically priced more favorably than traditional beef or pork options.
Tyson Dark Meat Chicken Product Overview
Multiple options from taco meat to sausage patties create endless versatility across the entire menu
Typically priced more favorably than traditional beef or pork options, which allows schools to change up the menu while offering a more affordable alternative to beef and pork
Allows K-12 directors to get the most out of their protein dollars with versatile nutritious dark meat chicken options
Dark meat chicken is loaded with health benefits including protein and essential minerals and vitamins
One serving of dark meat has 300 percent the Vitamin A of ground beef
The zinc in dark meat chicken contributes to healthy growth and development
Iron found in dark meat chicken is important for life-long brain function
Dark meat chicken has 1/3 of the total saturated fat of ground beef
Tyson Dark Meat Chicken Products
Tyson Whole Grain Breaded Dark Meat Bites
Tyson®Wei Café Teriyaki Flavored Dark Meat
Strips with Teriyaki Sauce
Tyson Wei Café Breaded Dark Meat Chunks with
Tangerine Sauce
Tyson Wei Café Breaded Dark Meat Chunks with
General Tso's Sauce
Tyson Dark Meat Strips
Tyson Fajita Dark Meat Strips
Tyson Glazed Chicken Drumsticks
Tyson Mesquite Glazed Chicken Drumsticks
Tyson Buffalo Glazed Chicken Drumsticks
Tyson Whole Grain Breaded Traditional
Drumsticks
Tyson All Natural, Low Sodium Shredded Chicken Reverse Blend (35/65)
Tyson All Natural, Low Sodium Chicken Crumble
Tyson Chicken Taco Meat
BONICI Chicken Meatballs (0.87 oz.)
Tyson Sliced Black Forest Chicken Ham
BONICI Sliced Chicken Pepperoni
Tyson Whole Grain Chicken Sausage Bites (0.39 oz.)
Tyson Chicken Sausage Patties (1.43 oz.)
Tyson Chicken Burger (2.4 oz.)
