This Airheads candy bun might upset some feathers on #NationalFriedChickenDay

The world will finally see what chicken is missing, Craig Cuchra, the vice president of marketing for Perfetti Van Melle North America, crowed in a bold press release promoting the Airheads Candy Chicken Sandy.

The confectionery company also sent out a series of tweets announcing that it was participating in the chicken sandwich wars that have raged between fast food chains such as Wendys WEN,
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and Chick-fil-A since Popeyes New Orleans style sammie created a total clustercluck in the summer of 2019.

From the archives: Chicken sandwich wars: Popeyes, Chick-fil-A and Wendys are waging an all-out food fight on Twitter

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and Restaurant Brands Internationals QSR,
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Burger King has since entered the fray with the fried chicken.

An Airheads representative confirmed that this sandwich is 100% real and not a hoax. A limited amount of sample sizes for people to try will be handed out Tuesday at the Frances restaurant in Chicago. And the ingredients include fried chicken, coleslaw, spicy mayo, pickles, and of course the rainbow-striped bun from delicious sweet and sour Airheads Xtremes.

But if the idea of ​​nesting savory fried chicken in a sweet taffy bun isn’t to your liking, there are plenty of more traditional poultry dishes available at a discount in honor of #NationalFriedChickenDay on Tuesday. However, many of them will push you to place your order online or by using any restaurant chain’s app.

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KFC is offering $3 off a minimum purchase of $15 for orders placed through DoorDash DASH,
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when they contain a Pepsi PEP,
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or Diet Pepsi, in a minor case of cross promotion.

Taco Bell takes $1 off a Naked Chicken Chalupa meal through the chains app.

First-time users of the Popeyes app can get a free chicken sandwich when they spend a minimum of $10 on an online order.

Burger King’s new ChKing chicken sandwich will cost $2.99 ​​(normally $3.99 to $4.99) Tuesday through an offer on the app and website.

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serving until July 11, a $20 fried chicken sampler with bone-in chicken, three tender chicken pieces, a six-piece Chickenjoy bucket, and two chicken sandwiches.

And a coupon on the White Castles website entitles customers who buy a Crispy Chicken Slider, Chicken Ring Slider, or Chicken & Waffles Slider on Tuesday to receive a second free one, which is available for takeout or dine in.