# Spicy Chicken Snack Bites Flamin’ Hot Boneless Chicken Wings are a Kroger Exclusive By Michael Hemsworth | Published 2026-02-20 | Lifestyle Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/flamin-hot-boneless-chicken-wings References: [kroger](https://www.kroger.com/pl/chicken-and-hot-meals/13007) & [pepsico](https://www.pepsico.com/)  Flamin’ Hot Boneless Chicken Wings are being debuted through a partnership between [PepsiCo](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/extra-flamin-hot-snacks) and [Frito-Lay](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/cheetos-crunchy-buffalo) with [Kroger](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/spicy-chicken-strips) to help surprise and delight customers. The menu item will be on offer at the Kroger hot bar and prepared foods section, and will consist of boneless chicken wings covered in a Flamin' Hot seasoning to give them a cheesy, spicy taste in every bite. The menu item will be on offer through June to work well for sports snacking occasions when watching form home and is priced at $9.99 per pound. Flamin’ Hot Boneless Chicken Wings come as part of a wider embrace of the Flamin' Hot flavor profile as consumer crave spicy food and gravitate towards it thanks to its familiarity. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 6.9/10 - Popularity: 66% | Activity: 76% | Freshness: 66% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Lifestyle](https://www.trendhunter.com/lifestyle) > [Food](https://www.trendhunter.com/food) ## Key Themes ### What's Driving This Trend - **Spicy-flavored Retail Exclusives:** Exclusive spicy-flavor product launches tied to specific retailers that extend brand relevance and create destination shopping experiences for flavor-seeking consumers. - **Heat-centric Snacking:** The mainstreaming of intense chili and cheesy heat profiles in ready-to-eat items that reposition snack heat as a primary purchase driver rather than a niche novelty. - **Cross-category Brand Extensions:** Snack brands partnering across foodservice and prepared foods to translate iconic packaged flavors into hot-case and menu items that blur the lines between CPG and fresh offerings. ### Who This Affects Most - **Grocery Retail:** In-store prepared foods and hot-bar merchandising that leverage exclusive flavor collaborations to increase basket frequency and differentiate store-level value propositions. - **Quick-service and Fast Casual:** Menu innovation centered on bold, familiar snack-brand flavors that can broaden occasion appeal for dine-in, takeout, and delivery consumers. - **Consumer Packaged Goods Snacks:** CPG manufacturers extending iconic flavor IP into fresh and heat-and-serve formats to capture incremental consumption occasions beyond shelf-stable purchases. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Korean Barbecue Tortilla Chips](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/doritos-flamin-hot-koreanstyle-bbq.md) - [All-in-One Chicken Wing Meals](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/wingstop-loaded-flavor-boxes.md) - [Tangy Chicken Snack Sticks](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/slim-jim-x-buffalo-wild-wings.md) - [Street Food Chicken Seasonings](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/wingstop-mexican-street-spice.md) - [Complimentary Fried Chicken Giveaways](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/wingstop-crispy-tenders.md) - [QSR-Inspired Frozen Chicken Snacks](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/checkers-and-rallys-chicken-bites.md) - [Crispy Hot Sauce Wings](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/honey-garlic-sriracha-crispy-chicken-wings.md) - [Game Day Boneless Wings](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/crispy-boneless-wings.md) - [Football Season Wing Deals](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/big-boneless-wings-bundle.md)