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# Pizza-Flavored Chicken Nuggets
Tyson's Pizza-Flavored Chicken Nuggets Bring Together 2 Great Foods

By Katherine Pendrill | Published 2019-02-21 | Lifestyle
Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/pizzaflavored-chicken-nuggets
References: [delish](https://www.delish.com/food-news/a26218844/tyson-pizza-flavored-chicken-nuggets-national-pizza-day/) & [tysonfoods](https://www.tysonfoods.com/the-feed-blog/pizza-flavored-chicken-nuggets-1-1-3?fbclid=IwAR1_444720WMvxThXHGN7exBjkrW8ZqtDDwRG_PGBDExouweebpkQKUQ7c0)

[Tyson Foods](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/tyson-chiefs-nuggets) may have just created the ultimate comfort food with the debut of its Pizza-Flavored Chicken Nuggets. Bringing together the best of two iconic dishes, the new nuggets are sure to be a crowd pleaser at any party.

Just as the name suggests, Tyson's new Pizza-Flavored Chicken Nuggets consist of nugget-sized pieces of chicken stuffed with mozzarella cheese and then coated in a parmesan breading sprinkled with a pepperoni seasoning. While even Tyson's lead R&D scientist Shanna Motl was sketpical of the two dishes coming together, she explains that "when we actually made the first couple batches, I couldn’t believe how good it was." As a result, the new Pizza-Flavored Chicken Nuggets are now available at [Meijer](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/mega-dino-nuggets) and [HEB](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/competitive-performances) across the nation.

Image Credit: *Tyson Foods.*

## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter)

- Score: 1.2/10
- Popularity: 23% | Activity: 5% | Freshness: 8%
- Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women
- Primary generations: Gen Z, Gen Alpha, Millennial, Gen X
- Top markets: North America

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## Key Themes

### What's Driving This Trend

- **Cheese-stuffed Chicken:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Explore the creation of more cheese-stuffed chicken products to combine two popular flavors.
- **Gourmet Chicken Nuggets:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Develop gourmet chicken nuggets with unique flavor combinations to cater to consumers' evolving tastes.
- **Hybrid Food Products:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Experiment with creating more hybrid food products that combine the best elements of multiple dishes.

### Who This Affects Most

- **Poultry Processing:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Integrate cheese-stuffing techniques into poultry processing to introduce new chicken products with enhanced flavors.
- **Frozen Food Manufacturing:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Partner with frozen food manufacturers to develop and produce gourmet chicken nuggets with unique flavor profiles.
- **Fast Food/snack Food:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Collaborate with fast food and snack food companies to create hybrid food products that appeal to a wide range of consumers.

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