Rival fast food restaurant brings back popular discontinued KFC item and fans are going wild

A POPULAR KFC item that was discontinued has been brought back by a rival chain.

Jack in the Box has added popcorn chicken to its menu, and fast food fans are going wild over the addition.

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Jack in the Box confirmed on Monday that popcorn chicken is back, just over a week after KFC discontinued it.

“The rumors are true,” wrote Jack in the Box via Twitter. “It’s back.”

Fast food fans can already find a range of popcorn chicken choices on the menu of its 2,200 locations.

The options include Classic Popcorn Chicken, Spicy Popcorn Chicken, and a variety of combos including a 50/50 share of the two.

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As the news was shared on Twitter, excited fans celebrated the revival of the popular item.

One wrote: “Gotta hand it to Jack in the Box - KFC removed their popcorn chicken and Jack in the Box swoops in with their version of popcorn chicken.”

“I love it, especially the spicy version,” chimed in a second.

“Wait, spicy too?! Massive!” shared another.

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One overseas fan even said they were: “gonna drive back to America just to get some.”

COLONEL SAD NEWS

KFC lovers were previously disappointed when the chicken chain dropped popcorn bites from its menu 

“The popcorn chicken was the only reason I ever went to KFC, but seems I won’t be anymore,” tweeted one.

Another complained: “Popcorn chicken - the only thing KFC does right.”

“I just found out that KFC discontinued popcorn chicken and I’d appreciate some privacy during this difficult time,” wrote a third.

KFC has also scrapped Kentucky Fried Chicken Wings, Nashville Hot Sauce, Strawberry Lemonade, and Chocolate Chip Cookies.

Brittany Wilson, the director of KFC U.S. said the move was to “create operational efficiencies for our restaurant team members” in an interview with Food & Wine.

IN AND OUT

It’s fair to say Jack in the Box has had an on-off relationship with popcorn chicken.

The restaurant first introduced the item in 2020 but dropped it soon after, only to bring it back in April 2021 for a limited time.

Customers then found popcorn chicken on menus again in April 2022 for a limited time before it was scrapped once again.

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