Value meals and the growing interest in fried chicken have collided in the first couple months of this year, with multiple major convenience retailers revealing low-cost chicken meals deals.
It’s not a big surprise, as limited-service retailers sold $52 billion worth of chicken in the fourth quarter of 2025, according to Huy Do, a trendologist at Datassential. U.S. consumers on average each ate about 103 pounds of the stuff in 2025, according to Cobank. Chicken is a big business, and meal deals can get customers in the door and even turn them into regulars.
Below are three c-store chicken value deals from the past few weeks.
7-Eleven updates all QSRs with value LTOs
7-Eleven has introduced a $5 limited-time chicken menu across all three of its QSRs — Raise the Roost Chicken and Biscuits, Speedy Café and Laredo Taco Company.
Raise the Roost is offering three chicken tenders with a new lemon pepper glaze for $5, served with a choice of dipping sauce. Additionally, customers can get two chicken biscuits, in classic or spicy varieties, for $5.
Speedy Café’s special is eight boneless wings in the lemon pepper glaze for $5.
Finally, Laredo Taco Company is selling two chicken fajita tacos for $5. The tacos include chicken, bell peppers, onions and tomatoes in a flour tortilla.
The specials are available through March 3 at participating locations.
Chester’s rolls out winter Fuel Up promotion
In January, Chester’s Chicken revealed its Fuel Up promotion, which runs through mid-May.
As part of the promotion, customers can buy two pieces of dark meat chicken and a biscuit for $5. Additional options include four pieces of dark meat chicken and a biscuit for $9 and 12 pieces of dark meat chicken for $20. For $1, customers can add a fried pie to any of these meals.
Krispy Krunchy Chicken adds $4 value meals
Rounding out the bunch, Krispy Krunchy Chicken added two $4 value meals to its menu for a limited time. Customers can select from two pieces of dark meat chicken or two jumbo chicken tenders with a side of potato wedges.
Customers can also add another jumbo chicken tender for $1.50.
