Whether you call them strips, goujons, fingers or tenders one thing is for certain, this style of chicken is on the rise and seriously delicious!

Chicken strips have long been favoured as a premium starter option for many menus in the food service industry as well as being a great accompanying dish to a main meal. With industry experts suggesting that full service restaurant growth in the UK will be up around 11% between now and 2027* the need to have premium options for the UK’s most popular protein is more important than ever.

Our Homestyle Strips come in a range of flavour profiles and embody all the classic components that makes our Homestyle range stand out from the crowd. Featuring whole muscle chicken breast meat that weighs in at 35g per piece, these crunchy strips of goodness are certain to be a popular hit for any menu, and here is why…

Homestyle Chicken Is On The Rise!

Meadow Vale’s Homestyle Chicken range is our fastest growing brand, seeing sales growth by the KG up 34% in 2023 alone**. The reason for this level of growth comes back to two main things, quality and consistency.

The fabric of Homestyle Chicken is that all the products are hand-cut and hand-coated in order to give chefs a product that looks like it has been prepared back of house. This allows for a visually appealing dish to be served to your customers and will have them coming back for more once they get a taste of that top quality chicken.

The Homestyle Chicken Strips feature 35g of whole muscle chicken breast meat that are uniform in size and shape and come fully frozen in number counted bags that house 30 strips at a time. This provides chefs not only the consistency they require but also saves them time and reduces waste too.

Saving time in the kitchen will allow chefs to maximise service during busy periods and the strips cook from frozen in as little as 4 minutes in the deep fryer or just 18 minutes in the oven. The signature Homestyle crunchy coating assists in the excellent hot hold capabilities too, meaning the strips are the go-to goujon of choice for those takeaways and restaurants who trade heavily in the food-to-go market.

Homestyle Strips – The Real Crowd Pleaser!

Meadow Vale’s Homestyle Chicken Strips come in three unique flavour profiles; Classic Crunchy, Southern Fried and Hot & Spicy. These flavour profiles match their Homestyle Chicken Fillet counterparts, are very much on trend and each one has their own unique place on the menu.

The Classic Crunchy Strip is the go-to chicken strip for dipping! Whether it be ketchup, BBQ sauce, garlic aioli, hot sauce or even the tried and tested gravy, you’ll be sure to win over your customers with this combo.

The Southern Fried Strip provides a nod to classic American flavour profiles from the southern states and is perfect to be used in your traditional American style dishes such as burgers, hot dogs and sliced over mac & cheese.

The Hot & Spicy Strips are a heat lovers dream as they combine classic chicken strips with a fiery kick to boot. Best served as a side dish or as part of a sharing platter, these strips aren’t for the faint of heart!

Menu Diversification For Business Growth!

Many business owners in the food service industry face issues regarding the potential need to scale back in these troublesome financial times, but that doesn’t have to mean you compromise the quality on offer. The need to offer both a premium product and a premium service is at an all-time high, and one way to achieve this is by getting creative with your menu.

The addition of sharing platters and munch boxes that feature menu favourites alongside more traditional sharers will be a certain way of securing more business. You can get really creative and feature the whole Homestyle Chicken range too with everything from our chicken fillet burgers and chicken strips with dips to loaded fries that feature our shredded chicken and a pot of Hot & Spicy bites for good measure! By offering something for everyone allows costs to be shared and customer satisfaction to rise.

Find Out More!

Our Homestyle Strips are soaring in popularity and what better way to see how it can work for you than to try a free sample today. Whether you are cooking from raw currently and want to make the switch or are stocking other Meadow Vale lines but not the strips, speak to our Development Chef today and see how the strips could be key to your business success!

*Aviko Food Trend Report 2024 **Internal Sales Data