Dive Brief:
- Casey’s General Stores has added several new food items to its full-time menu, including five flavors of sauced chicken wings and regular and parmesan fries, according to an emailed company announcement.
- The wings, which are currently available in select stores in and around the retailer’s home city of Des Moines, Iowa, are available in bone-in or boneless varieties.
- In addition to augmenting the full-time menu, Casey’s is offering an Italian deli pizza and Italian deli sliders through April 29.
Dive Insight:
As Casey’s makes a big move into the south after its CEFCO acquisition last year, it’s also been expanding its foodservice options beyond its signature pizza. The retailer added new sandwiches in March 2024 and announced in December that it would be testing a combined Casey’s and CEFCO kitchen in some locations.
The five sauced wing flavors are garlic parmesan, which uses a dry rub with Casey’s signature cheese blend; BBQ, featuring Sweet Baby Ray’s barbecue sauce; sweet chili, which includes chili pepper, ginger and garlic flavors; Buffalo, which uses aged cayenne pepper; and mango habanero, which gives customers a sweet-and-spicy combo. Wings come in 10-, 15- and 20-piece options, or in a 5-piece meal combo with fries.
In addition to the regular and parmesan fries, which are on Casey’s menu for the first time, the retailer has also added a house-made ranch dipping sauce.
“We’re eager to see the guest response in the Des Moines market,” said Brad Haga, senior vice president of prepared food and dispensed beverages at Casey’s, in the announcement.
Casey’s did not reply by press time when asked if it hopes to add the new menu offering in additional markets.
The Italian deli pizza comes in thin crust or traditional varieties and is topped with mozzarella, salami, bacon, banana peppers and parmesan. The sliders use King’s Hawaiian rolls and contain all the same toppings.
