I received this from Anne Tan, a food specialist from Culinary Circle. Enjoy!!

From: Anne Tan (Anne.Tan@CLYNCH.COM)
Sent: Tue 2/02/10 8:42 AM
To: Anne Tan (Anne.Tan@CLYNCH.COM)

According to the Albertsons Snack Down Survey, chicken wings rank as one of the top snacks on game day for Boise football fans. Last year, Americans gobbled up 90 million pounds of wings during Super Bowl weekend.

For the 90 percent of football fans in the area who plan on watching the Super Bowl at home, Albertsons has added grab ‘n go wings to its Culinary Circle brand lineup. The wings, available bone-in and boneless, are featured in buffalo, teriyaki and barbecue flavors. The quick and easy wings are packaged by the pound as well as in 10 and 20-count sized buckets priced from $4.99-$13.99.

More Albertsons Chicken Wing and Super Bowl Snacking Facts:

The National Chicken Council estimated in 2009 that:
More than 13 billion chicken wings (2.8 billion pounds) would be sold as standalone products in the U.S. as opposed to wings on whole chickens or breast quarters
Two billion pounds of chicken wings would be sold through food service channels
800 million pounds of chicken wings were sold in retail grocery stores

Among Boise residents, a Super Bowl party is ranked third as an occasion they believe they will consume the most calories, surpassing their calorie expectations for New Year’s Eve.

Please let me know (E-Mail) if you would like additional information on Culinary Circle’s new chicken wings or the Albertsons Snack Down Survey.

Thank you!

Anne Tan