Applegate Farms, LLC expands chicken product line with APPLEGATE NATURALS

The new Lightly Breaded line is gluten-free and packed with crispy, craveable flavour from natural, minimally processed ingredients

Made with Applegate Humanely Raised all white meat chicken, these lightly breaded, gluten-free frozen offerings bring crispy and delicious protein to dinner plates in minutes.

APPLEGATE, the nation’s leading natural and organic meat brand, is proud to introduce two new additions to its frozen chicken portfolio: APPLEGATE NATURALS Lightly Breaded Chicken Tenders and APPLEGATE NATURALS Lightly Breaded Popcorn Chicken. Made with whole cuts of white meat chicken that are Applegate Humanely Raised with no antibiotics, the new Lightly Breaded line is gluten-free and packed with crispy, crave-able flavour from natural, minimally processed ingredients.

With 12-14 grams of protein per serving and a gluten-free rice flour coating, the Lightly Breaded line has two fewer carbs and two more grams of protein per serving than APPLEGATE NATURALS Gluten Free Chicken Breast Tenders. As with Applegate’s other frozen offerings, APPLEGATE NATURALS Lightly Breaded Chicken Tenders and Popcorn Chicken are ready in minutes. The two new offerings come in resealable ‘family size’ bags for added convenience.

“Applegate’s Lightly Breaded product expansion fills Americans’ hunger for more delicious, easy-to-make protein options available right from their freezer,” said Joseph O’Connor, President of Applegate. “With Lightly Breaded, we’ve dialled back on the breading for extra crispiness and continue to deliver the nutritious and high-quality chicken Applegate is known for. We know it’ll be a hit with chicken tenders and popcorn chicken fans — including those who are concerned with or sensitive to gluten!”