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Chipotle brings back Honey Chicken

Chipotle Honey Chicken first debuted in 2025 as the brand's best-performing limited-time offering and quickly became a customer favorite.

Fast-casual restaurant chain Chipotle Mexican Grill is bringing back Chipotle Honey Chicken, which debuted in 2025 as the brand's best-performing limited-time offering and quickly became a customer favorite, driving record demand. The protein will be available in restaurants across the US, Canada, the UK, France and Germany beginning April 28.

Made with freshly grilled chicken, marinated with smoky chipotle peppers and finished with a touch of honey, Chipotle Honey Chicken sits at the center of one of the fastest-growing flavor trends in food: "swicy." Sweet meets spicy. Heat meets honey. It's everywhere, from social feeds to restaurant menus.

But Chipotle's take stands apart—bringing this bold flavor to life with real ingredients, freshly prepared and made without artificial colors, flavors or preservatives. At its core are two signature ingredients—chipotle peppers and a touch of pure honey—creating a smoky, subtly sweet flavor that is distinctly Chipotle.

When it launched in 2025, the protein delivered the highest order rates of any limited-time offering in Chipotle's history.

"Chipotle Honey Chicken set a new standard for our limited-time offerings, and guests started asking for it back almost immediately," said Stephanie Perdue, interim chief marketing officer. "It's proof that when we get flavor and timing right, we create something fans can't stop thinking about."

For the first time, Chipotle customers can get Chipotle Honey Chicken in Chipotle's High Protein Cup.

Its return also continues Chipotle's momentum in menu innovation, following the recent return of Chicken al Pastor and introduction of Cilantro Lime Sauce earlier this year, and signals a broader push to bring more culturally relevant flavors to the menu in 2026.

Source: Chipotle Mexican Grill