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If your Costco cart has been quietly turning into a protein-snack shrine lately, you’re about to add one more MVP to the lineup. Mighty Spark Chicken Snack Sticks just expanded into more than 600 Costco locations nationwide, and the meat-snack aisle may never be the same. Forget the greasy, salty beef sticks of your gas-station past — this is chicken doing the heavy lifting, and shoppers cannot stop talking about it.
What’s Actually in the Bag
The Costco variety pack comes with 12 individually wrapped sticks — 8 Original Sea Salt & Pepper and 4 Teriyaki Style — for $12.99 to $14.99 depending on your warehouse. Each stick clocks in around 50 to 60 calories with 6 grams of protein, and they’re gluten-free and soy-free to boot. No mystery textures, no weird aftertaste — just chicken, seasoning, and a shelf-stable shelf life that makes them perfect for lunch boxes, gym bags, or the glove compartment snack stash you pretend you don’t have.
“These have great flavor and no weird textures. We love these for a quick snack on the go,” one shopper said, while another added, “These are the best meat sticks I’ve ever had.”
The timing isn’t an accident, either. According to NielsenIQ, chicken snack stick sales grew a jaw-dropping 97% over the past year — nearly nine times the growth of the overall meat-snack category — and Mighty Spark’s own sales climbed more than 43% in that same stretch. Translation: everyone else already found this snack, and Costco just made it a lot easier to grab a bulk pack. If you loved the protein-forward hype around Khloé Kardashian’s Khloud Protein Popcorn, this is very much cut from the same cloth.
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Why It’s Suddenly Everywhere
Mighty Spark isn’t just quietly restocking shelves — the brand just launched its first national TV campaign, running spots across HBO Max, discovery+, Paramount+, HGTV, ABC, and Roku, plus a summer sampling tour that’s already hit sports tournaments in Illinois, Texas, and Virginia. So if you feel like you’ve seen these neon-colored pouches everywhere this month, you’re not imagining it. The push is aimed squarely at families, fitness folks, and anyone trying to eat “better for you” without sacrificing convenience, which happens to describe most of us raiding the Costco snack aisle on a Sunday.
The only real complaint floating around online? People wish the bag came with more sticks. Otherwise, reviewers keep circling back to the same three things: smoother texture than typical jerky, flavor that doesn’t taste “diet,” and a protein count that actually holds you over between meals. Pair a couple sticks with Costco’s new high-protein Taco Mac & Cheese for a genuinely solid protein day, or toss them in a lunch bag next to a food court run for round two of chicken appreciation.
Should You Grab a Bag?
At roughly a dollar a stick for a snack that’s gluten-free, soy-free, and actually tastes like something you’d choose on purpose, this is a low-risk, high-reward add to your cart. Mighty Spark also notes it donates at least 1 million meals a year through a Feeding America partnership, so there’s a feel-good bonus tucked into the nutrition label too. With demand climbing and a 600-warehouse rollout still fresh, don’t be shocked if these start disappearing off shelves the way half of Costco’s viral finds do.
Have you tried the Mighty Spark Chicken Snack Sticks at your Costco yet? Let us know which flavor won you over, and check back for more of the latest Aldi, Costco, and Trader Joe’s finds worth the trip.
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