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    lol MarathonTmatt

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    Col. Sanders is the devil.
    He was cast down.

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    KFC's Mojito Girl

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    What if I frown?

    Just smile: In KFC China store, diners have new way to pay
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    A customer tries Alipay's facial recognition payment solution "Smile to Pay" at KFC's new KPRO restaurant in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, China September 1, 2017. REUTERS/Stringer

    SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Diners at a KFC store in the eastern Chinese city of Hangzhou will have a new way to pay for their meal. Just smile.

    Customers will be able to use a “Smile to Pay” facial recognition system at the tech-heavy, health-focused concept store, part of a drive by Yum China Holdings Inc to lure a younger generation of consumers.

    Yum China, which spun off from its U.S. parent Yum Brands Inc last year, is trying to rev up growth in the world’s second largest economy, where food safety scares and changing consumer tastes have dented sales since 2012.

    Yum is still the largest fast food chain in the market, where it has over 7,685 outlets. Its China same-store sales have also been slowly improving, rising in the second quarter of the year on a strong showing by its KFC brand.

    The new outlet in Hangzhou, called KPRO, is targeting a younger generation of Chinese who are expected to drive the lion’s share of China’s consumption growth over the next decade.


    Alipay's facial recognition payment solution "Smile to Pay" is seen at KFC's new KPRO restaurant in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, China September 1, 2017. REUTERS/Stringer

    Joey Wat, Yum China’s president, said the store was aimed at “young, tech savvy consumers who are keen to embrace new tastes and innovations”.

    The Hangzhou store involves a tie-up with Ant Financial, which is behind the facial recognition software. Alibaba Group Holding Ltd affiliate Ant said this is the first commercial application of the technology worldwide.

    Diners can pay by scanning their faces at an ordering kiosk and entering a phone number - which is meant to guard against people cheating the system.

    “Combined with a 3D camera and liveness detection algorithm, Smile to Pay can effectively block spoofing attempts using other people’s photos or video recordings and ensure account safety,” Jidong Chen, Ant’s director of biometric identification technology, said in a statement.

    The store’s menu offers seasonal produce, made-to-order salads and paninis. The chicken on the menu is “roasted”, while drinks include freshly squeezed juices, gourmet coffees and craft beer.

    The concept store is not the first time Yum, or its major rival McDonald’s Corp, have tested new ideas in the market. Yum launched a swanky Italian diner as a test “lab” on Shanghai’s iconic riverside Bund in 2015.

    Reporting by Adam Jourdan; Editing by Darren Schuettler
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    I still blame bawang for this thread.

    I was tempted to copy this to our Mma & wwe thread, but then I thought, KFC doesn't pay us to advertise.

    But still, can't resist this.

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    What is it about KFC and this forum?

    It's gotta be bawang. He's got us all bawanged up when it comes to KFC.

    Dramatic moment KFC customers perform a citizen's arrest - on the driver of a car loaded with weapons including a gun, knife and nunchucks
    A man has crashed his car loaded with weapons outside a KFC in Ipswich, QLD
    The 42-year-old was allegedly in possession of guns, knives and a nunchuck
    Onlookers stepped in and took his car keys away, to prevent the man offending
    By Josh Hanrahan For Daily Mail Australia
    PUBLISHED: 19:29 EDT, 3 September 2017 | UPDATED: 04:07 EDT, 4 September 2017

    A brave bystander has stopped a man who drove a car loaded with weapons through a construction site at a KFC restaurant in Queensland.

    The 42-year-old crashed his vehicle into a temporary fence near the store in Ipswich, east of Brisbane, before onlookers allegedly noticed a number of weapons inside.

    Worried about the danger the guns, knives and nunchucks allegedly possessed by the man posed, Steve Kenefick stepped in and took the man's car keys from him.


    A brave bystander has stopped a man (pictured) who drove a car loaded with weapons through a construction site at a KFC restaurant in Queensland

    After taking the keys from the man, he urged him to wait for police inside the KFC.

    'Mate, you are not getting the keys,' Mr Kenefick told the man.

    'I said: "Come in. Go for a feed in here".'



    The 42-year-old crashed his vehicle - which allegedly had guns, knives and nunchucks inside - into a temporary fence near the store in Ipswich, east of Brisbane. He faces court in September

    When police arrived soon after they arrested the 42-year-old and charged him with possessing a Category M weapon

    He was also charged with possessing a knife in a public place and driving with a suspended licence.

    The man is due to front Ipswich Court on 29th September.

    Bad Day for Wannabe Bruce Lees @ KFC
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    KFC bath salts?

    srsly? wth?!?

    KFC cooks up fried chicken bath salts in Japan
    Oona McGee10 hours ago



    Now you can soak in the Colonel’s 11 secret herbs and spices.

    KFC Japan has been doing everything it can to get our attention over the years, offering us special items like disposable finger sheaths, Pokémon goods, and even packed bento lunches. Now they’re turning heads with a new novelty product that’s got everyone talking in Japan, and this time it’s something you can soak your body in.

    Behold the KFC bath bomb, a product designed to make bath-time smell like fried chicken. Its official title, “Chicken Smell? Bathing Powder” is an apt description of the surprise your nostrils will experience when you get into the bath after using the product for the first time.

    Cleverly moulded to resemble a KFC chicken drumstick, the new bath powder has been created in collaboration with Village Vanguard, a Japanese novelty retail store chain that knows its stuff when it comes to food-like bath salts. Last year, they released a whacky lineup of bath powders featuring enticing aromas like pizza, beer and miso soup.

    ▼ Now Village Vanguard has combined forces with the fast food giant to create a bath bomb that looks and smells like a chicken drumstick.

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    ケンタッキーフライドチキン ✔@KFC_jp
    🎊激レアグッズ完成🎉
    11月1日(水)から始まる #秘伝のコンビパック 発売記念キャンペーンの🎁が完成しました😃
    なんと、今回は #ヴィレッジヴァンガード さんとコラボレーション❤
    チキン型のこれ🍗いったいなーんだ❓#分かった人はRT #KFC
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    Unfortunately, the only way to get your hands on one of these little delights is by being one of 100 people chosen by lottery to receive one each day, as part of a campaign that runs from 1-15 November. To try your luck in the lottery, simply follow the official KFC Japan account, and then retweet the tweet below with the hashtags #KFCのアノ香りand #秘伝のコンビパック(which translates to #thatsmellofkfc and #secretcombinationpack).


    ケンタッキーフライドチキン ✔@KFC_jp
    ✨#秘伝のコンビパック 発売記念🍗
    フォロー&リツイートで毎日100名様に当たる✨#KFCのアノ香り が漂う「チキンの香り?の入浴剤」を🎁
    参加者全員に、本物のアノ香りを楽しめる特別クーポンも!11/15〆https://goo.gl/h64AUt



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    Those lucky enough to win one of these will receive the product in a red-and-white KFC-branded box, which makes it feel like you’re really receiving a piece of fried chicken. Everyone who enters the campaign will receive a coupon to buy a Secret Combination Pack of chicken for 550 yen (US$4.83) instead of the usual price of 750 yen.

    Source, images: KFC Japan
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    Mom’s Touch

    Korean fried chicken chain chooses Concord for U.S. debut


    (Lisa P. White/Bay Area News Group) Korean fried chicken and burgers fast-food chain opened its first U.S. location in downtown Concord in January 2018.

    By LISA P. WHITE | lwhite@bayareanewsgroup.com | Bay Area News Group
    PUBLISHED: January 11, 2018 at 10:03 am | UPDATED: January 11, 2018 at 6:42 pm

    CONCORD — Mom’s Touch, a South Korean fried chicken and burger chain, has opened its first U.S. outlet in downtown Concord.

    The restaurant took over the former Wild Ox Burger space on Salvio Street next to the public garage and a half-block from Todos Santos Plaza. Mom’s Touch stands out with a red and white striped awning and dining patio.

    Mom’s Touch operates more than 1,000 restaurants in South Korea, according to Pedro Garcia, economic development specialist with the city.

    “We’re talking about the McDonald’s of Korea basically coming to Concord to open their first U.S. location,” he said.

    The menu includes chicken breast sandwiches (both grilled and fried), a bulgogi burger (thin marinated slices of grilled beef); fried wings, drumsticks, chicken strips and popcorn chicken. Barbecue, teriyaki and other dipping sauces are available. Fries, cheese fries and onion rings are also available.

    Lighter fare includes a chicken salad and teriyaki steamed rice with bulgogi or grilled chicken.
    Sounds good. Too bad I don't eat chicken anymore.
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    Female Colonel Sanders?

    Maybe the LGBTQ thing has gone too far on this T. I'll be more impressed with the first black Colonel Sanders. Yeah, let's see KFC step into that bear trap.

    KFC Just Announced Its First Female Colonel Sanders
    By FLORA CARR Updated: January 26, 2018 8:42 AM ET

    KFC has launched a new campaign featuring its first ever female Colonel Sanders, with country star Reba McEntire in the iconic role of the franchise’s founder.

    The new commercials will begin next week, featuring McEntire dressed in Colonel Sanders’ famed white suit and donning a moustache. While a number of celebrities, including Rob Lowe, have taken on the role of Sanders, McEntire is the first female celebrity and the first musician to play the part.

    “I thought the transformation was really funny,” McEntire told the Associated Press. “I got a big kick out of it.”

    KFC

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    Introducing Colonel Sanders. Again.

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    “I’m Colonel Sanders, the same as always,” McEntire croons, tongue-in-cheek, in the ad. “I’m definitely not a woman.”

    McEntire, who grew up in Oklahoma, said she was first approached by KFC in December.

    “I said, ‘Holy smokes!,'” she said. “KFC has been a part of my life forever.”

    Commenting on the casting, KFC’s new chief marketing officer Andrea Zahumensky said: “I think this is going to be our most-loved Colonel yet.”

    McEntire, who also appears as herself in the commercial, will star in the ads until the end of April.

    KFC

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    Nothing to see here, folks. Nope, nothin’ at all. Just the same old Colonel with a new flavor of fried chicken.

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    You have to click the twitter links to see the ads...if you really want to see 'em.
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    Out of chicken

    This is surely a sign of the collapse of America and the coming apocalypse.

    KFC branches in UK forced to close because of chicken shortage
    KFC has apologized to its customers in the U.K. after branches of the fast-food chain were forced to close because they've run out of chicken.
    KFC said the shortage had been caused after it had taken on a new delivery partner, DHL, and apologized for the closures.
    Holly Ellyatt | @HollyEllyatt
    Published 9:11 AM ET Mon, 19 Feb 2018 Updated 22 Hours Ago
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    KFC has apologized to its customers in the U.K. after branches of the fried chicken chain were forced to close because they've run out of chicken.

    Taking to Twitter to explain the crisis, KFC said the shortage had been caused after it had taken on a new delivery partner, DHL, and apologized for the closures.

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    KFC UK & Ireland

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    The Colonel is working on it.

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    "We've brought a new delivery partner onboard, but they've had a couple of teething problems — getting fresh chicken out to 900 restaurants across the country is pretty complex!," the chain said in an online statement Monday.

    "We won't compromise on quality, so no deliveries has meant some of our restaurants are closed, and others are operating a limited menu, or shortened hours."


    A sign warns that a limited menu is being operated at a branch of KFC that is operating a limited menu due to problems with the delivery of chicken on February 20, 2018 in Bristol, England.
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    A sign warns that a limited menu is being operated at a branch of KFC that is operating a limited menu due to problems with the delivery of chicken on February 20, 2018 in Bristol, England.
    The chain listed the restaurants that were open Monday.

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    KFC UK & Ireland

    @KFC_UKI
    The Colonel has an update…🐓🛣🚦

    More info - http://www.kfc.co.uk/crossed-the-road


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    Delivery firm DHL, which took on the contract last November with QSL after promising to "re-write the rule book and set a new benchmark for delivering fresh products to KFC in a sustainable way," also apologized.

    A DHL spokesperson told CNBC on Monday that the delay was due to "operational issues."

    "Due to operational issues a number of deliveries in recent days have been incomplete or delayed. We are working with KFC and our partners to rectify the situation as a priority and apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused."


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    People pass a branch of KFC that is closed due to problems with the delivery of chicken on February 20, 2018 in Bristol, England.
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    Fck

    My respect for KFC increased by a bucket.

    KFC apologizes for chicken shortage with a hilarious hidden message
    by Alanna Petroff @AlannaPetroff
    February 23, 2018: 12:10 PM ET

    KFC has issued a high-profile, humorous apology for its chicken shortages in the UK.

    The fast-food chain used a full-page ad in British newspapers to apologize for shutting down hundreds of restaurants this week because it ran out of chicken.

    The bright red advertisement showed an empty bucket with the chain's initials scrambled to say "FCK" on it, alongside an apology.

    "A chicken restaurant without any chicken. It's not ideal. Huge apologies to our customers, especially those who traveled out of their way to find we were closed," the ad said.


    KFC took out full-page newspaper ads on Friday to apologize for its restaurant closures.

    As many as 800 out of about 900 KFC locations were closed on Monday due to the logistical snafu. By Friday, the majority of the stores had reopened.

    "It's been a hell of a week, but we're making progress, and every day more and more fresh chicken is being delivered to our restaurants. Thank you for bearing with us," the ad said.

    KFC, which is owned by Taco Bell and Pizza Hut parent Yum! (YUM), said the chicken shortage had been caused by a "couple of teething problems" after it switched to a new delivery partner, DHL (DPW), last week.

    DHL said a number of deliveries had been "incomplete or delayed" because of "operational issues." The German company added that it is "not the only party responsible for the supply chain to KFC."

    A KFC spokesperson said on Friday that some stores may remain closed this weekend and some locations "will operate with a reduced menu or shortened hours."

    The cheeky apology was well received.

    "I think they've done a fantastic job," said Rupert Younger, a PR expert and director of the Oxford University Centre for Corporate Reputation.

    "It speaks to a business that understand that mistakes were made and they're prepared to have fun at their own expense."

    He also thought it was honorable that KFC didn't make a point of running DHL through the ringer for these problems.

    "They have been open and transparent and incredibly authentic" with their apology, he said. "I think they're going to have more people wanting to go to KFC than less ... as a result of this."

    The UK is KFC's largest market in Europe, and one of its top five globally.

    Franchisees operate 95% of KFC's outlets in the country. The company said Monday that it would pay its staff as normal, and it was encouraging franchisees to do the same.

    KFC did not say whether it would compensate its franchisee operators for lost business.

    CNNMoney (London)
    First published February 23, 2018: 12:03 PM ET
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    Yardbird Southern Table & Bar

    This Southern Fried Chicken Restaurant Is Taking Over the Country


    Courtesy of Yardbird Southern Table & Bar

    Yardbird Southern Table & Bar will open its first L.A. location in April.

    MARIA YAGODA February 26, 2018

    In just a few weeks, Los Angeles will have another top-notch Southern restaurant to claim its own, thanks to the speedy expansion of Yardbird Southern Table & Bar, a James Beard Award-winning fried chicken concept that first opened in Miami and is swiftly conquering the world. The city is quite lucky—Southern Living considers Yardbird to be one of the best fried chicken establishments in the South, and we're inclined to agree.

    According to a new press release, Yardbird's first L.A. location will open in April in the 6,000-square-foot Beverly Center, a luxury shopping destination, with additional space for private events.


    Yardbird

    "The ultra-hospitable atmosphere will be accented with industrial age fixtures, warm lighting, sleek leather banquettes, eye-catching art, and beer taps adorned with vintage items found in America's most inviting kitchens," reads the release, noting that the space will feature "down-home elements paying homage to Yardbird's rural roots with a SoCal touch."

    Yardbird, which is helmed by restaurateur John Kunkel, has locations in Las Vegas, Singapore and Miami, where the restaurant first opened in 2011. The Southern eatery may have a New York outpost in the works, too. In November 2017, Kunkel told Eater that that he was looking into a N.Y.C. location, saying, "It’s a visible market, and we’re on the hunt now."

    Indeed, the market for homestyle yet refined Southern dining has grown enormously, which is why the forthcoming L.A. location—and the city's recent addition of its very first Cracker Barrel—is not surprising.


    Courtesy of Yardbird Southern Table & Bar

    "We are excited to crack open the Los Angeles market and are committed to continually providing our guests with high-quality, made-from-scratch, classic Southern cuisine and exceptional customer service," Kunkel said in the release announcing the news. "Yardbird Los Angeles will offer guests a truly sensational dining experience highlighting the influence of California cuisine that will take the art of hospitality to a new level by combining a light yet flavorful menu with a venue designed for social gatherings."
    And there's more...
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    The Organic Coup

    This San Francisco Chicken Chain Is Like a Woke Chick-Fil-A


    Courtesy of Adam J Clark

    The Organic Coup is the country's first USDA certified organic fast food joint, and it's got some high profile backers. Clearly, it was time to eat our way down the menu.

    DAVID LANDSEL February 27, 2018

    Known far and wide as an incubator for the glorious, planet-disrupting tech boom that's turned so many of our lives upside down, the San Francisco Bay Area in recent years has been responsible for another kind of revolution, and this one's all about changing the way we look at fast food.

    This lesser-known outcome of the region's relentless, missionary zeal for improving absolutely everything can be found both in the streets of San Francisco, and out in shopping centers and smaller downtowns throughout the region. From decadent but impeccably-sourced burgers (Super Duper, Roam, Popson's) to vegan lunch bowls from vending machines (Le Cupboard) to a Greek mini-chain using Snake River Farms meats (Souvla), you're spoiled for elevated takes on grab-and-go classics, assuming you have the money to spend. Like so many other things in this part of the world, none of these places are what most Americans would consider reasonably priced.

    No restaurant in the category, however, comes off quite so self-assured as The Organic Coup. Started by former Costco executives, and touting its credentials as America's first USDA certified organic fast food restaurant, The Organic Coup (say "koo") is justifiably proud of the provenance of everything on their menu, right down to the drinks. It's all organic, it's all good for you. You can feel great eating it. What's not to like?

    Like a woke Chick-Fil-A—with a slogan like "Eat Your Peaceful Protest," we are not dealing with a brand that's content to merely fit in—the young but quickly growing chain, which at last check had 13 stores, including one in Sacramento and another in downtown Seattle, is all about fried chicken sandwiches. Unlike Chick-Fil-A, however, the brand seems to be aimed squarely at people who might like to eat fast food, but are worried about doing so. (Goodness knows there are plenty of reasons to be wary.)

    Everything here is designed to make the hesitant consumer feel good about their choices. They're sourcing high quality, air-chilled chicken, cooked in organic, refined coconut oil. Buns are "artisan" brioche, the sandwiches are topped with good-for-you slaw, made from green cabbage, carrots, pickled onions and jalapenos. The sauces—that's sauces plural, there is an entire range—are made from scratch. No GMO's, no pesticides, no harmful chemicals, no antibiotics, no added hormones, no nothing. It's food you can feel good eating.

    But do we want to eat it? People in this part of the world certainly do—in an increasingly crowded playing field of elevated chicken sandwich shops and chainlets (here in San Francisco, you will also find Starbird, Proposition Chicken, and The Bird), The Organic Coup, which now has six locations, has managed to secure a rather significant investment from none other than the San Francisco 49ers, in addition to backing it's already received from the founders' pals from Costco days, who, if you know anything about Costco, aren't exactly hard up for cash. With the 49ers now on the team, so to speak, there's talk of putting The Organic Coup's chicken (you choose from sandwich, wrap or bowl) in sporting venues across the country.

    It is very likely that The Organic Coup is a company you will hear a lot more from, in the near future.

    The question is, will it be good news, because after eating our way down the menu (in our party were both enthusiastic locals and out-of-towners skeptical of the restaurant's bold claims), it's clear that if this thing is to go wide, some tweaking will likely be required.

    Walking into the store, the first thing one is impressed by is that aforementioned confidence. It begins with slogans like "Organically Cocky" and "This Ain't Old McDonalds' Farm," emblazoned on the walls, and it continues when you look at the menu. It's short, really short, actually, and plenty of Americans are going to find it expensive. For $7.99, you get a sandwich, a wrap, or a bowl, and you get to pick a sauce; spicy barbecue ranch, ranch, a mustard vin or sesame ginger. (The spicy barbecue ranch and mustard vin are delicious, and quite unique. Go with either, or ask to try both.) And that's all you get, for $7.99.

    Considering what Shake Shack gets for a burger, that's not bad, right? No, if the sandwich was perfect. There are problems. This artisan brioche bun, no doubt agonized over, needs to be agonized over more. You can tell this is no garden-variety commercial roll, but this poor thing comes over dry, tasteless, crumbly. This is a roll that any carb-conscious eater will quickly cast aside, which leaves one face to face with the interior of the sandwich.

    The chicken, let's note, is very good. The crispy breading is made from whole wheat flour and panko crumbs; it's seasoned with red and black pepper, parsley and oregano. It's pleasant, it's tasty, it works. But it's also quite small, no bigger than what comes in a Chick-Fil-A sandwich, and after examining the slaw, which comes out dry (fair, you're supposed to add the sauce yourself, or at least it seems that way), it's just chopped vegetables, with no adornment.

    The wrap, it turns out, is much better. Whole wheat, we might have guessed, with oats, chia, flax and, interestingly, a whisper of cinnamon, it's a good holder for the chicken, slaw, and a small amount of sauce. Pushing it over the top is the addition of guacamole, which really brings it all together, but that costs $1. There are other add-ons too—fresh chopped garlic, extra sauce, substituting grilled chicken for fried—that could easily have your sandwich costing more than $10. Not bad for San Francisco, where a gyro (yes you, Souvla) can cost $12 and upwards, but how well that pricing does elsewhere, who knows?

    The kind and patient staff steered us away from the bowl, saying it would just end up being repetitive, so instead we skipped ahead to the chicken tenders. Of the same good quality, of course, but they come out looking like your typical frozen tender, just slightly smaller. For $6.99, you get three of them with a side of tater tots. This is a fair deal, if not something you'd be aching to repeat on a regular basis. Better, quite frankly, to skip the tenders entirely, and go straight for those tots—a generous portion is sold here for $3, and they're fried perfectly. Spring for fresh garlic (50 cents) and have yourself a very fine snack indeed, one that will likely be flying across that counter in great quantities, wherever they end up being sold.
    What is up with all the expanding fried chicken franchises lately?
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    pickle

    pICKle fried chICKen = ICK

    KFC Pickle Fried Chicken Is Happening. Brace Yourselves


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    But the new menu item will only be available for a “very limited-time.”

    MIKE POMRANZ June 21, 2018

    Kentucky Fried Chicken established its legacy with the brand’s “Original Recipe” chicken, famed for its “secret blend of 11 herbs and spices.” But that doesn’t mean that through the years KFC hasn’t tried its hand at other flavors. From Extra Crispy chicken back in the 1970s to more recent additions like Nashville Hot, Georgia Gold and Smoky Mountain BBQ, KFC chicken has come in all sorts of iterations — including its latest take: Pickle Fried Chicken.

    Similar to the chain's most recent limited edition flavors, Pickle Fried Chicken uses standard KFC breading. The pickle taste comes courtesy of a special sauce that's made from a blend of dill, vinegar, onion, garlic, buttermilk, and white and black pepper. Customers can add this briny touch to a Crispy Colonel Sandwich, Extra Crispy Tenders, Chicken Littles, and Extra Crispy Chicken.

    With this new addition, KFC says it’s the first national fast food joint to bring pickle-flavored fried chicken to the masses. (Of course, chefs have long been cooking with pickle brine, and we suggest you do, too.)

    However, unlike Nashville Hot, Georgia Gold and Smokey Mountain BBQ, which have been added to the KFC menu for an extended time, Pickle Fried Chicken will only be a “very limited-time menu item,” according to the brand.

    The sauce lands at KFC on Monday, June 25, and locations will only be serving it while supplies last – which is said to be just “a few weeks.”

    So move fast, but if you don't make it in time, fear not. Here's a recipe for pickle-brined chicken you can make at home—and there's no expiration date on this one.
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    glove lickin good?

    Lick that glove. LICK IT!

    KFC Japan creates new fried chicken eating gloves to keep grease off your hands and smartphone
    Casey Baseel 5 days ago



    Second-generation fried food eating aid is available now, makes signature dish glove-licking good!

    KFC Japan is offering all-you-can-eat fried chicken every Friday night until the end of August, and the chain also just introduced a 500-yen (US$4.50) lunch special that’s tempting to the taste buds yet easy on the wallet. In other words, there’s going to be a lot of fried chicken in our immediate future, but thanks to a new innovation, greasy fingertips won’t be part of this summertime gastronomic paradise.

    On July 27, KFC branches across Japan began supplying special gloves to help keep your hands clean as you munch on deep-fried bird. An evolution of the Finger Nup finger sheath the company tested two years ago, the new glove, called the Yubi Kirei (literally “clean fingers”), covers the entire palm and three of your five digits.



    KFC developed the Yubi Kirei to better serve the needs of techno-savvy and fashion-conscious chicken fans. The three-fingered coverage (thumb, index, and middle) lets you easily grip whatever piece of fried chicken is serving as you current culinary muse, but leaves your ring finger and pinkie uncovered so that you can still use them to operate your smartphone or other touchscreen device.

    ▼ A file photo showing three uncouth SoraNews24 reporters eating their fried chicken with their BARE HANDS!


    Since the Yubi Kirei is a new development in dining etiquette, KFC isn’t automatically placing one in very order. Instead, customers can request one from the clerk at the register when ordering (the phrase in Japanese is “Yubi Kirei wo onegai shimasu”).

    The chain says it hasn’t yet decided whether or not to offer the Yubi Kirei on a permanent basis and will first be gauging customer reaction to the initially produced batch. With how many people in Japan wear suits, school uniforms, or other clothing that has to be dry cleaned, though, a barrier to keep grease and oil away from your fingertips is something a lot of people will definitely appreciate, even if it does mean that there’ll be no point in licking your fingers once you’re done eating.

    Source: KFC press release
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    11 Herbs and Spices Firelog

    WTH KFC? srsly, wth?

    KFC Made A Fried Chicken-Scented Firelog, And Winter Is Looking Great
    This is reallyyy something else.
    by MADISON FLAGER
    DEC 13, 2018



    Part of the joy (misery?) of take out is the smell it leaves. Whether you order pizza, curry, or fried chicken, the smell tends to linger long after you've finished eating. If you are, for whatever reason, interested in prolonging that smell, Colonel Sanders has got your back...at least where hot chicken is concerned.

    Never one to shy away from chicken-scented objects (see: nail polish! bath bombs! sunscreen!), KFC has one-upped themselves with the 11 Herbs and Spices Firelog. Created in partnership with Enviro-Log, the logs are meant to "create a delightful, hearth-warming and hunger-inducing experience," per KFC's press release.


    KFC

    The logs will most certainly make for a hilarious Christmas present or White Elephant gift for your favorite chicken-loving coworker, if you can get your hands on one—they're available for a limited time beginning December 13, and can be purchased at kfcfirelogs.com for $18.99 each. That's less than a $20 KFC Fill Up Box, FYI. Though honestly, good luck trying to light one without developing a craving for fried chicken.
    Gene Ching
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