All KFC articles – Page 6
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OpinionKFC stunt leaves a bitter taste
I love Kentucky Fried Chicken. KFC is one of the tastiest things in the world. But it’s tasteless to deploy the coronavirus as a marketing stunt. There is no reason the coronavirus should have caused it to drop its famous finger lickin’ good catchphrase, but it knew it would spark debate and get people talking about KFC, and in that respect it’s a marketing job as juicy as a delicious drumstick. But it’s an ill-judged move for KFC to exploit the coronavirus to get people eating more fried chicken.
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NewsWelcome Break signs up to Eat Out to Help Out
Motorway service operator Welcome Break has signed up to the Eat Out to Help Out scheme.
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NewsKFC system sales down 58% in Q2
Yum brands has reported KFC UK system sales fell 58% in Q2 2020 compared to the same period last year. According to the parent company’s latest financial update, sales in the UK business fell 23% for the year to date (to 30 June 2020), a dip that has been attributed to the coronavirus pandemic
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NewsKFC releases first animal welfare report
KFC has admitted to poor animal welfare among its suppliers, and has vowed to improve conditions going forward.
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NewsBig fat stats put the obesity debate back on the menu
There are times everyone needs a juicy bacon cheeseburger, a big portion of chips, a three piece KFC, a pepperoni pizza, lots of chocolate, a few scoops of ice cream or some crisps. Not altogether obviously, that would be far too delicious. But individually, and as an occasional treat, where’s the harm? The trouble is the UK has long suffered from a lack of restraint. Couple that with our love of takeaways and a national diet rooted in stodgy classics and we have reached a point where the government estimates that 63% of adults in England are overweight or obese. It says one in three kids leaves primary school overweight or obese. Obesity related illness costs the NHS over £6bn every year. Those are big fat stats.
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NewsHospitality Leaders Poll: Operators vote against passing on price cuts
Anyone calling for restaurants to pass the VAT cut onto customers is likely to be disappointed, according to the latest weekly Hospitality Leaders Poll by MCA/HIM. Despite big brands like Starbucks, Nando’s, KFC Pret and JD Wetherspoon saying they would be cutting prices, of the 265 respondents to the weekly poll, all of whom are board level positions or founders of restaurants, pubs and food to go operations, 85% said they would not be passing on the cut.
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NewsOperators lower prices after VAT cut
Starbucks, Nando’s, KFCm Pret and JD Wetherspoon have joined McDonald’s in saying they will pass some or all of the VAT cut to customers.
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NewsSector sees first week of dine-in reopenings
KFC, Pizza Hut, Nando’s and Costa are among the latest operators to reopen some sites for eat-in this week. Whilst in pubs and bars, Brewhouse & Kitchen, Inception Group and The New World Trading Company all announced reopening plans.
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OpinionDominic Walsh: On not-so-Super Saturday and the pain that’s yet to come
If anyone thought that July 4 would bring down the curtain on the 15-week coronavirus purdah, they were soon disabused of the notion. Super Saturday was – like the weather – something of a damp squib. While some of the big pub companies opened as many as 80% to 85% of their estates on day one, research by CGA suggests that only 45% of hostelries opened their doors on Independence Day.
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NewsGood news, but the road ahead is long
Finally, some good news. Ish. Positive things have happened over the last couple of days, but everything is relative. The sheer scale of lockdown, and its devastating impact on eating and drinking out, means simply being able to open for business feels like a big win, even though victory remains a long way away. Of course that negative impact means the base has never been so low. And it’s understandable that perceptions of what makes good news have changed to such an extent, the creeping nature of the way this coronacrisis has developed
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NewsOperators announce next wave of reopenings
Dishoom and Crussh are among the latest operators to open their doors this week, whilst the reopening programmes of Loungers, Turtle Bay, Franco Manca and more have started to pick up momentum. Of the larger to-go operators, KFC, McDonald’s and Costa have reached reopening milestones this week, whilst Greggs announced a significant acceleration in its reopening plans.
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NewsKFC reaches 700 reopened store mark
KFC has said that as of last week, it has reopened 700 of its 950 stores in the UK and Ireland.
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NewsSector sees another week of reopenings
MCA rounds up the latest reopenings in the hospitality sector.
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NewsKFC to have 500 stores open by end of the week
KFC will have over 500 stores open for contactless delivery by the end of this week.
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NewsSnapshot: Discombobulating Fried Chicken at KFC
It’s been weeks since a state of lockdown was imposed on the UK and I suspect I’m not the only one missing the colonel. The news that KFC was reopening was a welcome relief. So I went, and as delicious as the food was, visiting a KFC during lockdown is a discombobulating experience.
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NewsStarbucks to open 150 stores
Starbucks has announced it will open approximately 150 stores across the UK for takeaway and drive-thru this week.
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Analysis & InsightNavigating the double edged sword of delivery
Delivery and takeaway are one of the only tangible ways left for operators to serve customers during the coronavirus outbreak. With consumers no longer able to eat out, common sense logic assumed they would simply transfer spending to delivery. Yet for various reasons, this has not played out as expected, ...
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NewsDelivery relaunches continue to grow
Pret, Giggling Squid, Turtle Bay, Ping Pong Dim Sum and 7Bone Burger Co. are some of the latest operators to reopen sites this week for delivery and collection.
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NewsKFC opens drive-thrus
KFC has opened the drive-thru lanes in 55 of its 100 restaurants already operating for delivery.
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NewsRestaurants relaunch delivery options
Bone Daddies, Meatliquor and The Coconut Tree are among the latest restaurant operators to reopen select sites on a takeaway only basis.