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KFC drops Finger Lickin' Good slogan amid coronavirus | KFC drops Finger Lickin' Good slogan amid coronavirus |
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Global fast food giant KFC says it is halting its "Finger Lickin' Good" slogan given the current hygiene advice amid the coronavirus pandemic. | |
"We find ourselves in a unique situation - having an iconic slogan that doesn't quite fit in the current environment," the company said. | "We find ourselves in a unique situation - having an iconic slogan that doesn't quite fit in the current environment," the company said. |
It has altered its packaging with the phrase obscured. KFC said the phrase would return when the time was right. | |
KFC outlets closed temporarily in March, but most have now reopened. | |
The company promoted its new look through a YouTube video, showing the slogan pixelated on posters and its food "buckets", saying: "That thing we always say? Ignore it. For now." | |
Some people commented on social media the slogan was not a health hazard as you were already eating with your own fingers. | |
The company, which was founded in the 1930s by Harland Saunders, opened its first franchise in the 1950s and has used the Finger Lickin' Good slogan since then. | |
KFC has 22,5000 outlets around the world - 900 in the UK and Ireland. It is owned by Yum! brands, which also owns Pizza Hut. |