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| KFC's bad publicity: a 'brain' in one of its meals and a beaten-up protester | KFC's bad publicity: a 'brain' in one of its meals and a beaten-up protester |
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| Age: 82, if you date the founding of the empire from the opening of Colonel Harland Sanders's first roadside restaurant in North Corbin, Kentucky. | Age: 82, if you date the founding of the empire from the opening of Colonel Harland Sanders's first roadside restaurant in North Corbin, Kentucky. |
| Appearance: Crispy chicken seasoned with a secret blend of 11 herbs and spices; alternatively, a deep-fried "wrinkled brain". | Appearance: Crispy chicken seasoned with a secret blend of 11 herbs and spices; alternatively, a deep-fried "wrinkled brain". |
| Hmmm. Are those the only choices on the menu? They also have coleslaw. | Hmmm. Are those the only choices on the menu? They also have coleslaw. |
| Are there many takers for the wrinkled brain? Not really. Colchester customer Ibrahim Langoo was horrified to discover the brain-like organ – it turned out to be a kidney – inside his KFC meal. "I just wanted to get out of KFC as quickly as I could," he said. "I still feel really sick and disgusted by it all now." | Are there many takers for the wrinkled brain? Not really. Colchester customer Ibrahim Langoo was horrified to discover the brain-like organ – it turned out to be a kidney – inside his KFC meal. "I just wanted to get out of KFC as quickly as I could," he said. "I still feel really sick and disgusted by it all now." |
| What did it do to compensate him for his discomfort and nausea? It offered him vouchers for free KFC meals. | What did it do to compensate him for his discomfort and nausea? It offered him vouchers for free KFC meals. |
| What terrible publicity for a venerable fast-food chain! How will it follow it up? With more. | What terrible publicity for a venerable fast-food chain! How will it follow it up? With more. |
| More brains? No, more bad publicity. It emerged yesterday that a protester dressed in a chicken suit was attacked by customers outside a KFC in Trowbridge. Vegetarian Olly Tyler, 16, was reportedly punched and pelted with chicken wings, nuggets and sauce. | More brains? No, more bad publicity. It emerged yesterday that a protester dressed in a chicken suit was attacked by customers outside a KFC in Trowbridge. Vegetarian Olly Tyler, 16, was reportedly punched and pelted with chicken wings, nuggets and sauce. |
| Someone's finally found a use for its food, at least. What was he protesting? Animal welfare. KFC has in the past been criticised over the conditions chickens have been raised. | Someone's finally found a use for its food, at least. What was he protesting? Animal welfare. KFC has in the past been criticised over the conditions chickens have been raised. |
| What did KFC have to say? A spokesperson said: "We are committed to poultry welfare." | What did KFC have to say? A spokesperson said: "We are committed to poultry welfare." |
| But not to the welfare of people dressed as poultry? Well, some of their customers don't seem that keen on them. | |
| Wait until the Colonel hears about this. Although he remains an integral part of the branding, Colonel Sanders actually sold the company as long ago as 1964. Also, he died in 1980. KFC is now owned by a public company called Yum! Brands. | Wait until the Colonel hears about this. Although he remains an integral part of the branding, Colonel Sanders actually sold the company as long ago as 1964. Also, he died in 1980. KFC is now owned by a public company called Yum! Brands. |
| My cousin had a mate who found a rat in his KFC. He sued them and got a million dollars. That's an urban myth, albeit a tremendously persistent one, which dates back to the 1970s. | My cousin had a mate who found a rat in his KFC. He sued them and got a million dollars. That's an urban myth, albeit a tremendously persistent one, which dates back to the 1970s. |
| Do say: "Just the coleslaw for me, thanks." | Do say: "Just the coleslaw for me, thanks." |
| Don't say: "Hey, Heston! What's this hunk of fried chicken doing in my kidney pudding?" | Don't say: "Hey, Heston! What's this hunk of fried chicken doing in my kidney pudding?" |