KFC fires a shot in the PETA war!

[StarOfAfrica2]

Restaurant manager in Texas turns sprinklers on PETA protesters
The Associated Press
Updated: 2:36 p.m. ET April 14, 2005
BROWNSVILLE, Texas - A trio of animal-rights protesters didn’t find any welcome mat when they stopped at a KFC, but the restaurant manager did turn on the sprinkler system for them.
 
Manager John Olivo turned the sprinklers on full blast to soak the protesters from People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals who were standing by the curb. They were campaigning for more humane methods of killing.

The protesters, including one in a chicken suit, were followed by a man with a microphone who said he eats beef.

“You’re not going to win, not in Brownsville,” David Ingersoll shouted through his microphone at the protesters at a busy intersection. His stepchildren passed out anti-PETA pamphlets to stopped drivers.

The PETA members did not give up on their message.

“It hasn’t been quite like this in other parts of the state,” said Chris Link, PETA’s campaign coordinator, who is traveling to protest KFC in 12 Texas cities.

“It’s a rarity that we get this,” he said after being doused by the sprinklers.

[FUNKED1]

Nice one.  

[Tumor]

Awesome!!!

[StarOfAfrica2]

KFC appears to be hitting its stride and getting its confidence back after a long string of bad sales reports.

KFC is putting the "fried" back in Kentucky Fried Chicken.
 
After 14 years of trying to downplay the image of its food as greasy and unhealthy by calling itself simply KFC, the chain Wednesday opened a new restaurant in its hometown of Louisville, Kentucky, under its former name and plans 50 more this year.

The move, the chain's most aggressive yet in its roughly two years of trying to revitalize U.S. sales, is part of a broader plan to "move the brand into the future" by drawing on its Southern roots, the company said in a statement.

KFC, which along with Taco Bell and Pizza Hut is one of Yum Brands Inc.'s three flagship chains, has been a thorn in the company's side in recent years.

Sales at U.S. KFC restaurants open at least a year, a key retail measure known as same-store sales, have been either negative or flat in 10 of the last 16 months, and an effort last year to introduce healthier fare flopped with customers.

In recent months, however, the chain's fortunes have improved. Last month same-store sales at KFC rose 10 percent, in part due to the introduction of a 99-cent chicken sandwich.

KFC hopes the new, more upscale restaurants will help continue that momentum.

In addition to using the "Kentucky Fried Chicken" name, the new Louisville restaurant has a free digital jukebox, low-set tables with ottomans and features a younger, apron-clad image of the chain's founder, Colonel Sanders.

The menu also has been completely revamped to include bowls of chicken and mashed potatoes or chicken and rice, sausage bowls, collard greens, buttermilk popcorn shrimp and sweet potato pie — items not usually associated with fast food.

The 50 stores opening with new looks this year will be remodels of existing restaurants, KFC spokeswoman Bonnie Warschauer said.

Though specific locations have not been decided, the restaurants will be in both urban and suburban neighborhoods and are expected to combine the best aspects of the new Louisville store with those of a new store in an urban community in Washington, D.C., she added.

The Washington store, which features the Kentucky Fried Chicken name as well as a redesigned bucket for serving chicken, has boosted business by 20 percent, KFC said.

All of the remodeled restaurants will exhibit the Kentucky Fried Chicken name and updated Colonel as well as the revamped menu, Warschauer said.

KFC has about 5,525 restaurants in the United States.

[Tumor]

Who'da thunkit?  Bring the price down a little and sales go up.  My wife is an "original recipie" freak, sends me out for KFC allot.  But I usually resist (and occasionally win) because I always had a hard time with the ridiculous price KFC wants for their product.

[GtoRA2]

I like their chicken but man, for fast food it is not cheap.

Awsome they hosed down the losers.

[RTSigma]

PETA can eat my ass...oh wait thats meat.

[Suave]

One time while sitting in the drive through of a kfc/taco bell. There was a chicken running around the parking lot. He was all riled up running around jumping on our cars and stuff. At one point he jumped into the service window at the drive through and the workers chased him out. You could tell that he was somebodies pet because he had no fear of people, that and he was in the middle of the city.

[StarOfAfrica2]

They are considered "feral" here, funny as that sounds.  Nuisance animals.  They were let run long ago and now we have wild chickens running around neighborhoods like packs of dogs.

[Tumor]

Originally posted by StarOfAfrica2
They are considered "feral" here, funny as that sounds.  Nuisance animals.  They were let run long ago and now we have wild chickens running around neighborhoods like packs of dogs.

Are they good eatin?  Or a little too gamey?

[Vulcan]

WTF is a 99% chicken?

[Paul]

99% Chicken

1% Chicken polymer?