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Subway, Yum cultures help elevate women to QSR leadership amidst industry strewn with challenges
by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group
What impedes female QSR professionals en route to the top of the world's biggest chains? And what difference can women make once they reach the C-level? Female…
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KFC Mom's Day = 4M chicken pieces, hunky 'Colonel-ized' Chickendales, Cinnabon dessert
April 25, 2019
Mother's Day — ahem, May 12, for those who are wondering — is a sales marathon for KFC, which doles out the chicken goods for about 300,000 families…
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QSR operator's guide to netting free press
by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group
Earned media, free press, viral media -- whatever you call it, when it's positive and it sets local and/or national news reporters afoot and in the direction…
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KFC doesn't waffle about bringing this LTO back
March 21, 2019
The combination of chicken and waffles is having a QSR moment. Late last month, Papa John's said it would debut a chicken-and-waffles pizza this year after its…
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KFC UK puts 3K customers in the kitchen for a day
March 14, 2019
From in-restaurant art making events to food-and-wine pairing classes, many brands are working interactive customer experiences into operations, but few QSRs…
read nowKFC names chain's first chief communications officer
March 7, 2019
KFC Corporation today named Staci Rawls as its first chief communications officer. She had been serving as the U.S. Director of Public Affairs but in her new…
read nowKFC China opens store honoring Communist Party hero; Yum China opens Innovation Center
March 5, 2019
KFC China has made headlines after it honored a Chinese Communist party hero, Lei Feng, with a restaurant designed to pay tribute to his life and actions. An…
read nowBurger King sandwich challenges KFC to game of 'chicken'
February 22, 2019
Burger King is playing something like a game of "chicken" with KFC this week after the burger chain introduced a grilled chicken sandwich. The brand, which…
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KFC to deploy 5,000 kiosks by 2020
by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times
KFC will become the next major restaurant chain to get on the kiosk bandwagon.
read nowYum Brands to focus on delivery, new technology and growth
February 8, 2019
Yum Brands reported significant progress on its efforts to transform the fast-food chain for the shared economy during the fourth-quarter, as it forged ahead…
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KFC has Colonel 'bear' it all for Valentine's Day Reddit contest
February 6, 2019
Kentucky Fried Chicken is baring its poultry-fied soul this Valentine's Day with a contest that will award someone with a chance to bare their souls as well on…
read nowKFC gets big on 'Littles'
January 30, 2019
KFC is getting big on its 'littles', Chicken Littles, with its newest LTO. A news release said customers can get two orders of Chicken Littles for $3, as…
read nowKFC pledges all plastic customer packaging recoverable or reusable by 2025
January 24, 2019
KFC said today that it pledges by 2025 that all its plastic-based, consumer-facing packaging will be recoverable or reusable, a news release said.
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KFC's bowl promotion gets a little hairy
January 8, 2019
Never one not to bring something unquestionably weird to the party, Kentucky Fried Chicken is launching its new a campaign to promote $3 Famous Bowl prices and…
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Top 10 2018 QSRweb stories show our eyes are always on the other 'guys'
by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group
The top 10 QSR stories this year were all about keeping a friendly, but watchful eye on the competition, who as it turns out were all doing some pretty amazing…
read nowKFC says 'throw another (fried chicken-scented) log on the fire'
December 13, 2018
Yes, you read that headline right, Kentucky Fried Chicken has partnered with Enviro-Log to offer firelogs that emanate the scent of the Colonel's fried…
read nowNYC consumer affairs cracks down on KFC operator for employee violations
November 19, 2018
The New York City Department of Consumer Affairs has settled with an unidentified Kentucky Fried Chicken franchisee, which operates 30 of the brand's units in…
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KFC partners with Japanese fashion label on clothing line
November 16, 2018
Kentucky Fried Chicken is collaborating with fashion designer, Nigo's Human Made imprint, to give an extra crispy twist to the Japanese label.
read nowFrom ice cream-serving robot arms to 'future stores,' Yum China pours on digital charm
November 14, 2018
Yum China is pushing hard to establish primacy in the Asian fast food market, most recently with a series of digitally-enabled initiatives at KFC stores in…
read nowKFC really 'waffles' on latest LTO
November 13, 2018
Kentucky Fried Chicken is bringing brunch, at least for a limited time, with its chicken and waffles LTO, the brand said.
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