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KFC US CEO on building a better bucket of chicken + Chowly CEO on streamlining third-party delivery
by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group
This week we go inside that heavenly scented bucket of Kentucky Fried Chicken as we pull back the curtain on the 89-year-old KFC brand with the help of KFC…
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KFC UK debuts meatless 'chicken' burger June 17, still no meatless plans for US
June 14, 2019
In the United Kingdom, KFC is launching a meat-free version of its crispy "chicken" burger, as an LTO starting Monday, June 17, as confirmed by KFC U.S. CEO…
read nowKFC debuts exclusive Mountain Dew peach + honey drink
June 11, 2019
KFC has now partnered with Pepsi sub-brand, Mountain Dew on a peach and honey-flavored soft drink, called Sweet Lightning, which will only be available at or…
read nowSquare for Restaurants wipes out 'tablet farms' with DoorDash, PostMates, Chowly integration
June 7, 2019
Square for Restaurants has launched a set of order management integrations that allows orders from Postmates, DoorDash and the POS integration solution…
read nowKFC Indonesia redefines 'meatless' offerings with fried chicken skins
June 4, 2019
It's no mystery that QSRs are flocking to meatless offerings, but in Indonesia, KFC has interpreted meatlessness in a whole new way: The brand's outlets there…
read nowTo meat or not to meat: KFC says maybe, Arby's says no way
May 31, 2019
There have been some interesting developments this week in fast food when it comes to the inclusion of increasingly popular plant-based proteins, like the…
read nowYum China says reusable baskets to cut paper waste by 20%
May 21, 2019
Yum China Holdings is China's first restaurant company to attain the International Sustainability and Carbon Certification. It has launched a system that…
read nowKFC, Pizza Hut, Carl's Jr workers striking in New Zealand
May 17, 2019
In New Zealand, hundreds of KFC, Carl's Jr. and Pizza Hut frontline workers are striking this weekend through 2 a.m. local time. The workers are employees of…
read nowKFC US names operations veteran to COO role
May 14, 2019
KFC Corporation has named Monica Rothgery to the position of KFC U.S. COO to oversee operational strategy and execution.
read nowYum Brands reports decrease in earnings
May 1, 2019
Yum Brands' first-quarter earnings were down from last year, although the company still performed better than projected by stock analysts. First-quarter net…
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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…
read nowKFC 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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