Tag: KFC

  • KFC, Pizza Hut, Hyundai under fire in India for pro-Kashmir posts

    KFC, Pizza Hut, Hyundai under fire in India for pro-Kashmir posts

    Major Indian brands are facing calls for ban and boycott by Indian nationalists after the social media handles linked with the brands in Pakistan posted messages of solidarity with the people of Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK).

    Some of the major brands that are facing backlash include KFC, Pizza Hut and Hyundai.

    Have a look at the posts that resulted in a backlash:

    A screenshot of a 2021 post from KFC Pakistan expressing solidarity with the people of Kashmir went viral on Indian social media.

    A screenshot of an Instagram post of Pizza Hut is also being widely shared. However, it is not clear if the post is from 2022.

    Similarly, a post by Hyundai Pakistan is also being shared by Indian nationalists calling for a ban on the company.

    After the backlash, and calls for boycott, Hyundai India, KFC India and Pizza Hut have issued statements.

    Pizza Hut also issued a statement saying “it does not condone, support or agree with the contents of a post circulating in social media”. 

  • Pakistani Sabir Sami becomes KFC Global Chief Executive Officer

    Pakistani-origin Sabir Sami has been appointed as KFC Global Chief Executive Officer. He will succeed Tony Lowings, who is stepping down as CEO at the end of 2021 in advance of his retirement in early 2022.

    “I’m incredibly privileged and excited to continue working with our talented and dedicated KFC leaders and amazing franchise partners around the world to keep strengthening and accelerating the development of our powerful, iconic brand,” said Sami. “KFC is uniquely positioned around the world as a well-loved, well-trusted brand with millions of fans – the future is certainly bright.”

    Sabir Sami received his MBA from the University of Karachi. Sabir has two sons and he currently lives in Toronto with his wife. Sabir has also worked for brands like Procter & Gamble, Coca-Cola, and Reckitt Benckiser, as per the information available on KFC’s website.

    https://twitter.com/kfc_pk/status/1441121094224662533
  • Police arrest pair trying to enter Auckland with ‘large amount’ of KFC

    Police arrest pair trying to enter Auckland with ‘large amount’ of KFC

    New Zealand police have arrested two men with a car full of Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC) and over $100,000 in cash as they tried to cross the border into locked down Auckland amid the pandemic.

    As per reports, the men were detained after allegedly trying to flee from police near the Auckland border. When their car was searched, police said they found a large quantity of KFC, as well as the cash and a number of empty ounce bags.

    Auckland is in strict lockdown and restaurants are not allowed to open and citizens are not allowed to order takeaway food.

    Read More: KFC suspends its ‘Finger Lickin’ Good’ slogan due to Covid-19

    After the KFC arrest, a police spokesperson said “officers noticed a suspicious-looking vehicle travelling on a gravel road, and upon seeing the police car, the vehicle did a U-turn and sped off trying to evade police.

    “The vehicle was searched and police located the cash, alongside empty ounce bags and a large number of takeaways.”

    Close examination of the police evidence photos revealed at least three buckets of chicken, up to 10 tubs of coleslaw, and an a large quantity of fries.

  • Don’t fall for KFC ‘free chicken bucket’ scam

    Don’t fall for KFC ‘free chicken bucket’ scam

    A scam related to Women’s Day with a chance to win a free chicken bucket from (Kentucky Fried Chicken) KFC is circulating over social media. 

    This KFC scam is not new either, as it was initially busted in 2019 by KFC Malaysia itself. 

    Somehow these messages have reached Pakistan, and people are forwarding the message to each other on WhatsApp. 

    Not only will it waste your time by resharing or forwarding it to your friends multiple times before you can unlikely win anything, but it also contains malware. So don’t just fall for anything like that and do not continue resharing.

    Here is how a user gets a message and follows the steps to fall for the trap. 

    Once you click on the link, it will take you to a webpage with a couple of gift boxes that you are to open. You might fail with the first two boxes, but the third one is sure to open with the gift. 

    At that stage, you would likely share it until the progress bar turns full green, and then you will be able to continue to the next webpage.  

    The last step will lead you to click the link, where you will end up on a dead-end with nothing but hidden malware. 

    You may not even know what you have got on your mobile phone if you have no protection software installed. Only anti-malware software could detect it, like the one below detected as a script: “SNH-gen [Trj].”

    It is better to stay away from free goodies until you know the source of the sender. Right now, It is good to share this article with your friends before they get trapped.

  • Winner winner chicken dinner: KFC launches gaming console

    Winner winner chicken dinner: KFC launches gaming console

    In what seems to be just another news for 2020, fast-food giant KFC has launched a gaming console that can also keep chicken warm. It’s called KFConsole.  Forget the PS5, ignore the XBox, the true king of gaming consoles is KFC. 

    Back in June this year, KFC released a ridiculously hilarious trailer for the KFConsole right after Sony’s PS5 reveal. The tech world didn’t take the news seriously and considered this a marketing stunt from KFC.

    https://twitter.com/kfcgaming/status/1271487675929890816?s=20

    KFC has collaborated with Cooler Master and has launched a gaming console that is capable of handling 4K gaming titles at 240 fps. 

    But what makes this console special, apart from the brand that it is coming from, is that has the world’s first built-in chicken chamber in it. KFC promises to keep the contents of the chicken chamber hot and ready for consumption for gamers. This is made possible thanks to a custom-build cooling system that manages to keep the hardware working at normal temperature while the heat precipitated through the console’s component will be used to warm the console’s chicken chamber.

    According to reports, Mark Cheevers, KFC PR head in a press release said, “This machine is capable of running games at top-level specs, all on top of keeping your meal warm for you to enjoy during your gaming experience, what’s not to like?” What’s not to like indeed.

    Continuing with his wit Cheevers remarked, “If Sony or Microsoft want any tips on how to engineer a chicken chamber for their efforts next time, they’d be welcome to get in touch.” 

    The KFConsole is not just a product born out of a marketing gimmick. According to the reports, it is powered with an Intel NUC CPU, a 1TB SSD by Seagate Barracuda, and an Nvidia GPU. According to Cooler Master, KFConsole also has a one of a kind swappable GPU slot that can be used for easy upgrades.

  • Romantic thriller on KFC’s Colonel Sanders is coming soon

    A short film on KFC’s Colonel Sanders is on its way. The film titled A Recipe for Seduction will premiere on December 13 on Lifetime.

    Starring Mario Lopez as a hot Colonel Sanders, the film will be only 15 minutes long and will be available on the network’s streaming platforms. 

    “As the holidays draw near, a young heiress contends with the affections of a suitor handpicked by her mother,” reads the official description.

     “When the handsome chef, Harland Sanders, arrives with his secret fried chicken recipe and a dream, he sets in motion a series of events that unravels the mother’s devious plans. Will our plucky heiress escape to her wintry happily ever after with Harland at her side, or will she cave to the demands of family and duty?”

    Watch the trailer here:

  • KFC suspends its ‘Finger Lickin’ Good’ slogan due to COVID-19

    KFC suspends its ‘Finger Lickin’ Good’ slogan due to COVID-19

    KFC has announced it will be suspending its slogan “It’s Finger Lickin’ Good” due to coronavirus. The food chain has used the slogan for more than six decades but is now skipping it because of the pandemic.

    The fastfood chain, in a statement, on Monday said that it would not be using the slogan for the first time in 64 years because it “doesn’t quite feel right”.

    “We find ourselves in a unique situation – having an iconic slogan that doesn’t quite fit in the current environment,” Catherine Tan-Gillespie, global chief marketing officer at KFC said.

    The menu isn’t changing and the company said the slogan will return when the “time is right.”

    The decision comes after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) advised people not to touch their eyes, nose and mouth amid the pandemic.

    In a YouTube video posted on the company’s UK and Ireland account, KFC blurred ‘finger lickin’ on old billboards and buckets of chicken after the announcement.

    “That thing we always say? Ignore it. For now,” the video reads.

  • Sindh Food Authority shuts down PPP’s favourite food outlet in Larkana

    Sindh Food Authority shuts down PPP’s favourite food outlet in Larkana

    Officials of the Sindh Food Authority (SFA) sealed the Larkana branch of KFC which was the Pakistan Peoples Party’s favourite food spot in Larkana. According to The Current’s sources, officials of the PPP including Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari used to regularly eat food from there during the 2018 General Elections campaign.

    As per details, the branch was sealed because it was providing unhygienic and substandard food to its customers. The authority’s food safety officer (FSO) Mehboob Ali Bhatti, while speaking to the media said that the outlet was previously given a warning and a fine of 100,000 rupees was imposed on them but they paid no heed to it. However, when the SFA team reached to seal the outlet, the restaurant’s manager and staff put up resistance due to which an employee was taken into custody.