January 17, 2005

it's finger lickin' gooooood

bahahahaha At a time when its sales in the United States are struggling, KFC is dominating even rival McDonald's in China and turning the goateed visage of Kentucky Fried Chicken founder Colonel Harland Sanders into a ubiquitous symbol of America. "We are really positioned as a part of the fabric of life in China," said David Novak, chairman and chief executive of Louisville-based Yum Brands Inc., parent company of KFC. He said Chinese fast-food consumers' preference for chicken has contributed to KFC's success: "It's an advantage to be the chicken brand, given that scenario." KFC consumers in China can dig into buckets of original recipe chicken, but KFC has tailored some dishes specifically to Chinese tastes. There's a twister sandwich styled after the way Peking duck is served, but with fried chicken inside along with cucumber shreds. Instead of cole slaw, which never caught on in China, customers can order seasonal vegetables. In spring, it's bamboo shoots; in summer, lotus roots are on the menu. And in colder months, there's rice porridge and winter soup. bamboo shoots? mmmmmm. and I dunno what lotus roots are, but they sound good. I wonder if KFC will ever spinoff a CFD in China, and then spread it in America. Chinese Fried Duck. mmmmmmmmmmm

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