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The Straight Story

(48,121 posts)
Thu Jul 18, 2013, 06:37 AM Jul 2013

KFC fires the colonel and bans bones in new upscale restaurant

KFC is tossing out the bones and the quaint image of founder Col. Harland Sanders as it gets ready to test a slightly more upmarket restaurant.

The fried chicken chain says it's opening a location called "KFC eleven" early next month near its headquarters in Louisville, Ky., that will serve flatbread sandwiches, rice bowls, salads and only boneless pieces of its Original Recipe chicken.

The restaurant's exterior won't feature Sanders, whose bespectacled, white-bearded likeness has long been front-and-centre at traditional KFC locations. But the name of the test restaurant is a reference to the 11 herbs and spices Sanders used in the Original Recipe.

KFC eleven's opening is a reflection of the challenges facing traditional fast-food chains such as McDonald's, Burger King and Wendy's. The problem is that people in their 20s and 30s are increasingly heading to chains such as Chipotle Mexican Grill and Panera Bread, where they feel they get better food for slightly higher prices.


http://www.thespec.com/news-story/3895845-kfc-fires-the-colonel-and-bans-bones-in-new-upscale-restaurant/

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KFC fires the colonel and bans bones in new upscale restaurant (Original Post) The Straight Story Jul 2013 OP
Boneless chicken sucks. darkangel218 Jul 2013 #1
"What you said!" - Hen Rietta Berlum Jul 2013 #7
Obligatory... pokerfan Jul 2013 #18
So that's one tastier than KFC ten then ? n/t PoliticAverse Jul 2013 #2
I love the KFC original recipe madokie Jul 2013 #3
It's tough to beat the Colonel's chicken badtoworse Jul 2013 #4
If you can't beat the Colonel's chicken, you can always choke it. LuvNewcastle Jul 2013 #6
I'm sure he can handle that himself. badtoworse Jul 2013 #14
The idea of eating pressure fried chicken does not appeal to me or my malaise Jul 2013 #9
That's what my wife says badtoworse Jul 2013 #13
"No one can beat the Colonel's meat" -- rejected ad tagline. Buns_of_Fire Jul 2013 #17
Is the grease optional ? warrant46 Jul 2013 #5
Haven't eaten KFC since 1996 Kolesar Jul 2013 #8
LOL, I love the DU food snobs. n-t Logical Jul 2013 #10
I hate the Snowbots eom Kolesar Jul 2013 #12
sooo, guess it's true- regular old KFC patrons are considered 'lowscale' eaters Sunlei Jul 2013 #11
Popeyes tavernier Jul 2013 #15
Sporkalicious! Lars39 Jul 2013 #16

madokie

(51,076 posts)
3. I love the KFC original recipe
Thu Jul 18, 2013, 06:46 AM
Jul 2013

We've been buying the boneless thighs for grilling and like them well so I can't see a down side to this.

malaise

(267,823 posts)
9. The idea of eating pressure fried chicken does not appeal to me or my
Thu Jul 18, 2013, 07:14 AM
Jul 2013

arteries - I wouldn't eat it if they gave it away. I've never been a fan - way too much grease.

Buns_of_Fire

(17,119 posts)
17. "No one can beat the Colonel's meat" -- rejected ad tagline.
Thu Jul 18, 2013, 08:29 AM
Jul 2013

If I ever get the gumption to try and coax my car to make it the whole ten miles to the nearest KFC, I'm gonna try those boneless thingies they're advertising now. At least with the Colonel, I'm reasonably sure that "boneless" doesn't necessarily equate to "pressed together chicken parts."

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