Lady Antebellum was already booked April 27, the night of the Henryville prom, so they set aside May 16 for a prom party in KFC YUM!
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China KFC supplier in Dachan (Asia) climbed 3.8% in Hong Kong on Friday, and KFC parent Yum!
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"We are steadfast in our belief that the power and popularity of the KFC brand in China will ultimately drive a full sales recovery, " said Mr Novak.
Brands, Inc. (parent company of KFC, Pizza Hut and Taco Bell) entered China with KFC in 1987.
"At one time no one in China knew KFC or McDonald's, but now everyone does, " he says.
The disclosure in December that suppliers of KFC violated rules on drugs use in poultry caused sales for the restaurant chain to plunge.
While the burger chains duke it out on price, KFC, Pizza Hut and Taco Bell are adding and emphasizing better food, which, in the case of KFC's roasted chicken, at least, also means lighter fare.
In another example, KFC derives almost a third of its total company revenues from China through its 2000 outlets across the country.
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In early May, KFC president Roger Eaton, appeared on the Oprah Winfrey show and announced that participating stores were accepting coupons for a free two-piece grilled chicken meal through May 19.
Nor is KFC alone in adopting this approach.
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February same store sales actually inched up 2% in China, on the back of flat numbers at KFC and a 13% surge in Pizza Hut, as Chinese consumers ramped up purchases around the Lunar New Year.
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"As a result of adverse publicity from the poultry supply situation in mid-December, China KFC sales experienced a sharp decline, " David Novak, chief executive of Yum said in a statement.
None of this was particularly on my mind when I walked into my local KFC today, in Beijing, to grab lunch.
Brands shares, also said that macroeconomic factors in the U.K. are contributing to a slowdown in the company's KFC and Pizza Hut units.
Once, in a fit of melancholic vanity, I burned my report card in the sink of the KFC where I worked scraping carbonized grease from the pressure cookers.
The parent to more than 37, 000 Pizza Hut, KFC and Taco Bell restaurants last year sold 404 of its company-operated locations in the U.S., including 264 KFC, 74 Taco Bell and 66 Pizza Hut outlets, company data show.
Say you don't have the money or choice -- KFC is making money in the poorest communities.
Forty-five years later, the 91-year-old devout Baptist remains CEO of the second largest fried chicken chain in the country -- only KFC is bigger.
She tells CNN that her group believes the KFC campaign is based in "pinkwashing" -- putting a pink, cancer-awareness ribbon on products that are bad for health.
The KFC site's stated goal is to make the largest single donation in history toward Komen's efforts with combined individual and KFC corporate contributions during the campaign that runs until May 5.
In third place in the international-growth derby is KFC, which added nearly 700 restaurants abroad.
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But in my 50s and with heart problems hiding in my genetic future, I make KFC a rare treat these days.
He cites in particular Yum Brands, which owns KFC and derives 44 percent of its revenue and 50 percent of its gross profits from China.
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The company said earlier this month KFC same-store sales in China fell by 16% at a time when nervous consumers have shunned chicken, despite government advice that cooked meat is safe.
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Since opening its first KFC branch on the Chinese mainland in 1987, Yum has nearly 5, 000 restaurants in more than 800 Chinese cities.
Shanghai authorities blamed Yum Brands suppliers for recent problems with alleged antibiotics in chicken, signaling that the parent of KFC and Pizza Hut may be moving past public scrutiny.
The Louisville, Kentucky-area residents taste several versions of extra-crispy Buffalo chicken breasts, corn on the cob and apple pie, stuff KFC may add to the menu in its 33, 000 restaurants worldwide.
Nineteen people sit at small tables in a room tricked out to look like a KFC restaurant.
McDonald's is cutting some fat, while KFC opens the first drive-through in China.
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