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Scratchpad

• New York Times on KFC's history
• KFC adopts Kentucky Fried Chicken name in US The Consumerist

Legal issues

• New York Times on the other KFC, Kennedy Fried Chicken

International operations

• Businessweek on KFC's international expansion
• Kentucky Fried Fish, a Japanese Promotion
• 1000 KFC restaurants open in Sub-Saharan-Africa — Preceding unsigned comment added by 73.225.198.249 (talk) 06:23, 13 January 2017 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 26 April 2016

Category:Christmas food 76.88.107.122 (talk) 04:07, 26 April 2016 (UTC)

 Not done Citation? Also, please elaborate on the request so it's a bit more clear.  — Andy W. (talk · contrib) 04:09, 26 April 2016 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 10 May 2016

Kjhuiopn (talk) 22:50, 10 May 2016 (UTC)

• [1]

 Not done–Please explain what kind of changes are desired.--☾Loriendrew☽ ☏(ring-ring) 23:25, 10 May 2016 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 2 November 2016

{{kfc was founded by henry maltby

62.254.225.205 (talk) 09:50, 2 November 2016 (UTC)

Not done: as you have not requested a specific change in the form "Please replace XXX with YYY" or "Please add ZZZ between PPP and QQQ".
More importantly, you have not cited reliable sources to back up your request, without which no information should be added to, or changed in, any article.
Given the number of references to Harland Sanders your references will need to be very convincing to get mentioned. - Arjayay (talk) 10:18, 2 November 2016 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 8 May 2017

KFC restaurant is also in Nepal so i think there should be nepal in asia content 202.38.4.48 (talk) 05:26, 8 May 2017 (UTC)

Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. DRAGON BOOSTER ★ 08:12, 8 May 2017 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 19 May 2017

Kfcisgood4me (talk) 04:41, 19 May 2017 (UTC)

I NEED TO EDIT NOW.

 Not done It is unclear what you wish to do. Please make requests in a 'change x to y' format. Thank you. --‖ Ebyabe ^talk - Health and Welfare ‖ 05:38, 19 May 2017 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 1 July 2017

Hello, KFC have 13 restaurants in Africa, in Marocco more precisely. 2 in Rabat, 3 in Marrakech, 1 in Tanger and 7 in Casablanca. Morocco is mentionned as Middle-Eastern country in the article but Marocco is in Africa and not in Middle-East. Thank you ! 197.22.13.75 (talk) 15:24, 1 July 2017 (UTC)

Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. jd22292 (Jalen D. Folf) 16:55, 1 July 2017 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 4 July 2017

Change these source links back from:

• https://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970204059804577229570350332972.html
• https://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887324281004578354771518385886.html

To:

• http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970204059804577229570350332972.html
• http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887324281004578354771518385886.html 102.181.25.132 (talk) 00:45, 4 July 2017 (UTC)

Not done: These links appear to be the same source both before and after. Are you sure this is the change you want? jd22292 (Jalen D. Folf) 01:05, 4 July 2017 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 28 September 2017

NontKung00 (talk) 05:26, 28 September 2017 (UTC)

KFC Thailand

KFC is one of the largest and most popular Quick Service Restaurants in the world. It was founded in 1952 by Colonel Harland David Sanders, who is committed to inventing and developing fried chicken recipes with his commitment and passion to offer delicious fried chicken with a unique taste and the highest standards. The whole production process came from his thoughtful and creative to make fried chicken a favourite menu of people around the world. The story of Colonel Sanders has become an inspiration and impetus for the present generation. As an open-minded person who always looks for a new opportunity, throughout his life, Colonel Sanders has gone through many occupations. And it took a long time for him to develop the fried chicken recipe until it was acceptable. He was denied as much as 1,009 times before he could sell his first franchise.

In Thailand, KFC opened its first store at Central Ladprao in 1984. KFC Thailand is now the number one Quick Service Restaurant chain in Thailand with more than 600 branches. (August 2017) Yum! Restaurants International (Thailand) Co, Ltd is the brand and franchise operator. Its franchisees include Central Restaurants Group Co, Ltd, Restaurants Development Co, Ltd and QSR of Asia Co, Ltd. KFC Thailand continues to dominate the market with innovation and branch expansion. The goal is to expand more than 800 branches by 2020. KFC is committed to innovating and introducing new food menus with unique taste, high quality and safety in accordance with global standards. It is ready to improve the quality of employees to provide the warmest and best service experience to customers at the store and delivery service via Call Center 1150 and www.kfc.co.th, including www.kfcthailand.com for general information.

Not done: The requested text is blatant advertising and most likely a copyright violation. —KuyaBriBri^Talk 14:19, 28 September 2017 (UTC)

What do you mean, "it was FORMERLY called Kentucky Fried Chicken"?

KFC still uses the name Kentucky Fried Chicken. I've seen the name being used after 1991 as there were restaurants after 1991 that said "Kentucky Fried Chicken" such as KFC restaurants. What do you mean they don't use that name anymore?

Do you mean it's still their official name but they don't use it as their common name anymore? As you can see on the official website, they still use the Kentucky Fried Chicken name. Maybe they don't use the Kentucky Fried Chicken name in advertisements anymore? Or maybe they decided to shorten the name to KFC too?

This can cause a lot of users, including me. When I saw this in the first sentence, I thought that KFC had dumped the "Kentucky Fried Chicken" name and started to use the KFC name instead.

Prodigy55 (talk) 02:54, 27 August 2017 (UTC)

Just saw a KFC ad which used the "Kentucky Fried Chicken" name. While KFC is still the common name, I think it should say that KFC stands for Kentucky Fried Chicken, not just that it stood for it. AnAwesomeArticleEditor (talk) 15:30, 10 October 2017 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 20 February 2018

In the Reference named "autogenerated6" ("So Good? KFC Drops Famous Catchphrase"), please add "|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120719094251/http://news.sky.com/story/838088/so-good-kfc-drops-famous-catchphrase |archive-date=July 19, 2012". 2001:BB6:4703:4A58:65E4:F29C:414A:48A8 (talk) 12:35, 20 February 2018 (UTC)

 Done and thank you. ChamithN (talk) 13:06, 20 February 2018 (UTC)

Pieces

"Poultry is divided into 9 different cuts (2 drumsticks, 2 thighs, 2 wings, 1 keel, and a backbone-based breast cut divided into 2 pieces)." I have never seen keels at KFC. --Khajidha (talk) 12:39, 25 March 2018 (UTC)

I've no idea what it even means. It must be an American thing. --Ef80 (talk) 23:30, 4 June 2018 (UTC)

foreign matter, health scares, and steroids in production

Shouldn`t there be mention of bad business practices as per this() fox news report? The MacDonalds "chicken" nugget production-line scandal has had millions of views on youtube, but KFC is notably up there as well. The question of US beef containing steroids, etc, does not apply to KFC in countries where they source their chicken locally, but some of the production-line inevitably leads to the USA. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 126.3.16.59 (talk) 08:51, 4 October 2018 (UTC)

References

Controversies

Is there some way in keeping with WP guidelines in which it can be mentioned that the criticisms lodged against the company come from long-established left-wing pressure groups? They are not grass-roots movements that arose in response to any perceived wrongdoing on the part of Kentucky Fried Chicken. For instance, PETA is, on principle, opposed to the killing of animals for food, so there is nothing KFC can do, short of ceasing to sell chicken, that would be satisfactory. Similarly, Greenpeace's concern over the Amazon rain forest is a long-standing platform of that organisation, independent of anything to do with KFC. For the sake of completeness, such issues should be brought up in the article.2A02:2454:8524:2500:8980:8BA9:51EE:B166 (talk) 09:11, 11 April 2019 (UTC)

Update KFC Logo - Current Logo is Out of Date

Please change the current kfc logo (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:KFC_logo.svg) to this logo (https://www.flickr.com/gp/171170878@N08/8eq047) because the old logo is outdated and the second logo is the most up to date. KFC's current advertising agency, Wieden and Kennedy (https://www.wk.com/work/brand/kfc) would like the logo to be updated based on their current KFC brand guidelines.

Alexandra.Disney (talk) 22:06, 23 April 2019 (UTC)

 Not done: Please make your request for a new image to be uploaded to Files For Upload. Once the file has been properly uploaded, feel free to reactivate this request to have the new image used. NiciVampireHeart 22:19, 23 April 2019 (UTC)

KFC UK supply chain issues with DHL: correction needed to link correct DHL business unit

Correction needed to link correct DHL business unit

Article links to DHL Express (as DHL) twice, referencing the "parent" DHL company in the DHL group.

It would be more accurate to say the KFC had supply chain issues with the DHL Supply Chain division of DHL.

Can the links be changed to link the more specifically accurate DHL wikipedia page (DHL Supply Chain)? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 194.72.50.120 (talk) 11:37, 16 December 2019 (UTC)

 Done Meatsgains^(talk) 01:19, 11 December 2019 (UTC)

Not completely done--searching for DHL in the article shows second occurrence of the two links changed as requested, but first has not been, please can this also be changed to DHL Supply chain? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 194.72.50.120 (talk) 11:37, 16 December 2019 (UTC)

We only need one wikilink linking to the correct DHL. Meatsgains^(talk) 01:25, 17 December 2019 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 2 February 2020

The section about how KFC is named PFK in Québec makes it sound as if it wouldn't be legal in Québec to call it KFC. In reality, the law only applies to non-trademarked restaurant names. Trademarked brands with English names, like Five Guys, exist in the province and some are quite popular. Some companies do change anyway to appease the public — for instance, Starbucks used to have bilingual signage ("Starbucks Coffee"/« Café Starbucks ») and menu but, but of their own volition, decided to go the unilingual French route.

In short, KFC could absolutely be named KFC in Québec; they decided to change name of their own accord.

Cheers 122.60.66.191 (talk) 01:39, 2 February 2020 (UTC)

 Not done. It's not clear what changes you want to make. –Deacon Vorbis (carbon • videos) 02:37, 2 February 2020 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 28 February 2020

165.139.237.1 (talk) 18:42, 28 February 2020 (UTC)

 Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format and provide a reliable source if appropriate. JTP ^{(talk • contribs)} 18:51, 28 February 2020 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 21 October 2017

New Information

Some new information to the 2017 KFC controversy in Hungary. Also the previous edit seems a little biased, I also suggest a word to be changed due to that reason (professionally to quickly). Please change the last paragraph:

"In 2017 KFC paid 500,000 HUF (~1900 USD) to a charity chosen by a journalist, who was beaten by the security guard of a KFC in Budapest, Hungary [200]. KFC reacted professionally, fired the security guard and paid the requested amount, that the journalist offered to charities. Protests broke out in front of this Hungarian KFC and the bad publicity pressured KFC to act."

to

"In 2017 KFC paid 500,000 HUF (~1900 USD) to a charity chosen by a journalist, who was beaten by the security guard of a KFC with the consent of the restaurant's assign leader in Budapest, Hungary [200]. KFC reacted quickly, fired the security guard and paid the requested amount, that the journalist offered to charities. The security company was caught on large malpractice. KFC didn't close the restaurant, neither fired the leader. Protests broke out in front of this Hungarian KFC and it was the bad publicity that pressured KFC to act."

http://index.hu/gazdasag/2017/10/17/fura_ceg_alkalmazottja_volt_a_kollegankat_megvero_kirugott_biztonsagi_or/ 37.76.98.132 (talk) 10:51, 21 October 2017 (UTC)

Not done but definitely open for more discussion – I'm afraid I cannot verify the reliability of Index, so could an English-fluent person in Hungary (or someone else familiar with the subject) please take a look at this? The paragraph looks neutral, though, and can definitely be added should this request be re-reviewed. ToThAc (talk) 17:51, 25 October 2017 (UTC)

Index.hu is a premium Hungarian online news portal. The victim happened to be a journalist working for index.hu, so most of the references in the news in Hungary about the case was index's articles. Together with some other newspapers they also started to investigate the security company, and found these information.

For a broader reference, I'd suggest google search for

https://www.google.hu/search?q=kfc+kir%C3%A1ly+utca

or

https://www.google.hu/search?q=kfc+botr%C3%A1ny&oq=kfc+botr%C3%A1ny

Search results are in Hungarian, too. Although translate.google.com is not quite good for Hungarian langage, in most cases it gives translations that can more or less be understood.

The reason why KFC reacted surprisingly quickly: http://24.hu/poszt-itt/2017/10/17/a-kfc-botrany-esete-magyarorszaggal/

The malpractices of the security company: http://index.hu/gazdasag/2017/10/17/fura_ceg_alkalmazottja_volt_a_kollegankat_megvero_kirugott_biztonsagi_or

The reaction of KFC: http://hvg.hu/itthon/20171016_A_KFC_teljes_kivizsgalast_iger_a_megvert_ujsagiro_ugyeben 37.76.11.229 (talk) 12:01, 27 October 2017 (UTC)

More precisely the first article appeared in hvg.hu as an independent source, not in index.hu: http://hvg.hu/itthon/20171016_Az_Index_hires_ujsagiroja_panaszkodni_akart_veresre_vertek_a_gyorsetteremben

Another detail that actually explaines how KFC got off that cheaply : the journalist was a KFC fan privately and "the biggest fan of KFC" in the press, so he didn't want KFC neither to be seriously fined, nor to sue them. Don't know if something about this should be included.

Anyway the main point in this story was, they had to react very quickly, because the victim was a journalist. Even though he only mentioned the incident on his facebook (https://www.facebook.com/szaboze/posts/10155823355532363), it appeared on news rapidly, likely more articles in a day than about parliament and North Korea together.

This kind of incident is likely frequent in that restaurant close to the nightlife center of the city. The security guard thought he was drunk when he started to complain about the quality of the service. The other brutal events remain unheard-of (http://24.hu/poszt-itt/2017/10/17/a-kfc-botrany-esete-magyarorszaggal/). 37.76.57.86 (talk) 17:17, 27 October 2017 (UTC)

https://index.hu/belfold/2017/12/18/megegyezett_a_kfc_a_megvert_vendeggel_jotekony_ugyeket_tamogat/

Fresh news about the close of the incident: no penalty for the manager. However it seems that truth is not really a matter here. Don't you want to correct the text already, which was originally likely composed by someone related to KFC? 37.76.35.1 (talk) 19:36, 18 December 2017 (UTC)

 Not done: You provided some sources, but didn't seem to change your proposed text to reflect the sources. completely. Also, your last two sentences are quite troubling: "However it seems that truth is not really a matter here." - Truth is always a serious issue on Wikipedia. "Don't you want to correct the text already, which was originally likely composed by someone related to KFC?" - If that's a libel claim, you might want to go back to the page history and find out who wrote that section, then try to message them on their talk page.

Nonetheless, the matter is certainly still open for more discussion. ToThAc (talk) 22:24, 27 January 2018 (UTC)

I apologize for helping. I have already provided a dozen reliable sources. The only excuse so far was that they are in Hungarian. According to this, Wikipedia should not contain information about foreign countries at all! Shall I make even more changes, that's what you suggest? I wrote the truth, and the proposed text was and is the truth. Forgive me, I am not planning to work more in vain. No more discussion is needed here, everything is made clear. Discussion would need at least two people anyway. 37.76.2.20 (talk) 09:50, 7 February 2018 (UTC)

 Not done for now: The real issue here, IP user, is not the language of the resources you provided. The real issue is whether the proposed changes comply with the Core Content Policies that govern all content on Wikipedia. The Neutral Point of View Policy is one of those content policies. Part of maintaining a neutral point of view is giving due weight to events: Neutrality requires that each article or other page in the mainspace fairly represent all significant viewpoints that have been published by reliable sources, in proportion to the prominence of each viewpoint in the published, reliable sources. The proposed changes are supported by published, reliable sources, so that's good. The problem is that the proposed changes would give extensive coverage to a limited event in one of the 123 countries in which this company operates. The event isn't being ignored, there is already a sentence about the settlement in the "Controversies and criticism" section, after all. It is just not clear that further details are necessarily needed. Eggishorn (talk) (contrib) 18:33, 25 February 2018 (UTC)

It has been Moved to 2020. Abdullah Al Manjur (talk) 16:38, 3 May 2020 (UTC)

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Semi-protected edit request on 2 June 2020

This statement under 'Controversies' subhead needs to be corrected: "even though the commercial was intended for a group of Australian modern artists that protested against abstract expressionism"

as this reference makes no sense and is nowhere mentioned in the article footnoted as the source of the information. It appears to be either a cut and paste error or possibly a misunderstanding of the term "Antipodean". Nowhere in the Guardian article footnoted is there any mention of "a group of Australian modern artists that protested against abstract expressionism. Rather the article qualifies that the commercial was produced for an Antipodean (ie Australian) audience. 203.220.169.247 (talk) 03:49, 2 June 2020 (UTC)

 Done Galendalia Talk to me ^{CVU Graduate} 17:57, 6 June 2020 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit requeste on June 10, 2020

Under the controversies section add: KFC has also been involved in several claims of food poisioning outbreaks, one of which resulted in an eight-million dollar verdict against KFC. References: https://www.legalexaminer.com/health/kentucky-fried-brain-injury-leads-to-8-million-verdict/ https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/2532894/family-suffer-food-poisoning-being-served-undercooked-kfc-chicken/ https://www.businessinsider.com/r-mongolia-suspends-kfc-outlets-after-hundreds-show-food-poisoning-symptoms-2019-2 https://foodpoisoningbulletin.com/2019/hepatitis-a-diagnosed-in-food-worker-at-kfc-in-moundsville-wv/ https://about-ecoli.com/ecoli_outbreaks/kentucky-fried-chicken-e-coli-outbreak

98.178.179.240 (talk) 00:48, 11 June 2020 (UTC)

 Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format and provide a reliable source if appropriate. — Yours, Berrely • ^Talk∕_Contribs 15:02, 13 June 2020 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 26 July 2020

KFC is an major fast food restaurant in Asia → KFC is a major fast food restaurant in Asia 148.252.24.230 (talk) 12:39, 26 July 2020 (UTC)

 Done. El_C 12:40, 26 July 2020 (UTC)

KFC admits a third of its chickens suffer painful inflammation

Can a confirmed user add the information found here https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2020/jul/30/kfc-admits-a-third-of-its-chickens-suffer-painful-inflammation Thanks 86.172.190.30 (talk) 22:08, 5 August 2020 (UTC)

"Famous Bowl" listed at Redirects for discussion

A discussion is taking place to address the redirect Famous Bowl. The discussion will occur at Wikipedia:Redirects for discussion/Log/2020 August 27#Famous Bowl until a consensus is reached, and readers of this page are welcome to contribute to the discussion. Steel1943 (talk) 16:44, 27 August 2020 (UTC)

Description of the "cricket match" ad is poor

I've never seen the ad from Australia that showed people at a cricket match, so I can't properly make any comments about the ad itself or edit the article in good faith, but in its current state, the paragraph about it is hard to read, hard to understand, and not very informative. Maybe not from lack of detail, maybe just from lack of coherent sense. TooManyFingers (talk) 15:31, 10 January 2021 (UTC)

Finland will have KFC in 2019

I am Finnish Wikipedia Author, and I know that Finland will receive in 2019 KFC restaurants. Because I read Finnish magazines and I read Finnish sources. So could you write it too to the Europe part? --AkselHelp (talk) 16:44, 28 September 2018 (UTC)

• KFC did not come to Finland in 2019 but it looks like it is coming to Finland in 2021. This should be added to the article. JIP | Talk 10:28, 1 May 2021 (UTC)

Access Denied at www.kfc.com

Are you sure the correct official site is http://www.kfc.com? I am getting an "Access Denied" error at the URL. JIP | Talk 10:27, 1 May 2021 (UTC)

Yes, it is the official website (see the official Twitter page). Apparently, the website is down, giving a HTTP 403 status, caused maybe by a server misconfiguration or an isue related to Akamai (that handles the nameservers). --Amitie 10g (talk) 23:11, 22 June 2021 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 6 July 2021

Please reduce wordiness by changing

often causing harm to employees

to

often harming employees

Thank you. 64.203.186.96 (talk) 13:52, 6 July 2021 (UTC)

 Done, and thank you very much for your input! P.I. Ellsworth  ed. ^put'r there 15:44, 6 July 2021 (UTC)

"Original Recipe Burger" listed at Redirects for discussion

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Semi-protected edit request on 18 November 2021

KFC is a world renowned amogus sussy baka foundation therefore causing haptimosus lacotusm which is a paradox of which a male is into a recompisiton lateral MrStabbyVFX (talk) 21:36, 18 November 2021 (UTC)

 Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format and provide a reliable source if appropriate. Signed, I Am Chaos (talk) 21:51, 18 November 2021 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 15 January 2022

x 2001:8003:3632:1E00:696A:4606:E1DF:5A38 (talk) 06:37, 15 January 2022 (UTC)

Comment

This is a really wonderful article about a fast food restaurant. The historical perspective combined with an educational approach to the topic of “trade secrets” invites interest in a potential customer. I appreciate this fidelity to scholarship and authorship demonstrated in the article about KFC. 107.77.161.56 (talk) 23:23, 26 May 2022 (UTC)

"Kay eff cee" listed at Redirects for discussion

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Please add the CEO section

As of 2022, the new CEO of KFC is Sabir Sami. Here is the information from KFC's website:

Sabir Sami became Chief Executive Officer of KFC Division in January 2022 and reports directly to the Yum! Brands CEO. In this role, Sami has global responsibility for driving the brand strategy and performance of KFC. He previously served in a dual role as KFC Division Chief Operating Officer and Managing Director of KFC Asia, a role in which he led the global operations team and drove the KFC global operations agenda while overseeing Thailand, India, Asia Central and Greater Asia. Prior to this, Sami was Managing Director for KFC Middle East, North Africa, Pakistan and Turkey markets, where he was instrumental in growing the business and establishing KFC as a Relevant, Easy and Distinctive brand in the regions. Sami joined Yum! in 2009 and worked on all three brands during his tenure as the General Manager of Yum! Canada and previously served as General Manager for the KFC Canada and Turkey businesses.

Prior to Yum!, he served in various leadership roles at Procter & Gamble, the Coca-Cola Company and Reckitt Benckiser. Sami received his MBA from The University of Karachi in Pakistan. 172.85.47.122 (talk) 23:24, 25 July 2022 (UTC)

Bosnia and Herzegovina will have KFC in the next week

Bosnia and Herzegovina is officially opening a KFC restaurant in the Sarajevo City Center. BenjoKing99 (talk) 10:17, 12 August 2022 (UTC)