Posted on 02/22/2018 10:46:05 AM PST by nickcarraway
The police have been forced to remind people not to contact them during the KFC chicken shortage.
The closure - which has now gone on for five days - was caused by issues with a new delivery contract with DHL, but Scotland Yard have been forced to release a statement after they received multiple "nuisance calls" regarding the meat dilemma.
Officers in London issued a reminder not to bother to police with the problem with the Tower Hamlets force writing on Twitter: "Please do not contact us about the #KFCCrisis - it is not a police matter if your favourite eatery is not serving the menu that you desire. (sic)"
KFC said in a statement: "We've brought a new delivery partner on board, but they've had a couple of teething problems - getting fresh chicken out to 900 restaurants across the country is pretty complex.
"We won't compromise on quality, so no deliveries has meant some of our restaurants are closed and others are operating a limited menu, or shortened hours.
"We know that this might have inconvenienced some of you over the last few days, and disappointed you when you wanted your fried chicken fix - we're really sorry about that.
"The chicken chain gave a 'shout out' to its restaurant teams, who the company said were 'working flat out to get us back up and running again.'"
If that’s not an emergency, what is?
I see some fantastically entertaining commercials waiting to be made for KFC. Radio, print and live action. You don’t even need to change the copy, just leave actual names out.
“Hello, 911”..... “Help!!, I want two original breasts and a pair of hot buns, but she won’t sell them to me!”,... “Excuse me?”
First it was the fries, now it’s the chicken. Three times is enemy action.
It’s kinda funny but I live in Kentucky and every event I’ve been to where someone brings fast food style chicken, it’s always Lee’s chicken.
Go figure...
run after the chickens. Hide any chickens you catch. Tell no one.
They should just call this a “New Coke” marketing ploy. All the kfcs will reopen on the same date and Yum will have its biggest sales day ever in the UK...and they’ll probably run out of chicken again.
KFC is such a disappointment. I remember it being one of the best tasting things you could eat. About twice a year I et overcome by nostalgia and buy some. It’s always just horrible anymore.
I wish i knew what the modern corporate suite has done to ruin it. I suspect it starts with chicken bein differently raised than in the late 60s.
KFC Chicken …Kentucky Fried Chicken Chicken??
Somebody should tell these people that it’s easy to make fried chicken that beats The Colonel’s pressured cooked grease grenades. My grandma from Travelers Rest, KY taught my mom and she taught me. All one needs is a cast iron skillet, chicken, flour, salt, pepper, and lard for frying.
Guess it takes a lot longer to slaughter the chickens if they have to be halal.
Yes, stupid people are distributed around the world.
KFC is apparently still drugging their food...
In the UK it’s 999 instead of 911.
Sounds like racism to me.
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