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Cops: Mass. couple beat man at KFC over slow order

Authorities say a couple, upset over the slowness of their Kentucky Fried Chicken order, assaulted a man who asked them to stop yelling profanities for the sake of children in line. The couple was arrested Thursday after witnesses told police the couple beat the man as he was leaving the restaurant.

Don’t tell the colonel! KFC recipe may be out

The obsession started years ago after a challenge from his wife: Could finance manager Ron Douglas, an avid cook and Kentucky Fried Chicken fan, really crack the code to the best-kept culinary secret in the country? After several attempts, the Long Island, N.Y., man says he may know the 11 herbs and spices in KFC’s recipe  — and now he's sharing the secret with the world.

KFC coupon customers ask: Where's the chicken?

Customers at a New York City KFC hoping to redeem coupons for a free meal were disgruntled when the fast-food restaurant ran out of its new grilled chicken, but Internet rumors of a riot were unfounded, a Kentucky Fried Chicken spokeswoman said Wednesday.

Calif. KFC workers in hot water after sink baths

Three employees of a Kentucky Fried Chicken have been suspended for bathing in a deep sink used to clean dishes. The prank was discovered after one of the young women posted photos on a social networking site of the trio posing and cavorting in the steaming water in their underwear and swim wear.

Robber convicted of infamous KFC murders in Texas

A robber who had been convicted of perjury in the long-unsolved killings of five people abducted from a Kentucky Fried Chicken restaurant 25 years ago was convicted of murder Tuesday.

PETA, KFC reach deal on new slaughter method

Kentucky Fried Chicken franchisees in Canada have reached an agreement with animal rights activists to buy chickens for their restaurants from suppliers who use a more humane method of slaughter than throat slitting.

Reward in 5 Deaths at Texas KFC in 1983

KFC Corp. reinstated a $25,000 reward Wednesday for information leading to the arrest and conviction of a third person believed involved in the 1983 killings of five people abducted from a Kentucky Fried Chicken restaurant.

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Col. Sanders Stunt at U.N. Not Meant to be Disrespectful, KFC Says
Source: The Louisville Courier-Journal

Kentucky Fried Chicken apparently did not intend to be disrespectful to the United Nations, nor did it expect its Colonel Sanders impersonator to get inside the UN building, during its "stunt" on Thursday, October 22, 2009.

KFC 'Colonel' Breaches United Nations Security
Source: Canada.com

"A UN guard helped Kentucky Fried Chicken's 'Colonel Sanders' gain access to restricted areas" on Thursday, October 22, 2009.

KFC's Double Down sandwich turning heads, stomachs (Poll) - Kansas City Star
Source: The Kansas City Star

KFC has a new sandwich called the "Double Down" that uses two fried chicken filets instead of a bun. (My arteries clogged up just typing that sentence.)

Foie Gras Palates, Hot Dog Pocketbooks
Source: The New York Times

"The donut wars," several blogs and news organizations called them, as if a platoon of cinnamon crullers were advancing on a phalanx of glazed. The dispatches from the front were numerous — and impassioned. This was clearly a contest of the utmost consequence.

Lawsuit filed over KFC's botched grilled chicken giveaway
Source: Walletpop Blog

Remember the KFC grilled chicken giveaway (promoted by Oprah) that went awry? Well two consumers can't get it off their mind; after several disappointing trips to KFC, wasted gas, printer ink and postage they decided to sue KFC.

Lessons Learned From The Great Free-Chicken Fiasco Of 2009
Source: npr.org

Oprah Winfrey probably thought she would see nothing but an explosion of gratitude when she tried to treat the entire Internet to two pieces of KFC's new Kentucky Grilled Chicken by promoting a downloadable coupon (no longer available) that could be redeemed at "participating res …

KFC willing to fill potholes if company can put its logos on the fixes
Source: Cleve-Blog

Why did the fried-chicken maker cross the road? To fill the potholes, of course.

KFC Now Filling Potholes...With Ads
Source: MotherJones.com

In the latest sign that the economy is even more screwed than we thought: The city of Louisville, Kentucky has struck a deal allowing the fast-food chain Kentucky Fried Chicken to fill in the city's potholes—in exchange for stamping the pavement as "Re-freshed by KFC."

Kentucky Fried Chicken trio photographed turning sink into hot tub
Source: NY Daily News

LOS ANGELES - They serve fast food, but they're slow learners.

Photos and Update: KFC Employees Fired After Provocative Photos
Source: WESH.com

---The photos are the direct link in my seed. For the link to the story go here:

Testimony ends in 25-year-old KFC murders in Texas
Source: Newsvine

This article's lede is an anecdote of something that happened 25 years ago. Without the incident in the anecdote, there would be no story.

Fox News Reports On A KFC Opening In Fallujah. Too Bad It's A Complete Fabrication.
Source: Talking Points Memo

All we know for sure right now is that the original Fox report -- that a KFC franchise opened in Fallujah -- was bogus.

KFC Franchise Opens In Fallujah
Source: America's North Shore Journal

Only a short time ago the city of Fallujah served as stronghold for insurgents. Daily skirmishes, improvised explosive device detonations and public unease made operating a business in the city very difficult.

Pamela Anderson to battle KFC suppliers
Source: Celebrity Gossip Club

Pamela Anderson has decided that it's time for someone to stand up for the birds in line to be the next Kentucky Fried Chicken combo meal.

Is Online Marketing Making Kids Obese?
Source:

Gabrielle Ayala, 10, takes good care of her virtual pet. She diligently logs online to Neopets.com to feed the cat-like creature ice cream, omelets, smoothies, jellies, and baked goods. For Gabrielle, the Web site is about fun.

Choke Your Chicken
Source:

Interactive graphic message can be used on your site. Very cool!

Do Evil CEOs Sleep at Night?
Source: The San Francisco Chronicle

"This is the question: Is there not some sort of karmic threshold of human behavior? Some sort of line beyond which the otherwise normal, healthy, relatively balanced human soul snaps itself in the ass with a giant rubber band of appalled obviousness and says, Oh holy hell, I hav …

KFC plans outlet in Tibet
Source: newkerala.com

Earlier this year, the Dalai Lama personally requested that KFC not open outlets in Tibetan China, and they demurred. Now evidently KFC has changed its mind.

And for desert, vast food
Source: The Sydney Morning Herald

Fast food becomes vast food with KFC turning a chunk of Nevada desert into a logo large enough to see from space.

branding the planet
Source: a roll of the dice

Discussion of KFC's decision to take the unfortunate step of branding the entire Earth

KFC's Logo First to be Seen from Space
Source: michaelcastellon.blogspot.com

KFC has the honor to be the first brand to be visible from outer-space, according to company officials. The 87,500 square feet logo was created by tiles placed in the Nevada desert, near the super secret Area 51.

KFC frying the Amazon as violence erupts
Source: Greenpeace News

We don't think the Amazon should be cut down for chicken feed. And from Brazil to Europe, our activists have faced violence and arrest to protest this environmental crime. You can support them by pressuring KFC to stop buying soy from the Amazon.

PETA helps KFC
Source: Grand Junction Sentinel

A human inside an injured-chicken costume, hobbling in protest on the sidewalk Wednesday in front of a Kentucky Fried Chicken restaurant, didn't achieve the desired effect, according to many who dined there.

Pamela Anderson has bone to pick with Col. Sanders
Source: msnbc.com

Pamela Anderson is leading a charge to remove a bust of KFC founder Colonel Harland Sanders from the state Capitol.

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