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KFC counts its chickens as UK stores slowly reopen

by Pauline Froissart Agence France Presse LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — Less than a third of KFC’s outlets in Britain remained shut Wednesday afternoon, following a supply crisis that closed hundreds of its restaurants and left customers struggling to find their deep-fried chicken fix. Around 628 of the American fast-food chain’s 900 British outlets were open by mid-afternoon, according to an online list updated by KFC. “I want my burrito wrap!” 31-year-old Karen Brian told […]

Some KFC stores to close all week in UK chicken crisis

LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — Some KFC outlets in Britain are to remain shut for the rest of the week, the fast-food operator said Tuesday as a supply crisis rumbled on, leaving fans craving a fix of deep-fried chicken. About 450 of the chain’s 900 outlets remained closed late Tuesday after “operational issues” with new German delivery supplier DHL left them without poultry supplies. “Each day more deliveries are being made,” said a spokesman for […]