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Sources about China

• Jargon, Julie and Laurie Burkitt. "KFC's Crisis in China Tests Ingenuity of Man Who Built Brand." Wall Street Journal. January 12, 2004.
• Choi, Candice (AP Business Writer). "Yum CEO's pay falls amid KFC struggles in China." Associated Press at the USA Today. March 21, 2014.

WhisperToMe (talk) 13:38, 5 April 2014 (UTC)

Contradiction?

@Farrtj: In the "China" section, in China, there were only three restaurants for every million of population, while in US, there were 60?

Isn't the statement trying to show how popular KFC is in China rather than in Western countries? How does having only three restaurants even show this? Huang (talk ^{in public} _{in private} | contribs) 07:11, 23 February 2014 (UTC)

No, it just reflects that China has a much larger population than the US. And that therefore, there is scope for the chain to continue to grow there, as there is still quite a low penetration of KFCs in the country. Farrtj (talk) 12:13, 23 February 2014 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 28 February 2014

KFC is an initalism, not an acronym. Acronyms are initialisms that can be pronounced. 98.219.46.216 (talk) 00:27, 28 February 2014 (UTC)

Not done: it's not clear what changes you want made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format. — {{U|Technical 13}} ^{(t • e • c)} 00:40, 28 February 2014 (UTC)

 Done--Huang (talk ^{in public} _{in private} | contribs) 09:55, 1 March 2014 (UTC)

Proposed merge with KFC Arabia

emerging markets already covered at KFC Flat Out let's discuss it 11:44, 17 March 2014 (UTC)

KFC Arabia can redirect to the KFC page, but I don't want to incorporate any of the information from the KFC Arabia page because it is entirely unsourced. Farrtj (talk) 12:25, 17 March 2014 (UTC)

I would like to keep KFC Arabia as a separate article to talk more about the Superfan experience used for marketing purposes in the Middle East region. The sources will be the article written about that matter and press coverage of the events. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Sarraa123 (talk • contribs) 13:07, 17 March 2014 (UTC)

It seems to me that the marketing tool is not relevant to the article, but perhaps could be relevant {if sourced) to a marketing related article. Flat Out let's discuss it 00:07, 18 March 2014 (UTC)

The KFC Arabia page appears to me to be promotional. Farrtj (talk) 00:23, 18 March 2014 (UTC)

Edit Request 4/13/14

On the 8th archive, I had an edit request that has not been answered yet. It had to do with the logos that KFC has used over the years. Discriptions of the logo are already on the page, but I want images of the logos. These logos can be found across the web as well as Logopedia.

Note: The 1997-2006 logo was on wikipedia, but it was removed a while back for unknown reasons. --24.147.1.197 (talk) 12:14, 13 April 2014 (UTC)Jacob Chesley

You do not have an automatic right to "request" an "answer". They were removed for copyright reasons. I suggest you look through the GA and FA status reviews for a discussion of the matter. Farrtj (talk) 12:51, 13 April 2014 (UTC)

Kentucky Fried Chicken

Hey guys, what happened to the section that stated KFC would again use the full name in the United States? It was fully cited, had images and a copy of the logo. Just wondering... --Jeremy (blah blah • I did it!) 17:02, 13 April 2014 (UTC)

Maybe an American Wikipedian would know better than I, but I removed it because I understood the "relaunch" to have been quietly dropped ,and the changes undone. That being the case, I felt that the report of the overhaul seemed misleading, as I was unable to find a reliable source that stated that the changes had been undone. Farrtj (talk) 17:14, 13 April 2014 (UTC)

Jeremy, I think it got moved to the History of KFC. Tom (talk) 08:37, 28 April 2014 (UTC)

Kentucky Fried Chicken II

Hello
I have got some pictures from a local Kentucky Fried Chicken (not KFC!) in Massachusetts that proves the name is still in use in the United States. It is not old signage, it is from a building that is only a few years old.

Do you wish me to up load them? --Jeremy (blah blah • I did it!) 16:17, 23 April 2014 (UTC)

Yes please Jerem. I'd like to add a photo of one. But do we know if this policy is to be continued? Are new-build restaurants in the US still being branded this way? Are existing outlets being refurbished with the entire Kentucky Fried Chicken name? Or was this exercise simply a failed trial? Farrtj (talk) 17:06, 23 April 2014 (UTC)

It is current, several new locations near me - Milford, Massachusetts and Webster, Massachusetts - are less than three years old, while another - Framingham, Massachusetts - was remodeled 18 months ago to feature the full name. --Jeremy (blah blah • I did it!) 18:16, 23 April 2014 (UTC)

A Kentucky Fried Chicken sign in Milford, Massachusetts.

--Jeremy (blah blah • I did it!) 04:28, 28 April 2014 (UTC)

Last sentence

"...but that reduced December and January sales would result in a decline in some store sales of 20 percent in the first quarter" is unclear. What does that mean? HYH.124 (talk) 09:41, 9 May 2014 (UTC)

@Farrtj:--HYH.124 (talk) 10:07, 9 May 2014 (UTC)

Made it clearer. Tom (talk) 10:09, 9 May 2014 (UTC)

@Farrtj: Also, is ref 58 really suitable? It gives minimal information about the source. HYH.124 (talk) 11:55, 9 May 2014 (UTC)

It's from a Youtube video that I now link to, that gives no episode number or date. Tom (talk) 13:39, 9 May 2014 (UTC)

Ref 95 is a dead link. HYH.124 (talk) 06:18, 10 May 2014 (UTC)

KFC in Russia?

What about KFC in Russia and in countries of former USSR? No information. :( --Brateevsky ^{(talk to me)} 11:35, 16 June 2014 (UTC)

Copyright problem removed

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Semi-protected edit request on 14 October 2014

let edit Felix Pavlovic editor (talk) 08:38, 14 October 2014 (UTC)

 Not done, wasn't an edit request. If you want to suggest that an article be unprotected, you don't need to make a semi-protected edit request, you can just discuss it on the talk page. --McGeddon (talk) 08:40, 14 October 2014 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 16 October 2014

"In Asia, rice based side dishes such as kanji are often sold.[44]"

Please change kanji to congee. Although the cited article uses the word kanji specifically, it is actually incorrect because kanji is a Japanese writing system while congee is the asian rice porridge (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Congee) you should be referring to. Chicken4rice (talk) 04:39, 16 October 2014 (UTC)

Done Thanks for catching that. From googling both terms, it does seem that the term kanji is used for rice porridge but congee is used far more frequently, and indeed is the first result when searching for "kanji rice porridge". Have changed the spelling and replaced the source cited there with a source that was cited elsewhere in the article already that uses congee instead. Cannolis (talk) 05:36, 16 October 2014 (UTC)

Miss Millie's

There's some connections between KFC and Miss Millie's Fried Chicken. From their website: "Miss Millie's is a local family business with roots in the industry stretching back to 1965 when Chairman Harry Latham set up KFC in the UK, alongside his partner Ray Allen. Harry then served as the Managing Director of KFC GB in the 1970's before opening stores in the South West under the Miss Millie’s brand. As Harry and his family were good friends with Colonel Sanders of Kentucky Fried Chicken, he decided to name the new operation after the Colonel's daughter, Mildred." Surely this is notable enough to mention somehow in the UK section?--TangoTizerWolfstone (talk) 22:16, 28 January 2015 (UTC)

How is a KFC rip off worthy of entry into the main article? Tom (talk) 03:59, 29 January 2015 (UTC)

I was thinking because it was ran by the founders of KFC UK, but did not lose the KFC connection by naming it after Mildred Sanders.--TangoTizerWolfstone (talk) 11:34, 29 January 2015 (UTC)

Not particularly notable. Tom (talk) 12:36, 29 January 2015 (UTC)

History of KFC

There's an entire main-linked article, History of KFC, and so according to guidelines we need to trim the history section here to one or two paragraphs. That's the whole point of having spun off the history into its own article. --Tenebrae (talk) 04:44, 27 May 2015 (UTC)

I concur. Stevie is the man! ^{Talk • Work} 11:36, 27 May 2015 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 28 May 2015

Please change the slogan from "So good" to "finger lickin' good", because KFC has recently revived the slogan dropping the "So good" slogan. 97.121.48.114 (talk) 12:34, 28 May 2015 (UTC)

Not done: as you have not cited reliable sources to back up your request, without which no information should be added to, or changed in, any article. - Arjayay (talk) 16:25, 28 May 2015 (UTC)

 Done I've done it. The reliable source is KFC's website. Stevie is the man! ^{Talk • Work} 16:41, 28 May 2015 (UTC)

Also see this from May 19, 2015. Stevie is the man! ^{Talk • Work} 16:49, 28 May 2015 (UTC)