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Marketing

KFC wants you to name your child after Colonel Sanders

 By Jonathan Maze on Aug. 29, 2018

The chicken chain will award $11,000 in college tuition to the first baby born Sept. 9 who is named Harland.

Marketing

4 wild and wacky restaurant marketing gimmicks

 By Heather Lalley on Aug. 22, 2018

Operators seek to go viral with the latest unconventional marketing ploys.

Marketing

Jason Alexander is KFC’s new colonel

By Jonathan Maze on Aug. 06, 2018

The former “Seinfeld” actor will be pushing the chain’s family-focused $20 Fill Ups.

Financing

Pizza Hut and Taco Bell look to improve their sales growth

By Jonathan Maze on Aug. 02, 2018

Two of Yum Brands’ three concepts report disappointing sales amid intense price competition.

Leadership

They said what?: When restaurant execs go rogue

By Peter Romeo on Jul. 20, 2018

John Schnatter is the latest in a long string of restaurant founders and executives to say something their brands deeply regretted. Here’s a look at some of the better-known instances from the past.

Food

KFC is coating its new sandwich in pickle sauce

By Jonathan Maze on Jun. 21, 2018

The Pickle Fried Chicken sandwich is a limited-time offer that will be “gone for good” once it’s over.

Top 500 Chains

KFC

Jun. 14, 2018
Operations

This week’s 5 head-spinning moments: A solutions special

By Peter Romeo on Jun. 07, 2018

We interrupt the restaurant industry's steady onslaught of challenges to bring you this download of solutions, including a killer way to find help this summer. Wipe away the tears of joy and read on.

Financing

Taco Bell sold a ton of Nacho Fries

By Jonathan Maze on May 02, 2018

One out of every four orders included the LTO, which helped the chain compete in a tough market.

KFC releases Double Down Dog sandwich

Jan. 28, 2015

A bent piece of fried chicken replaces the bun in the chicken giant’s latest stealth product, and everyone from John Stewart to USA Today is talking about it.

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