Re: KFC gets sued for $8.3 million in Australia
Noreen Seebacher
4/29/2012 12:08:09 PM
Ashish, I haven't eaten KFC in more than a decade. The battered mice stories freaked me out -- and I worked at a burger king and an Arby's in high school. Saw the kitchen and lost my appetite!
Re: KFC gets sued for $8.3 million in Australia
Noreen Seebacher
4/29/2012 12:05:53 PM
I eat very little fast food too -- pizza from a local shop, chil-fil-a when I travel, and shake shack, which was founded by a NYC restaurateur and has good quality stuff.
Re: KFC gets sued for $8.3 million in Australia
Noreen Seebacher
4/29/2012 12:02:49 PM
The girl in the Australian lawsuit suffered brain damage because of salmonella infected chicken. It wasnt overtly poisoned but sounds as if poor handling of the chicken may have contributed to the girls illness.
Re: KFC gets sued for $8.3 million in Australia
mInvestor
4/29/2012 10:58:30 AM
Scott,
Most of us probably agree fast food's high fat, high suger and low nutrition. But putting some things in the batter? Poison? Or something with bad quality, something they know it's harmful? Well, sounds like scary story happened in China. Is that true?
Re: KFC gets sued for $8.3 million in Australia
back2basicz
4/29/2012 10:14:25 AM
Scott,
I am willing to bet that if you ran a Poll on Investor Uprising Today asking the readers on this website ,
"How often they eat Fast food like McDonalds,KFC,Pizza Hut,Taco Bell,etc ?"
The Answer could surprise you(I have a feeling hardly anybody here eats it more than Twice a week).
Which is what is the situation even in my Families case.
Most of the crowd at IU is highly educated and with a strong Professional Background(who tend to take a lot of interest in their personal Health).This kind of Crowd is most unlikely to frequent the likes of KFC and McDonalds very frequently.
I really like your thoughts of buying only Food from the Local High-Quality Providers.This is the Best way you can add to the Local Economy and help it flourish.
Regards
Ashish.
Re: KFC gets sued for $8.3 million in Australia
Scott Raynovich
4/29/2012 9:58:18 AM
I know I'll come off sounding like some elitist snob but my family eats almost no fast food. The closest we come is ordering a pizza now and then -- but we try to stick with the local high-quality providers.
Why is that? Because most fast food has terrible nutritional value. High fat, high sugar, low nutrition. I read the book "Fast Food Nation" once (highly recommended) and never looked back.
Though ever now and then I get that craving for an egg McMuffin and I break down...
--scott
Re: KFC gets sued for $8.3 million in Australia
Scott Raynovich
4/29/2012 9:55:26 AM
My brother-in-law worked at KFC in high school. He eventually rose to be a store manager. He has some scary stories. Remember that urban myth about them puttin certain things in the batter?
Re: KFC gets sued for $8.3 million in Australia
back2basicz
4/29/2012 9:44:49 AM
Noreen,
I am most worried about what exactly happened to the Girl.
She supposedly suffered from Salmonella poisoning and then her memory was damaged.One would'nt wish this for one's enemy but to do it to a little girl is really scary.
Supposedly the Poisoning triggered some sort of Metabolic Reaction which affected her Immune system and ended up damaging the little girl.
As a Fan of KFC ,I am genuinely worried about exactly happened here and whether or not I should quit eating KFC.
The stone-walling of KFC(they refused to take any responsibility and tried to wash their hands of the whole affair) does'nt help things.If nothing else,they should have offered to pay for all the Girl's medical expenses till date (as a Goodwill gesture) rather than force parents to fight for this through Court.
Regards
Ashish.
Adaptability to local Tastes is Key..
back2basicz
4/29/2012 9:36:46 AM
Pierre,
The kind of market which Yum is in(Food);you have to take into account Local tastes if you want to do really-really well.
Sure,having some flavors and tastes that have served you so well in your Home market(the US) works well but you have to customize for local tastes to achieve maximum success.
I have seen this on my travels in India,China,Indonesia and in the Middle East. Whatever specific tastes the local population has it is then customized into the Main Menu.
Yum Foods don't sell Premium or exotic Food which can be savored as a Delicacy. This is regular day to day food we are talking about here .Which is why companies McDonalds and KFC always do well no matter there is a Recession or there is a Boom going on Worldwide.
Regards
Ashish.
Re: KFC gets sued for $8.3 million in Australia
Noreen Seebacher
4/29/2012 9:15:15 AM
That is a terrible story Ashish - especially the part that notes "at busy times the restaurant would reuse chicken that had been dropped on the floor."
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