Could KFC SA please get their act together

[bwana]

McDonalds is simplifying their menu and going back to basics.
They learned the hard way that all the extra frills are just a waste of time and money.
KFC should learn the same lesson.

They are? http://www.mcdonalds.com/us/en/food/full_menu/full_menu_explorer.html

 

[akescpt]

I'll forgive both of them their sins. But Steers? R85 for a triple decker burger with bacon.
I remember the awesome Triceratops burger when Jurassic Park was released. At R27 it was expensive. But R85 for a burger from a fast food joint? I'll walk on and get something to eat from that mom-and-pop place around the corner. Their onion rings are the shiz.

(Btw - if you ever drive through Meyerton. Fish Dish - the most awesome crunchy spicy onion rings.)

was standing there doing those sums as well. for that price ill take the wife to royale eatery and score many brownie points. lol. they are getting fsuckn ridiculous. over 250 for burger meals - 3 adults and 1 kiddo. should be going to spur. at least the kid gets to play and a balloon!

 

[LazyLion]

They are? http://www.mcdonalds.com/us/en/food/full_menu/full_menu_explorer.html

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/01/23/mcdonalds-menu-cuts_n_6533694.html

The McDonald’s menu could be getting even smaller.

Mike Andres, McDonald’s U.S. CEO, hinted on a conference call with analysts Friday that the chain may cut more menu items.

“This menu rationalization process is clearly ongoing,” Andres said. “As we look forward, we’ve added quite a number of products over the last 18 months or so, so we’re rationalizing that.”

Andres was responding to a question from an analyst about whether the chain would be willing to keep cutting the menu if the recent decision to slash eight items proved successful. As part of the test, McDonald's went from four quarter pounders with cheese to one, three premium chicken sandwiches to one and three snack wraps to one.

CNBC reported Friday that according to more than one franchisee, the Bacon Habanero Ranch Quarter Pounder, Bacon and Cheese Quarter Pounder, Premium Chicken Club Sandwich and Premium Ranch BLT Chicken Sandwich will be nixed.

So far, the company's menu changes have led to improved sales and better throughput -- a measure of how many orders are processed in a given period of time -- in test markets, Andres said on the call....

 

[LCBXX]

The lack of fried chicken outlets is what keeps KFC comfy. Other than Chicken Licken, what other options do we have that compares?

 

[ToxicBunny]

The lack of fried chicken outlets is what keeps KFC comfy. Other than Chicken Licken, what other options do we have that compares?

Hungry Lion.

 

[Shi]

Hungry Lion.

 

[Nerfherder]

The lack of fried chicken outlets is what keeps KFC comfy. Other than Chicken Licken, what other options do we have that compares?

WC has Hungry Lion but KFC accounts for over 70% of all fast food outlets.

 

[bwana]

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/01/23/mcdonalds-menu-cuts_n_6533694.html

So they might be - your post made it sound like a fait accompli.

I'd really like to try that Bacon Habanero Ranch Quarter Pounder before it gets axed…

 

[LCBXX]

Hungry Lion.

Damn, that looks lekker.

But 45min drive to get to one? They need to up the ante like Chesa Nyama did - expand out of the "traditional" hotspots and get into the 'burbs

 

[zizo911]

KFC gave me appendicitis.

 

[LazyLion]

So they might be - your post made it sound like a fait accompli.

I'd really like to try that Bacon Habanero Ranch Quarter Pounder before it gets axed…

No, they are....

Andres was responding to a question from an analyst about whether the chain would be willing to keep cutting the menu if the recent decision to slash eight items proved successful.

 

[DA-LION-619]

KFC is like the South African Star Bucks

 

[bwana]

No, they are....

They slashed eight from a menu of over 100 items?

SHRINKING MENU

In just the past decade, McDonald's has added 100 items to its menu, said Andres, who stepped into his role in October. While that has driven up sales, it also complicated the menu and made it harder for people to quickly decide what they want.

So starting next month, he said McDonald's will cut eight items from the menu and reduce the number of Extra Value Meals from 16 to 11. Thompson and Andres didn't say exactly what will get the axe, but favorites like the Big Mac likely won't disappear anytime soon.

 

[Alan]

This suits me better :

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