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bucolic_frolic

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1. I last had KFC about 30 years ago. I think all the local franchises closed.

Reply to YoshidaYui (Original post)

Thu Dec 25, 2025, 12:52 PM

8 hrs ago

Common in the US. When sales drop franchisees drop the brand and move on to another. Still the same guys. One told me they get tax write-offs for marketing when they're new to a brand. I don't know, not my line of expertise.

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Why Japan eats KFC for Christmas [View all] YoshidaYui 9 hrs ago OP

I last had KFC about 30 years ago. I think all the local franchises closed. bucolic_frolic 8 hrs ago #1

This is fascinating! CanonRay 8 hrs ago #2

US KFC is overpriced garbage FredGarvin 8 hrs ago #3

i think you will find its more then 5% YoshidaYui 7 hrs ago #5

Never knew that MichMan 8 hrs ago #4

Yuck Blumancru 3 hrs ago #6