SpaceTabs t1_ixr7gwe wrote
Reply to comment by DanYHKim in John Y. Brown Jr., former Kentucky governor and KFC owner, dies at 88 by maxxspeed
He was upset about the quality of things like the gravy and potatoes when he visited restaurants. I think the franchise scale up was sloppy.
There were several sit-down restaurants in Georgia/Tennessee/Florida (Davis Bros.) that was a franchisee and had amazingly delicious food for a good price. It was one of the few places that had better chicken than home-cooked. Some were large and occasionally gave tours of the kitchen (mostly for women). That was probably the Colonel's vision, but what they got was cookie cutter fast food.
DanYHKim t1_ixs64hs wrote
They makes sense. The transformation to Yum! Brands put the bean counters in charge.
He's like a minor god in Japan. The story of the "Curse of the Colonel" on a baseball team is pretty funny.
johnny_memetic t1_ixsf1hz wrote
Ooh, I hated the Colonel with his wee beady eyes and that smug grin, "Oh you're gonna buy my chicken, eh?"
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