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...have lived in Japan some 25 years, and though Pico Iyer's Japanese friends may suggest eating at Colonel Sanders', I have never met any food-loving Japanese older than 14 who would opt for KFC or McDonald's. Junk food is junk food, and to suggest that it is somehow different in different regions is to let delusions substitute for the real world. Luther Link, shimoda, japan...
...masters of disaster, who specialize in bailing out companies in crisis, JetBlue is emblematic of a new model of calamity, one that is instantly visible, viral and capable of inflicting business-busting damage. And one that demands a fresh kind of crisis-management approach. Will Yum! Brands, owner of KFC and Taco Bell, never cease to see clips of a rat-infested New York City store on YouTube? "Saying you're sorry might be O.K. for a love-story script, but it's not enough to assure consumers that they should continue using your product," says Mike Sitrick...
...completely, but it seems as though Guatemala's Pollo Campero, which has stores in six states and D.C., really gets us. There's a stripped-down masculinity to its shops, a friendly bluntness. It has good fried chicken too--moist but not greasy. And the Grilled Chicken Bowl mocks KFC's gloppy layered Rice Bowl: Pollo's is a mixture of chicken, beans, rice, cilantro, onions and salsa fresca over red rice that is one of the best fast-food dishes I've ever had. The restaurant doesn't quite understand what a biscuit is (yes, Pollo's is fluffy...
...Since her first job in a coffee shop eight years ago, Wang's annual income has vaulted more than 1,500%, to $7,500. "Five years ago, I'd be happy if I had a little money to buy a small snack on the street. I was yearning for KFC, and my dream was to get pizza," Wang recalls...
However, the committee did not let Yum! Brands—which owns KFC, Taco Bell, and Pizza Hut—off the hook. The committee supported a proposal to implement stricter animal welfare standards and to eliminate excessive use of antibiotics...