KFC TALK
Nov 28th, 2010 by Kimberley Chung
After reading through Abriel Chan’s blog (https://blogs.ubc.ca/abriel/), it made me wonder about KFC’s overall reputation. KFC use to be very popular but recently, many stores are closing down because they don’t get enough sales. They aren’t developing strong loyal relationships with customers and therefore have trouble remaining open. I love KFC’s popcorn chicken because you can’t really get it anywhere else, but their prices are quite expensive. Compared to McDonalds, KFC doesn’t hold a sustainable competitive advantage in the fast food market. I know for a fact that in the states, Popeye’s (a fast food fried chicken restaurant), is one of the most popular places to eat at. I completely agree too because when I went to San Francisco – I loved it!
All fast food joints will have problems related to what is in their food. But most loyal customers don’t mind because they continue to consume on a regular basis. I agree with what Abriel said – that it could be the situation the 2 year old was in, but it also portrays the kinds standards KFC has. I already thought that KFC was going downhill so the incident doesn’t really bother me.
What I really wanted to talk about was the DOUBLE DOWN. Newly introduced by KFC. Here’s a link to a blog about what to eat and what not to eat: http://eatthis.womenshealthmag.com/blog/kfc-double-down-update-double-downer.
Check out their description of the Double Down.
“My stomach began to feel like a brick. I wanted to quit after a few bites but I soldiered on, ignoring my increasingly intense stomach pain. The Double Down did to my gastrointestinal system what Sherman did to the South, leaving a scorched-earth trail of destruction in its wake. After the initial flavor burst of herbs and spices faded, I was left with a series of stomach-turning pairings, the most horrifying being really bad pepper-jack cheese—school-lunch cheap and school-lunch nasty—and odious bacon.”
I personally have not tried the double down yet, but my younger brother has. He was very excited to head downtown to try out this new “sandwich”. When he came back he didn’t say very much. I asked him how the double down was, and he said his stomach hurt afterwards and he felt really disgusting inside. He said it was the fattiest food he has ever eaten and it didn’t digest well in his stomach.
I suppose what my brother had quite the similar experience as the blog site stated. With such great advertising and success in causing a hype for this new product, it really does cause an upset stomach.
Let me know if you’ve tried the Double Down and how your stomach digested it! 😀