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FCK — The Day KFC Ran Out of Chicken

FCK — The Day KFC Ran Out of Chicken

A Cautionary Tale of Deep Fryers, Delivery Fails, and PR Redemption

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Eddie Rohwedder
Apr 30, 2025
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FCK — The Day KFC Ran Out of Chicken
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Hello again, Useless Knowledge® Nation. Pull up a greasy plastic chair. Today’s tale isn’t about war or politics or ancient curses. It’s about something far more catastrophic: a country without fried chicken.

It started like any other weekday in the UK. Grey skies. Endless apologies. The quiet hum of a nation that collectively agrees that brown sauce is …

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