DanYHKim t1_ixqwife wrote
Reply to comment by SpaceTabs in John Y. Brown Jr., former Kentucky governor and KFC owner, dies at 88 by maxxspeed
>keeping Colonel Sanders on as the genial pitchman.
From what I've read of him, Sanders was only genial for a few seconds at a time in commercials
SpaceTabs t1_ixr7gwe wrote
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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