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Yum! Brands initially responded by saying that 45 day old chicken is the norm in the industry, however in January, they issued an formal apology to the public. Couple of weeks later, KFC China issued an campaign dubbed "Operation Thunder", highlighting the company steps to ensure the safety of their chicken. Along with starting an campaign, KFC also started a poetry contest on social media, with the winner getting an Ipad Mini. | Yum! Brands initially responded by saying that 45 day old chicken is the norm in the industry, however in January, they issued an formal apology to the public. Couple of weeks later, KFC China issued an campaign dubbed "Operation Thunder", highlighting the company steps to ensure the safety of their chicken. Along with starting an campaign, KFC also started a poetry contest on social media, with the winner getting an Ipad Mini. | ||
With the company efforts to persuade customers of their product safety, a survey conducted in November showcased around 40% of participants were still concerns about KFC food safety practices.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2013-12-05 |title=Diners Not Convinced by KFC's China Revival Campaign |url=https://www.thepoultrysite.com/news/2013/12/diners-not-convinced-by-kfcs-china-revival-campaign |url-status=live |access-date=2026-03-02 |website=The Poultry Site}}</ref> | With the company efforts to persuade customers of their product safety, a survey conducted in November showcased around 40% of participants were still concerns | ||
[[File:KFC Grilled Chicken.jpg|alt=KFC Grilled Chicken|thumb|KFC Grilled Chicken]] | |||
about KFC food safety practices.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2013-12-05 |title=Diners Not Convinced by KFC's China Revival Campaign |url=https://www.thepoultrysite.com/news/2013/12/diners-not-convinced-by-kfcs-china-revival-campaign |url-status=live |access-date=2026-03-02 |website=The Poultry Site}}</ref> | |||
===Oprah KFC Coupon=== | ===Oprah KFC Coupon=== | ||
https://topclassactions.com/lawsuit-settlements/lawsuit-news/oprah-kfc-coupon-class-action-settlement/ | KFC collaborated with the hit show [[wikipedia:The_Oprah_Winfrey_Show|The Oprah Winfrey Show]] for its promotion on KFC new item, Kentucky Grilled Chicken in 2009, announcing users could download a coupon from her website for a free two-piece Kentucky Grilled Chicken meal with no additional costs. Within a couple of days, KFC cancelled the promotion, however this resulted in riots from consumers and a class action lawsuit that settled with KFC compensating up to $15.96 for the original coupon, and $8 for the PDF coupon for each household.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Mirando |first=Sarah |date=2011-09-13 |title=Oprah KFC Coupon Class Action Settlement |url=https://topclassactions.com/lawsuit-settlements/lawsuit-news/oprah-kfc-coupon-class-action-settlement/ |url-status=live |access-date=2026-03-02 |website=Top Class Actions}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Seibold |first=Angie |date=2025-02-10 |title=The Oprah Mistake That Made KFC Run Out Of Chicken |url=https://www.thetakeout.com/1780712/oprah-mistake-kfc-chicken-shortage/ |url-status=live |access-date=2026-03-02 |website=The Takeout}}</ref> | ||
===KFC Security Breach=== | ===KFC Security Breach=== | ||
{{Main|link to the main CR Wiki article}} | {{Main|link to the main CR Wiki article}} | ||
https://www.bitdefender.com/en-gb/blog/hotforsecurity/kfc-security-breach-leaks-user-information | On December 9, 2016, KFC warned 1.2 million users of its Colonel's Club loyalty program about a security breach in the UK, pleading users to immediately change their passwords.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2026-03-02 |title=1.2 million KFC customers warned of data breach |url=https://www.dataleaklawyers.co.uk/blog/1-million-kfc-customers-warned-data-breach |url-status=live |access-date=2026-03-02 |website=Data Leak Lawyers}}</ref><blockquote>Our monitoring systems have found a small number of Colonel’s Club accounts may have been compromised as a result of our website being targeted. Whilst it is unlikely you have been impacted, we advise that you change your password as a precaution.”<ref>{{Cite web |last=Pascu |first=Luana |date=2016-12-13 |title=KFC security breach leaks user information |url=https://www.bitdefender.com/en-gb/blog/hotforsecurity/kfc-security-breach-leaks-user-information |url-status=live |access-date=2026-03-02 |website=Bitdefender}}</ref></blockquote>KFC claims that only 30 users were affected and the information leaked doesn't contain financial information.<blockquote>“We take the online security of our fans very seriously, so we’ve advised all Colonel’s Club members to change their passwords as a precaution, despite only a small number of accounts being directly affected. We don’t store credit card details as part of our Colonel’s Club rewards scheme, so no financial data was compromised.” -- Brad Scheiner, Head of IT at KFC UK & Ireland<ref>{{Cite web |date=2016-12-14 |title=KFC Security Breach – 1.2 million members of its Colonel’s Club warned to change passwords immediately |url=https://gbhackers.com/kfc-security-breach-1-2-million-members-of-its-colonels-club-warned-to-change-passwords-imnnediately/ |url-status=live |access-date=2026-03-02 |website=GBhackers}}</ref></blockquote> | ||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||