KFC Puts Beef in Their … Chicken?!
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In the least surprising and most gross news I’ve seen so far today, KFC is being taunted by competitor El Pollo Loco for having some very unchickeny ingredients in their new grilled chicken — namely, beef.
EPL uncovered that KFC’s new “light” products contain both beef powder and rendered beef fat. They’ve even gone ahead and whipped up a 15-second commercial spot, which you can/should watch here.
In the spot, EPL bigwig Steve Carley says that “the use of beef ingredients in grilled chicken just seems wrong to me.” I certainly concur, but what about you? Is using beef in chicken — which, to be fair, KFC admits and lists in the ingredients — totally wrong, or just good old use of flavoring like the fries at McDonald’s? Vote and leave comments!
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I voted delicious and OK because I don’t think it matters. Whenever I go to Boston Market, which is rare, I’ll eat chicken with mashed potatoes and beef gravy (you have the option to choose between chicken or beef gravy, the latter tastes better). Most people don’t know what goes in their food when they eat out, anyway.
Yo Dawg! I heard you like meat! So I put some meat in yo’ meat, so you can eat meat while you eat meat!
This is, or should be, a non-issue. If beef product is an ingredient of KFC’s product, is acknowledged, and is reported to the consumer there should be no issue. If you don’t like it, don’t buy it!
Vote, one way or the other, with your dollars.
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