KFC faces boycott in China over meal toy promotion

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Customers are able to collect limited edition versions of large-eyed and round-faced Dimoo dolls when buying certain KFC set meals.

KFC "used limited-edition blind box sales to induce and condone consumers' irrational and excessive purchase of meal sets, which goes against public order, good customs and the spirit of the law",That led one customer to spend 10,494 yuan on more than 100 of the meals in one go to collect the toys, while people also paid others to purchase meals for them, or just threw them away, the statement added.

Yum China, which operates KFC China, and Pop Mart did not immediately respond to requests for comment from the BBC.President Xi called the amount of food wasted as "shocking and distressing". The "Clean Plate Campaign" came against the backdrop of growing concerns about food security during the pandemic.

The campaign saw online influencers being banned from binge eating on social media platforms, while restaurant-goers were urged to not order more than they could eat.

 

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