KFC ditches healthier foods because 'nobody buys them'

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A senior executive at the fast food chain reveals the firm's health drive was a 'disaster'.

KFC has abandoned its drive to introduce healthier baked chicken products on its menu because nobody wanted to eat them.

A senior executive at the fast food chain revealed the move was a"disaster" and short-lived during a Public Health England conference. It followed disappointing sales of the Brazer grilled chicken sandwich launched in 2011, its 2012 Rancher sandwich and a pulled chicken product which came out in 2015.

"It didn't go brilliantly well. We tried and we failed to launch a non-fried product," said Jenny Packwood, head of brand engagement at KFC UK and Ireland."It's no good launching a product which looks good nutritionally but then nobody buys.More from UK

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No-one interested in keeping healthy or animal welfare would dream of shopping at a KFC - their products are almost as disgusting as their treatment of animals

No surprise, very few that eat the ‘food’ this place produces would stand within a mile of a super food salad. These places have drive thru’s for a reason ..

Now who would believe, after all the BS and hype from vegans.

At least they tried.

At last some common sense

AlexLiv_x bad news for your ricebox

michele_hoare ‘Dirty Bird’

It was my understanding that KFC sold “Healthier” foods in order to placate the the “Nanny State” which demanded they offer less unhealthy alternatives 🤔

Aproperbot That's understandable. When I'm thinking about healthy food, fast food joints like kfc and McDonalds aren't exactly places that hop to the top of my list.

Gosh who would have thought that? The patrons of KFC dont want healthy🙄

Holbornlolz Common sense prevails

Skynews This is getting retweeted to US twitter feeds. Is this about KFC US? or at KFC_UKI in the UK and Ireland?

I’ll add a spin to this KFC_UKI kfc I buy lots of unhealthy, takeaway food. It’s stupid and I’m not proud, but I do. What I will never do is buy from KFC as our KFC branch is FILTHY. I would sooner eat off the floor. Basic cleanliness is lacking.

Shocker

danhurrell1988 Good if I want a frigging salad I will buy one but KFC gravy and sweetcorn yum yum

It was always a difficult sell, KFC = Unhealthy. Nothing more to say really.

We pay for that heart disease,so leave us alone

👍👍👍👍👍👍At last you don't go to a chicken shop to be health👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 💪💪💪💪💪Bit like going to a gym for a kebab with all the works💪💪💪💪💪💪💪

Holbornlolz Paging jamieoliver

Well there’s a surprise!

If they did you wouldn’t have needed to be prompted to add them to the menu, they’d have been the first things on the list. Well intentioned public health experts should be kept in sound proofed rooms.

We don’t go to KFC for healthy food, it’s a naughty treat! 👍

Can understand that.... Bit like going to the chippy for a lettuce

Great move....never be ashamed of what your core business is 👏🏽

Good, all they need to do now is go back to normal chips

Did they really think chavs eat healthily?

Americans hate good things

Good market research.

Same with all fast food outlets. A friend of mine works at one place where they make salads that end up in the trash can all the time. People go there for the burgers and fries. The healthy salads are nothing but a gimmick.

Shit food gone down hill with smaller pieces, chips are manky too

NorthernTubbs Could have told you that....

No KFC customer buys them. Same reason Holland and Barrett don’t sell Freid chicken.

Brexit

People go in for fried chicken not salad stick to the chicken and chicken gravy

Stick to your knitting.

Good to see someone finally not giving into vegans.

it s gotta stick to being unhealthy, that s how it is and thats what it s good at

I welcome them to the real world.

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