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A paper sign is taped on top of a KFC ad telling customers that the restaurant is closed.

Hundreds of British KFC stores have to close — after they run out of chicken

February 19, 2018Business, Finance & Economics

Most of the chain’s 900-some UK stores are closed after a new supplier couldn’t deliver chicken to stores

It's not unusual to find dozens of small fried chicken joints in any Korean neighborhood.

South Korea’s obsession with fried chicken, explained

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The fake KFC in West Tehran thought it had obtained approval from the country's Ministry of Industry, Trade and Mines.

Iranians tussle over a KFC outlet, but the clash is actually about so much more

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