Thursday, August 19, 2010
Largest
serving of fried chicken
- world record set by
KFC
LOUISVILLE, Ky., USA -- Kentucky Fried Chicken
( KFC
), a unit of Yum! Brands, Inc. (NYSE:YUM) served
2,493.35 lbs. of fried chicken to the citizens of Louisville
- setting the new world record for the Largest
serving of fried chicken
during the celebration of
KFC’s 70th anniversary of its Original Recipe of 11 herbs
and spices.
Photo: The chicken was served alongside
an enormous version of their retro-themed iconic bucket that
was 8 feet tall and 9 feet wide with an image of Colonel Sanders.
It was dedicated to the celebration of KFC’s 70th anniversary
of its Original Recipe of 11 herbs and spices. / KFC photo
( enlarge
photo
)
Visitors were treated to free chicken
as "Colonel" Bob Thompson -- a Col. Sanders look-alike, spokesperson
for Kentucky Fried Chicken and (according to his business
card) "ambassador for the World Chicken Festival" -- looked
on.
An overseas
KFC
set the Guinness World Record for the world’s
largest serving of fried chicken
in 2009. Last month,
Brookville, Ind. broke the world
record
while dishing out 1,645 pounds of chicken.
This attempt also served to “bring the world
record back to its rightful home, Kentucky,” according to
Doug Hasselo, chief food innovation officer for KFC.
Photo: In celebration of the 70th anniversary
of its iconic Original Recipe(R), KFC is selling buckets with
a retro design similar to the one used on Kentucky Fried Chicken
buckets decades ago. Photo: Business Wire ( enlarge
photo
)
KFC will also be donating thousands of
pieces to Louisville’s Dare to Care Food Bank, an independent,
nonprofit, corporation that distributes food to the less fortunate
through a network of 320 independent food pantries, emergency
kitchens, and shelters, according to Dare to Care’s official
website.
Today, the Original Recipe is locked in
a safe in Louisville. Only a handful of people know the elements
of the multi-million dollar recipe, and each is held to a
strict confidentiality agreement.
To protect the recipe’s secret legacy, one company
blends a formula for one part of the recipe, while another
spice company blends the rest. A computer processing system
blends these two mixtures together, ensuring neither company
has access to the full recipe.
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