Kentucky Fried Chicken: Tackling the Trans Fat Problem
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Case Details:
Case Code : BENV012
Case Length : 12 Pages
Period : 2006-2007
Pub Date : 2007
Teaching Note :Not Available
Organization : KFC Corporation
Industry : FMCG
Countries : USA
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Excerpts
The Campaign Against Trans Fats
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Partial hydrogenation is an industrial process used for the hardening of oil.
Hardening of oil is done because it not only increases the shelf-life of baked
products, but also enables cooking oils to have a longer fry-life. Trans fats
are produced during the hydrogenation process.
Over the years, public health organizations, consumer advocacy groups, and
healthcare researchers have worked to spread awareness among consumers with
regard to the link between foods containing trans fats and serious health
diseases like coronary heart disease, type 2 diabetes, and obesity. Coronary
heart disease was one of the leading causes of death in the US...
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KFC's Search for a Suitable Alternative
According to KFC, the main challenge was to find a suitable cooking oil that
would not only be devoid of trans fats but also preserve the unique taste of
its fried chicken products. Also, the cost of the new oil would have to be
similar to the hydrogenated oil that was being used. KFC had reportedly
spent over 18 months and millions of dollars in this project, much more than
that estimated by the top executives at KFC. Gregg Dedrick, President of
KFC, said, "Every oil interacts differently with every food. To get
everything right is not easy."...
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Would A Ban on Trans Fats Help?
In December 2006, the New York City's Board of Health voted for a ban on
artificial trans fats in food items served at all the restaurants and
food outlets in the city. New York became the first major US city to
come out with a regulation against trans fats. The phasing out of trans
fats was to be implemented in two stages. Restaurants would have time
till July 01, 2007 to ensure that all the oils used for frying would
have less than 0.5 grams of trans fats per serving. By July 01, 2008,
restaurants would have to ensure that all food items had to have less
than 0.5 grams of trans fats per serving... |
Exhibits
Exhibit I (A): Worldwide Sales of KFC
Exhibit I (B): KFC's Same Store Sales Growth in the US (Company Owned
Restaurants Only)
Exhibit I (C): Average US Sales per System Unit (a)
Exhibit II: Trans Fat Content in Some of KFC's Menu Items Before and After the
Switchover to Zero Trans Fat Oil
Exhibit III: KFC's 'Zero Trans Fats' Online Advertisement
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