KFC runs out of chicken
Discussion
Chebble said:
valiant said:
I love reading Twitter when stuff like this happens. Endless stories of how dinner has been ruined, children crying and general DailyMailesque sad faces all round.
Council quality!!
I love it and loathe it in equal measure. It really makes me despair at how entitled some people are.Council quality!!
I like KFC every now and then, but not to the extent where I’d become angry at them not being open!
I pulled into a parking bay opposite, went to the Cashpoint at Lloyds, then noticed that the store was strangely dark inside. Ah well, we didn't bother crossing the road to see if there was a note on the door - we just drove along the road until we got to Deep Blue and had fish & chips instead.
I only took to Google to see if there was something up wi' local KFC outlets when the Yateley store was still closed a few days later.
I'm not at all bothered by the situation. But I'll bet their zero hours contract staff will be. I doubt they'll be getting paid simply because the closures are no fault of theirs. It must be tough, relying on getting a certain amount of hours per week then finding the rug gets pulled from under you (and your ability to pay rent, etc...)
Funkycoldribena said:
yellowjack said:
I pulled into a parking bay opposite, went to the Cashpoint at Lloyds, then noticed that the store was strangely dark inside. Ah well, we didn't bother crossing the road to see if there was a note on the door
There's a joke there somewhere...
Puggit said:
On that topic, I notice that Eurotunnel failed to predict the half term rush last week.
We noticed that all of the schools seemed to be out last week. Half terms often aren't in sync for neighbouring authorities.I wonder if they took historical data and used that, rather than correlating a bunch of actual school calendars... Management are obsessed with MI / analytics / trend and extrapolations, sometimes missing common sense.
dudleybloke said:
With an order this big it should be very important to fillet.
Seriously though, how hard can it be to deliver chicken?
What will they try next? Posting it via Royal Mail?
I'm appalled. No one has said 'cock up' yet.Seriously though, how hard can it be to deliver chicken?
What will they try next? Posting it via Royal Mail?
Edited by dudleybloke on Monday 19th February 17:18
Just heard this on Radio 4, reporter was outside a KFC telling people why it was closed.
The reaction of some people was ludicrous.
"Where am I going to get my food bruv?"
"There is a fish and chip shop across the road".
"Yeah but I want chicken."
"You might have to go somewhere else"
"Yeah but I be back late for work bruv, know what I mean?"
I don't know what was worse, the fact that Radio 4 actually gave these people airtime, or the fact that people are actually upset that KFC was shut.
Staggering.
The reaction of some people was ludicrous.
"Where am I going to get my food bruv?"
"There is a fish and chip shop across the road".
"Yeah but I want chicken."
"You might have to go somewhere else"
"Yeah but I be back late for work bruv, know what I mean?"
I don't know what was worse, the fact that Radio 4 actually gave these people airtime, or the fact that people are actually upset that KFC was shut.
Staggering.
IanCress said:
KFC have really dropped DHL in it, very blatantly blaming the issues on their new delivery partner. Surely an operation of that size and importance requires both companies to work together on the delivery schedule. Not convinced the problems can be 100% attributed to one partner.
Well, I'd assume the restaurants haven't moved and nor have the suppliers. The orders will be pretty much the same as usual, barring perhaps some extra stock in areas where it's half term...I'd say it looks very like it's close to 100% DHL's fault, yeah.Pothole said:
Well, I'd assume the restaurants haven't moved and nor have the suppliers. The orders will be pretty much the same as usual, barring perhaps some extra stock in areas where it's half term...I'd say it looks very like it's close to 100% DHL's fault, yeah.
From the information provided, I'd agree... like any business services transition - validate, pilot, test again, rollout by region, etc. Looks like a big bang switchover gone wrong. There may be faults on all three sides for data quality, etc but those won't see the light of day.Either DHL fix it in 48 hours or I guess the prior supplier will be offered good terms to resolve.
I bet the root cause analysis will say that the pressure on switching costs and transition plan in a very transactional business (though one of scale) were skimped - or rather the risks accepted by the DHL business - to get to a price that was compelling to KFC, who must be a bit of a "lighthouse brand" (time critical, high quality demands, volume, etc)
Just a wild guess, I'm not in logistics, but IT normally translates quite well...
V8mate said:
Too Drunk to Funk said:
Good job the weather isn't better or it would be the London Riots all over again.
Thankfully, London is owned by >insert witty variation< independent 'chicken shops' to keep the locals fed.
Edited by nonsequitur on Monday 19th February 18:14
Funkycoldribena said:
yellowjack said:
I pulled into a parking bay opposite, went to the Cashpoint at Lloyds, then noticed that the store was strangely dark inside. Ah well, we didn't bother crossing the road to see if there was a note on the door
There's a joke there somewhere...nonsequitur said:
V8mate said:
Too Drunk to Funk said:
Good job the weather isn't better or it would be the London Riots all over again.
Thankfully, London is owned by >insert witty variation< independent 'chicken shops' to keep the locals fed.
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