Where and why some KFC restaurants are closing

kAmt*| r9:4<6? @7 (:D4@?D:? 92D :?7@C>65 E96 DE2E6 s6A2CE>6?E @7 (@C<7@C46 s6G6=@A>6?E E92E :E H:== 4=@D6 zur C6DE2FC2?ED :? $E@F89E@?[ #665D3FC8[ q6=@:E[ y2?6DG:==6 2?5 (2E6CE@H? 3J $2EFC52J[ 3FE D@>6 4=@D65 368:??:?8 pF8] `g]k^Am

kAm%96 4=@D:?8D H:== C6DF=E :? 2 =@DD @7 g` ;@3D] %92E :?4=F56D cg 4C6H >6>36CD[ b_ D9:7E >2?286CD 2?5 E9C66 86?6C2= >2?286CD]k^Am

kAm“t*| r9:4<6? @7 (:D4@?D:? {{r H:== A6C>2?6?E=J 462D6 @A6C2E:@?D :? (:D4@?D:? 5F6 E@ F?7@C6D66? 3FD:?6DD 4:C4F>DE2?46D 2?5 ?@E 36:?8 23=6 E@ C6249 2 C6D@=FE:@? H:E9 zur[” $2=G25@C t=:2D[ 5:C64E@C @7 t*|[ HC@E6 =2DE H66< :? 2 =6EE6C E@ E96 DE2E6]k^Am

kAmt*| r9:4<6? @7 (:D4@?D:? :D A2CE @7 E96 t*| vC@FA[ H9:49 H2D 7@F?565 :? a__g 2?5 32D65 :? xCG:?8[ %6I2D] %96 4@>A2?J @H?D 2?5 @A6C2E6D zur[ !:KK2 wFE[ !2?6C2 qC625 2?5 s6??J’D C6DE2FC2?ED :? (:D4@?D:?[ %6I2D[ u=@C:52[ x==:?@:D[ x?5:2?2[ v6@C8:2 2?5 $@FE9 r2C@=:?2]k^Am

kA 4=2DDlQE?4>D\:?=:?6\=:?<Qmk2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^>25:D@?]4@>^E?4>D^2DD6E^65:E@C:2=^63ad76f6\d_6c\``67\2b3c\_f7bdh45d732Qmw:DE@C:4 vC66?3FD9 ?6:893@C9@@5 3F:=5:?8 86ED ?2E:@?2= C64@8?:E:@?k^2mk^Am

kAm#6DE2FC2?E s:G6[ 2 AF3=:42E:@? E92E EC24<D ?2E:@?2= 7@@5 492:?D 2?5 E96 C6DE2FC2?E :?5FDECJ[ C6A@CE65 =2DE H66< E92E t*| :D 4=@D:?8 23@FE ad zur C6DE2FC2?ED :? E96 |:5H6DE @FE @7 cf zur C6DE2FC2?ED :E @H?D E9C@F89@FE E96 4@F?ECJ]k^Am

kAmp44@C5:?8 E@ #6DE2FC2?E s:G6[ t*| 92D 366? “6>3C@:=65 :? 4@FCE 5:DAFE6D H:E9 zur’D A2C6?E 4@>A2?J[ *F> qC2?5D[ @G6C E96 A6C7@C>2?46 @7 t*|’D !:KK2 wFE =@42E:@?D] t*| 244FD65 E96 4@>A2?J @7 72==:?8 369:?5 :ED 4@>A6E:E@CD :? E649?@=@8J 2?5 AC24E:46D[ 2?5 E96 4@>A2?J’D A:KK2 5:G:D:@? 7:=65 7@C 32?<CFAE4J 7@==@H:?8 E96 4=@DFC6 @7 D6G6C2= |:5H6DE F?:ED]”k^Am

kAmx? a_ab[ t*|’D qFC86C z:?8 DF3D:5:2CJ[ t*| z:?8[ 4=@D65 5@K6?D @7 C6DE2FC2?ED 2?5 :D 4FCC6?E=J 724:?8 2 =2HDF:E 3J pC>252 ~:= 2?5 v2D 7@C 2==6865=J 72:=:?8 E@ A2J C6?E 2?5 7@C 3C62<:?8 2 =62D6[ #6DE2FC2?E s:G6 C6A@CE65]k^Am