'Gutted' KFC customer offered year's supply of chicken after reluctant Burger King trip
A ranting KFC customer who vented her fury at having to go to Burger King amidst the chain’s UK-wide chicken shortage has been offered a year’s supply of free chicken.
The unnamed woman was one of thousands of Brits affected when KFC switched supplier from Bidvest Logistics to DHL, sparking a chicken supply crisis that shut down 700 of its 900 stores.
Speaking to local media from inside her car, the woman revealed just how drastic times had become.
“So obviously I tried two places but they are both closed. Absolutely gutted. Will I get a free rice box for coming down?” she asked ITV News.
“Because I've had to go to Burger King. I've been twice to Burger King in my life.”
Well as it turns out, she may be inclined to make a third trip after Burger King reached out to the chicken loving woman with an offer that may just sway her loyalty to the Colonel.
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We’ll raise your leftover Ricebox with a year’s supply of fresh King Boxes! Someone put us in touch with her 🎉
— Burger King UK (@BurgerKingUK) February 21, 2018
“The disgruntled chicken fan who announced that she 'had to go to Burger King' after the Colonel ran out of chicken for her favourite rice-box, Burger King is coming to her rescue in her time of need…with a year’s supply of chicken strips,” Burger King said in a statement.
In a cheeky dig at their fast food rival, Burger King also took to Twitter to remind their customers that they "don't chicken out".
Just last week a local police station was forced to ask disappointed customers to stop calling them about the chicken shortage.
In a tweet, Tower Hamlets Metropolitan Police Service in London, made a light-hearted attempt to instruct hungry members of the public to refrain from wasting officers' time.
"Please do not contact us about the #KFCCrisis - it is not a police matter if your favourite eatery is not serving the menu that you desire," it tweeted.
