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06-05-2009 19:21
By Daily Mail
Kentucky Fried Chicken is to launch a halal-only menu in eight of its London stores
KFC is to start serving halal-only chicken in a number of its outlets.
The fast-food chain is trialling the move in areas with large Muslim populations.
The halal branches will also remove the Big Daddy burger from the menu as it contains bacon, which Muslims cannot eat.
Over the next few months KFC will monitor customer reaction in the chosen outlets.
If the feedback is positive they will remain halal-only.
And if the scheme is a success the company is expected to introduce it in dozens more branches across the country.
So far eight London outlets have made the move to sell only halal chicken.
They have all been approved by the Halal Food Authority.
KFC says it has only converted branches where there are other non-halal ones within a two-mile radius.
Marketing chief Jennelle Tilling said the move was designed to make KFC 'available to a broader range of customers'.
In February, Dominos Pizza converted an outlet in Birmingham to be halal-only but the move prompted complaints from several customers who were not able to order pizzas containing pepperoni, sausage, meatballs or bacon.
For meat to be halal the animal must be killed by having its throat cut by a Muslim and any blood flowing from the carcass must be completely drained.
By Daily Mail
Kentucky Fried Chicken is to launch a halal-only menu in eight of its London stores
KFC is to start serving halal-only chicken in a number of its outlets.
The fast-food chain is trialling the move in areas with large Muslim populations.
The halal branches will also remove the Big Daddy burger from the menu as it contains bacon, which Muslims cannot eat.
Over the next few months KFC will monitor customer reaction in the chosen outlets.
If the feedback is positive they will remain halal-only.
And if the scheme is a success the company is expected to introduce it in dozens more branches across the country.
So far eight London outlets have made the move to sell only halal chicken.
They have all been approved by the Halal Food Authority.
KFC says it has only converted branches where there are other non-halal ones within a two-mile radius.
Marketing chief Jennelle Tilling said the move was designed to make KFC 'available to a broader range of customers'.
In February, Dominos Pizza converted an outlet in Birmingham to be halal-only but the move prompted complaints from several customers who were not able to order pizzas containing pepperoni, sausage, meatballs or bacon.
For meat to be halal the animal must be killed by having its throat cut by a Muslim and any blood flowing from the carcass must be completely drained.
