ST. LOUIS—A KFC employee in St. Louis has been hospitalized after a customer shot him because he was upset that the restaurant had run out of corn, police said. The shooting happened Monday evening in the city’s Central West End neighborhood. Investigators said the man tried to place an order in the restaurant’s drive-thru lane….

A shortage of lettuce across Australia has prompted fast food restaurant KFC to switch up its menu and put cabbage in its chicken sandwiches and wraps. KFC Australia said the move was due to a shortage of lettuce following recent floods in New South Wales and Queensland and noted that it would continue to use a mixture…

An employee working at a KFC restaurant in Tennessee is garnering praise for playing a critical role in the rescue of a woman who was being held against her will. The alleged kidnapper, 23-year-old Diego Glay, brought the woman to the KFC location in the 6200 block of Winchester Road in Memphis on May 15,…

More and more people are now opting for plant-based foods. With the soaring demand, fast-food chains like Yum Brands! Inc.’s KFC, Restaurant Brands International Inc.’s Burger King, and McDonald’s Corp. are offering vegan food to their customers. Even Starbucks Corporation is joining the movement with non-dairy milk. KFC and McDonald’s are rolling out their vegan burgers, and Burger King is unveiling vegan chicken…

Could the United States lose all its flights to China? The country has enacted strict travel restrictions due to a surge of virus cases, while Hong Kong’s status as a transit point for international flight passengers may be a thing of the past. Taiwan ramps up its defense. Now the island’s navy is equipped with…

A major government backed Chinese consumer rights group has called for a boycott of a meal deal launched by American fast food chain KFC (Kentucky Fried Chicken) in mainland China. It said that the promotion sent consumers into a buying frenzy and caused food to be wasted. In celebration of the 35th anniversary of KFC…

Australian customers are finding that staff shortages have not only affected supermarket shelves, but also the operation of fast-food giants, such as McDonald’s and KFC. KFC is experiencing a shortage of poultry meat, forcing some of its restaurants to offer a reduced menu. “Like many businesses across Australia, our supply chain & workforce has been…

KFC will begin rolling out its Beyond Meat fried “chicken” across the United States next Monday for a limited time, the companies announced on Jan. 4. The meatless meal will be the first plant-based chicken to launch in fast-food restaurants across America and will be available at KFCs nationwide. Shaped like fried chicken chunks, the six-piece…

KFC owner Yum Brands Inc. beat Wall Street estimates for quarterly revenue and profit on Thursday, as steady demand for its fried chicken and tacos cushioned the blow from a slowdown in sales in its Pizza Hut chain. Rival fast-food chains Chipotle Mexican Grill and McDonald’s have also delivered a strong beat in the quarter,…

U.S.-listed shares of Yum China Holdings Inc. fell over 10 percent since reporting Tuesday that its adjusted operating profit may decline over 50 percent in the third quarter due to the wide impact of COVID-19 in China. Until Friday, the shares of the KFC operator in China had gone down three days in a row to $54.85 per…