KFC Germany apologizes for tying chicken promo to commemoration of Kristallnacht

Agence France-Presse 

BERLIN - KFC has been forced to apologize after sending a notification to German customers encouraging them to commemorate the Kristallnacht anti-Jewish pogrom with fried chicken and cheese.The fast food chain sent a notification on Wednesday suggesting customers &quot;treat themselves&quot; on the anniversary of the 1938 Kristallnacht, or Night of Broken Glass, the Bild daily reported.On November 9, 1938, Nazi mobs torched and ransacked synagogues and Jewish-owned businesses across Germany in what is widely seen as the start of the Third Reich&#x27;s drive to wipe out Jews.&quot;Commemoration of Kristallnacht -- Treat yourself to more soft cheese and crispy chicken. Now at KFCheese!,&quot; the message reportedly read. KFC sent another message around an hour later blaming the blunder on &quot;an error in our system&quot;, Bild said.&quot;We are very sorry, we will check our internal processes immediately so that this does not happen again. Please excuse this error,&quot; the message said.

KFC has been forced to apologize after sending a notification to German customers encouraging them to commemorate the Kristallnacht anti-Jewish pogrom with fried chicken and cheese.

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KFC Germany apologizes for tying chicken promo to commemoration of Kristallnacht

KFC Germany apologizes for tying chicken promo to commemoration of Kristallnacht

Agence France-Presse

Published Nov 10, 2022 08:55 PM PHT

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