Live Rats Join Yum! Family at Greenwich Village KFC

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We all have to deal with vermin from time to time, but rarely do we have to fight them for our fried chicken, dolphin v. man-style. This is what patrons of a KFC in Greenwich Village had to do when a deluge of vermin ran a rampage across tables, chairs and trays.

Graham and Jamie fill us in on the story and include a clever little comic where PR guys (of course) save the day. Because in the end, tons of rats generate tons of press for KFC and “Customer Mania!” parent company Yum! as a whole. You just have to know how to spin it. No advertising is bad advertising … right?

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