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TIL that after Colonel Sanders sold KFC, he still made surprise visits to KFC restaurants. If the food disappointed him, he’d denounce it as "God-damned slop" or knock it on the floor. In 1973, KFC... (en.wikipedia.org)
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[–] FireTower@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

"In 1973, Sanders sued Heublein Inc.—the then parent company of Kentucky Fried Chicken—over the alleged misuse of his image in promoting products he had not helped develop. In 1975, Heublein Inc. unsuccessfully sued Sanders for libel after he publicly described their gravy as being "sludge" with a "wall-paper taste".[6]"