Rats!
Well, the scandal of the rats who like takeout food in New York has taken another new turn today. The parent company of KFC, Taco Bell and Pizza Hut has temporarily closed still more franchises held by the same company that owned the original problem place.
The parent company of KFC, Taco Bell and Pizza Hut said it had temporarily closed several New York City restaurants owned by the franchisee that operated a Manhattan eatery overrun last week by rats.
In a statement issued late Wednesday, Yum Brands Inc. said the restaurants would remain closed until they underwent new inspections by the city's health department.
"We will not compromise on our food and restaurant quality," said Emil Brolick, a Yum Brands executive.
The company's actions were aimed at the ADF Companies, a Fairfield, N.J.-based group that owns more than 350 fast food restaurants in several states. It is among the nation's largest operators of Pizza Huts.
The idea that the running of the rats would ever rival the running of the bulls in Pamplona is probably not going to take off anytime soon. This does point to a larger problem in New York City that the health department should be trying to resolve.
By Thomas, Thursday, 1 March , 2007 @ 3:02 pm
I find it a bit strange that the article references “The parent company of KFC, Taco Bell and Pizza Hut” rather than simply saying “Pepsi.”
I could be wrong about this but it is my understanding that PepsiCo owns all of these restaurants. It makes me wonder who owns the publication.
By BubbaB, Friday, 2 March , 2007 @ 1:15 pm
Thomas:
Those restaurant chains are all owned by Yum! Brands. Yum! Brands was spun-off from PepsiCo 8-10 years ago. Unless a person is a member of PETA, most people wouldn’t recognize the name “Yum! Brands.” That is probably why the article stated it the way it did. (PETA is constantly trying to pick a fight with Yum! or one of its chains.)
And Gaius, the health department in NYC is too busy looking for other health code violations. Sure, you may end up eating fried rat, but that rat wasn’t fried in any trans-fats!!