Forum Archive Index - February 2000

[Peter Wilson <peter_wilson@clear.net.nz>]

Just wait until they do a quality check at KFC Huntly!!
P.D.W.




At 17:39 5/02/00 +1300, you wrote:
>rebecca bibby wrote:
>
> 
>> In the last year, the stock has gone from 1.21 to 1.70 at its highest
>> (normally close to annual results reporting time.  It is probable that the
>> stock will once again climb from its current 1.36 and even if it only
reaches
>> the same high of 1.70, it is an easy and safe 25% profit.  What do others
>> think?  Or are we simply obsessed by e-commerce with none of us dining at
>> Pizza Hut or KFC anymore?
>
>I had KFC last night.  When I asked what the difference between Original
>chicken and XTC was (fair question, i hadn't been there in ages) i was
>told "One is Original Chicken and the other is XTC".  Ate the first bit
>of chicken without problems, but the second was undercooked (ie there
>was blood) so i took it back up to the counter.  A lady came over, i
>explained the situation, and without her doing anything to even
>acknowledge what i'd said, she walked away again to serve another
>customer.  At that point, i left the tray on the counter, and walked
>out.
>
>As for Pizza Hutt, the one nearest me was closed down, despite being in
>what I would consider to be a prime location.  Obviously RBD
>shareholders wouldn't be told why one store was closed, but if the
>rumours I heard were correct, well, it was probably the right move.
>
>I don't know what dealing with KFC and Pizza Hutt is like in the rest of
>the country.  I also see that the share price is probably on the low
>side, and could go up.  At the end of the day tho, the Pizza Hutt near
>me is now gone, and my first experience in KFC for ages involved
>undercooked chicken, rude staff etc.  
>
>Cheers,
>Phil
>
>(P.S   I know there is more to share analysis than dining at one location
>and drawing a conclusion.  I share this tale merely because you asked if
>anyone still dines there :> )
>
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Peter D. Wilson
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