Forum Archive Index - February 2000

[Glen Whiteman <quality.res.ltd@xtra.co.nz>]

Good comments re KFC. The bright spot in RBD would seem to me to be
StarBucks. As a regular customer, the staff have always been awesome.

Phil Eriksen 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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