At least 97% of our chicken-on-the-bone, fillets and strips are regularly delivered fresh (not frozen) into our restaurants from reputable Aussie chicken suppliers like Inghams, Steggles and Golden Farms.
In addition to Koch Foods, Pilgrim's Pride, Tyson, and Case Farms are also reported to be KFC suppliers. Of these companies, only Tyson has a meaningful antibiotics stewardship policy.
Australia has some of the highest food standards globally, so the freshness and quality of our produce is a lot better than what you get in the US — meaning that our fast food tastes better. Take it from Sophia, who used to live in LA but now calls Sydney home.
More than 99% of the chicken sold in the United States comes from chickens hatched, raised and processed in the United States. None currently come from China.
KFC chicken in Australia is halal-certified by the ANIC, meaning that it is prepared according to Islamic guidelines for slaughter and preparation. However, not all KFC restaurants in Australia are halal-certified, so it's important to do your research and ensure that you are eating at a halal-certified location.
In our KFC Halal restaurants we do not handle any pork ingredients, and all the food and drink items served in these restaurants are approved by the Halal Food Authority. This ensures the very best Halal food standards but does mean that certain menu items and limited time offers may not be available.
“Can list all your suppliers?” Hello! Our 100% pure and Halal meat is all sourced from approved suppliers who adhere to McDonald's stringent food quality and safety standards as well as globally-recognized Halal practices.
Knowing the Chinese characters 清真 would be of help to you -- that means halal. Note that popular Western fast food chains eg McDonald's and KFC are NOT halal here, they do serve pork!
Eating KFC Regularly Makes You fat
The dishes of KFC are mostly deep-fried and are made using tons of oil. So, the regular consumption of KFC can make you gain weight. Therefore, continuous consumption of fast food, chicken, and meat that too with excess oil can lead to heart and fat-related issues.
The truth is that our whole chicken pieces are delivered fresh into our restaurants throughout the week and each individual piece is hand-breaded by a trained cook all day, every day. What's more, every piece of chicken is fried within 5 to 10 minutes of being breaded to make sure it's as fresh as possible.
While chicken is an obvious Men's Health staple, KFC's reliance on greasy oils and subsequent sky-high calorific content makes Maccy's an unlikely victor. The more varied menu and healthy options, as well as classic, gut-busting fare, make it the ideal spot to play fast and loose with your nutrition plan.
Some of our food does contain MSG but rest assured, it's only present at levels that are safe for the general population as deemed by New Zealand Food Standards. It's a recognised flavour enhancer that also occurs naturally in foods such as meat, fish, milk, vegetables, fruits and cheese.
Fast food giant KFC has been forced to put cabbage in its burgers and wraps in Australia as the country is struggling with a shortage of lettuce. The firm told customers it is using a mixture of lettuce and cabbage after floods destroyed lettuce crops.
Keystone Foods provides many ingredients, like some of the chicken for our Chicken McNuggets®.
KFC has stopped advertising that its chickens 'roam free'. Steggles, a large supplier to KFC, says on its website that its chickens are not kept in cages and are free to roam in large sheds, but the ACCC says the population density of chickens raised in barns does not allow such movement.
None of our chicken is processed. We only serve whole pieces of leg, breast, rib, wing, or thigh meat.
KFC products are fried in oil which may contain the following: Canola Oil and Hydrogenated Soybean Oil with TBHQ and Citric Acid Added To Protect Flavor, Dimethylpolysiloxane, an Antifoaming Agent Added OR Low Linolenic Soybean Oil, TBHQ and Citric Acid Added To Protect Flavor, Dimethylpolysiloxane, an Antifoaming ...
Unless the cooked chicken is kept warm, above 140°F, the general rule of thumb for cooked chicken is that it should not sit out on your kitchen table or buffet for more than two hours. Any cooked chicken left at room temperature for more than two hours should probably be thrown out.
The $2.08 billion deal covers the fast food chain's franchise rights for the next 20 years in mainland China and Hong Kong. Of the three parties, state-owned Citic will have the controlling stake of 52 percent. American investment firm Carlyle has 28 percent, and McDonald's has the remaining 20 percent.
In China, halal food is named Qingzhen Cai. It is simple to find in most main cities in China because of the large Muslim population in China. Muslim restaurants and food stalls are widely available in cities because of a huge amount of Muslim migrants from western China.
In China, halal food is prepared under strict observation of the Islamic dietary rules. Due to this, chicken, mutton, and lamb are the main ingredients. And despite the many cultures in China, halal food in China has managed to retain its characteristics and style. In Chinese, halal food is called Qingzhen Cai (清真菜).
Do any GYG restaurants serve Halal options? We do have Halal certified chicken across all our locations. We do however work with other Non-Halal meats and we do not follow Halal processes in the kitchen. If you have any further questions feel free to contact our team.
Our food is made to a strict food and safety procedure but it does not include Halal standards for our products. We do not have a halal certification at any of our stores.
All of KFC's chicken suppliers have reputable Halaal certification authorities, including SANHA in some instances, supervising and certifying their facilities and products. This has been the case since KFC started in South Africa in 1971, nothing has changed.