KFC in Thailand Issues Apology After Tsunami Facebook Update

Edwin Goei • OC Weekly • April 16, 2012
There are times when it would be appropriate for a fast food chicken restaurant like KFC to remind people to pick up a bucket of chicken on a Facebook update. Sometime this Friday, April 20th, when certain segments of the population will get the...
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