When they are large enough the chickens are gassed, chopped into nine pieces and sent to warehouses in large trays where they are then distributed to branches nationwide. Farms supply KFC with around 23 million chickens each year and its chains sell almost 400 pieces of chicken every minute.
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.
KFC chickens grow to full size and are killed in just 5-6 short weeks. The unnaturally fast growth leaves them riddled with health issues including broken bones and heart and lung failure.
However, I can tell you that KFC is one of the world's largest fast-food chains and is known for its fried chicken. It operates in over 120 countries and territories around the world, and it's estimated that the company sells around 12 million pieces of chicken per day worldwide. That's a lot of chicken!
No, we demand that all our suppliers must meet or exceed independently assured animal welfare and food safety standards, all the way from farm to fingers.
Once they come of age, the birds are caught and put to sleep in a gas chamber before being chopped into nine pieces and delivered to KFC stores around the country within 48 hours.
KFC is currently developing the world's first lab-grown chicken nuggets. Other types of nuggets, including Quorn nuggets, are already grown in lab-type conditions but, if successful, this will be the first lab nugget made from real animal cells.
AT KFC, WE LOVE OUR CHICKEN.
We share that love with customers across the world, and we're committed to providing you with food that is safe, free from cruelty, and raised humanely.
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. KFC has not disclosed the drug-use practices of its suppliers.
9. Nando's go through a whole lot of chicken. Each week the restaurant chain serves up more than HALF A MILLION chickens to hungry diners.
Over 1.5 million chickens are killed every single day in Australia alone. The treatment of chickens who are used for their meat – known as 'broiler' chickens – is one of the biggest animal welfare issues in the world today.
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.
Australian farmed chickens, including organic chickens, are always treated with chlorine. With organic chickens, the final wash spray lasts for 3 to 4 seconds, where chlorine is added at a rate of 20 parts per million (p.p.m.).
1. First off, let's talk about ingredients. 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.
First, the fillets, which apparently come out the refrigerator fresh, are dunked in a bucket of cold water. "We dip it in there because it just helps the flour adhere to the chicken," Lawson explains. Then the fillets are covered in the breading mix, and then loaded onto a rack that is lowered into a vat of hot oil.
KFC swears by high-temperature, industrial-strength pressure fryers for their extra-crispy skin. While you won't be able to deep fry with your at-home pressure cooker, you can still recreate the KFC crunch with a deep fryer, a Dutch oven, or a heavy-bottomed pot.
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.
Each and every one of our Chicken McNuggets® is made with USDA-inspected boneless white-meat chicken—cut from the chicken breast, tenderloins and rib meat. Still curious about what's in a Chicken McNugget®? Check out all of the Chicken McNuggets® ingredients.
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.
McDonald's is a founding member of the Global Roundtable for Sustainable Beef (GRSB) and strongly supports its five core principles, including animal health and welfare.
KFC was founded by Colonel Harland Sanders (1890–1980), an entrepreneur who began selling fried chicken from his roadside restaurant in Corbin, Kentucky, during the Great Depression.
KFC has been leading the industry in sustainable packaging since 2019, when it removed all plastic straws and bags from its restaurants, eliminating 50 million plastic straws and 10 million plastic bags across the country and replacing them with fibre-based alternatives.
KFC uses real Canadian farm-raised chicken, because a local bird is a fresh bird. Chicken is delivered fresh to KFC restaurants throughout the week. Each individual piece of chicken is carefully inspected by a KFC cook.
We use 100 percent real chicken raised on U.S. farms. Our chicken is USDA inspected for quality before it can be delivered to our kitchens.