"Chicken Capital USA?" I rather think not.
Kentucky Fried Chicken is, as you can see, advertising itself as "Chicken Capital USA." Ahem. My hometown of Barberton, Ohio, has for the entire duration of my life been known as the "Chicken Dinner Capital of the World." KFC cannot change a fact with a new promotion.
If you ever end up near Akron, stop into Barberton and you will find several restaurants, such as Whitehouse Chicken (pictured), serving fried chicken such as the Colonel only hopes to be able to serve one day when KFC grows up. Whitehouse even gives you a 15% off gift certificate on its home page, and will spot you a $5 gift certificate for taking a monthly newsletter. Yum.How should the city of Barberton respond to this 800-lbf gorilla of an upstart? Well, there is legal precedent for simply suing KFC for "confusing the customers." Heaven, and most of the state of Ohio, knows Barberton is hard-up for money these days (heck, who isn't?), and could use the dough an almost-certain KFC settlement would bring. That might even save the school system.
There is also the option (this one I prefer) of not allowing KFC to locate a franchise in the city limits and calling that an exercise of civic pride. For me, the lesson is that we entrepreneurs should not allow large corporations to muscle us out of our uniqueness. Barberton chicken merchants, band together! Get the lawyers to write the letters! See what happens!
UPDATE -- a fellow Barbertonian told me this:
While I was stationed in TX with the Army I had friends FED EX me Barberton chicken... and I would not walk across Wooster Rd. North [where the town KFC franchise is] for KFC! So you know my stand on that subject!
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posted by Ron @ 6:03 PM
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I'm from Barberton, Ohio born and raised. I agree that KFC has nothing on Barberton chicken dinners. Only a true Barbertonian can really understand how good they are. We love you Barberton for making chicken tasty!
Sharon
Barberton is the Chicken Dinner Capital of the world!
I'm a Barbertonian too and I'm rather amazed that there is a KFC in our town. I got chicken there once. Yuck. Can't even compare to delicious Barberton chicken in taste or price. I say run KFC outta town! :-)
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