20/08/2022
Craig Howard sent this old ad to share; "i just came across this, apparently it's from 1968"
Thanks Craig. I believe that KFC are dropping the “finger lickin’ good” slogan from their advertising because they don’t want people licking their fingers anymore. True story! According to Jan O'Connell in her excellent book "A Timeline of Australian Food"; "The first Kentucky Fried Chicken outlet opened in Guildford in Sydney’s western suburbs in 1968, with a staff of 25. It was opened by a Canadian named Bob Lapointe and the line at launch was “finger-lickin’ good”.
By January 1970, when Colonel Sanders visited Australia, there were 38 stores and they were opening at the rate of one a week. The menu ranged from one piece of chicken and chips (not called fries) for 45 cents to a “Barrel” with 21 pieces of chicken for $5.20. Back then there were no sliders, Twisters or burgers – just fried chicken. And definitely no Hot & Spicy. In 1991, Kentucky Fried Chicken officially became KFC