On the anniversary of Kristallnacht, when Jewish homes and businesses in Germany were looted leading up to World War II and the Holocaust, a notice was mistakenly sent to customers inviting them to treat themselves to a meal at Kentucky Fried Chicken.
The notification was sent to a group of people. According to the outlet, "Commemoration of the Reichspogromnacht - Treat yourself to more tender cheese with the fried chicken." The place is now at KFCheese.
Kristallnacht is a German word meaning "nacht".
In an email to Entrepreneur, Kentucky Fried Chicken apologized for the statement it made, saying it was wrong and unacceptable.
Kristallnacht occurred on November 9 and 10, 1938, as part of an ongoing campaign in Nazi Germany to discriminate and commit violence against Jews. Kristallnacht, or the "Night of Broken Glass," was a series of attacks on Jewish businesses and homes in Germany and Austria. Hundreds of thousands of Jews were sent to concentration camps after the synagogues were destroyed.
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The Anti-Defamation League was one of the groups that took to social media to express outrage about the notification.
Wie daneben kann man eigentlich sein an #Reichspogromnacht, @KFCDeutschland (@kfc )?! Schämt euch! https://t.co/nJvE15Nn0X
— Dalia Grinfeld (@DaliaGrinfeld) November 9, 2022
How wrong can you be at Reichspogromnacht? Shame on you!
The notification was also posted by other users.
Wow, just wow! I am utterly speechless and repulsed! @kfc Germany puts out promotional campaign inviting customers to treat themselves on #Kristallnacht … with some "crispy chicken with tender cheese."
You can't make this up! pic.twitter.com/dvKTUvo3wv
— Arsen Ostrovsky (@Ostrov_A) November 9, 2022
The notification happened because of an event schedule.
A semi-automated content creation process is used by Kentucky Fried Chicken. The internal review process was not followed and a notification was not approved.
All communications were stopped on the app. We are committed to equity, inclusion, and belonging for all and understand and respect the history of this day.
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