KFC asks Pope to bless new fish sandwich (tradition, soul)

[SirKnight1788]

KFC asks Pope to bless new fish sandwich
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Company hopes ‘Fish Snacker’ sandwich will be popular during Lent

LOUISVILLE, Ky. - For years, anything produced by KFC had to meet the standards of Colonel Harlan Sanders.

For its new product, the fried chicken chain is seeking a higher endorsement. KFC has asked Pope Benedict XVI to bless the Fish Snacker Sandwich, a Lenten addition to the chain’s Snacker sandwich line.

KFC sent the Pope a letter earlier this month, asking him to bestow a blessing on the sandwich. While the sandwich is being marketed generally, John O’Reilly, chief marketing officer for KFC, said the sandwich should prove especially popular on Friday’s, when Catholics traditionally don’t eat meat in the 40 days leading up to Easter Sunday.

“This is the first time KFC has ever served fish nationally, and we believe that the new sandwich could make it easier and more affordable for Catholics to observe the tenets of their faith,” KFC President Greg Dedrick wrote in a letter to the Pope.

The letter also offers Pope Benedict XVI a taste of a fish snacker sandwich.

Laurie Schalow, a spokeswoman for Louisville, Ky.-based KFC, said the Vatican confirmed receiving the letter and the company is hopeful for a response in the next week.

The sandwich is made of Alaskan Pollock, the largest food fish resource in the world and a fish commonly used to make breaded and battered fish products. It comes with tartar sauce and is served on a sesame seed bun.

KFC is owned by Louisville, Ky.-based Yum Brands Inc., which also owns seafood outlet Long John Silver’s. Schalow said the sandwich shouldn’t put KFC and Long John Silver’s at odds.

“The reason we decided to do this is our consumers showed an interest,” Schalow said. “Long John Silver’s sells fish 365 days a year.”

KFC, which has 5,500 restaurants around the country, test marketed the sandwich last year and the reviews were good, so the decision was made to sell the item nationally, Schalow said. The sandwich will remain on sale only during Lent, she said.

The Snacker sandwiches, first introduced in 2005, include chicken, buffalo chicken, cheese and honey barbecue. They are smaller sandwiches aimed at customers who eat while on the go.

www.msnbc.msn.com/id/17276043/

Company hopes ‘Fish Snacker’ sandwich will be popular during Lent

LOUISVILLE, Ky. - For years, anything produced by KFC had to meet the standards of Colonel Harlan Sanders.

For its new product, the fried chicken chain is seeking a higher endorsement. KFC has asked Pope Benedict XVI to bless the Fish Snacker Sandwich, a Lenten addition to the chain’s Snacker sandwich line.

KFC sent the Pope a letter earlier this month, asking him to bestow a blessing on the sandwich. While the sandwich is being marketed generally, John O’Reilly, chief marketing officer for KFC, said the sandwich should prove especially popular on Friday’s, when Catholics traditionally don’t eat meat in the 40 days leading up to Easter Sunday.

“This is the first time KFC has ever served fish nationally, and we believe that the new sandwich could make it easier and more affordable for Catholics to observe the tenets of their faith,” KFC President Greg Dedrick wrote in a letter to the Pope.

The letter also offers Pope Benedict XVI a taste of a fish snacker sandwich.

Laurie Schalow, a spokeswoman for Louisville, Ky.-based KFC, said the Vatican confirmed receiving the letter and the company is hopeful for a response in the next week.

The sandwich is made of Alaskan Pollock, the largest food fish resource in the world and a fish commonly used to make breaded and battered fish products. It comes with tartar sauce and is served on a sesame seed bun.

KFC is owned by Louisville, Ky.-based Yum Brands Inc., which also owns seafood outlet Long John Silver’s. Schalow said the sandwich shouldn’t put KFC and Long John Silver’s at odds.

“The reason we decided to do this is our consumers showed an interest,” Schalow said. “Long John Silver’s sells fish 365 days a year.”

KFC, which has 5,500 restaurants around the country, test marketed the sandwich last year and the reviews were good, so the decision was made to sell the item nationally, Schalow said. The sandwich will remain on sale only during Lent, she said.

The Snacker sandwiches, first introduced in 2005, include chicken, buffalo chicken, cheese and honey barbecue. They are smaller sandwiches aimed at customers who eat while on the go.

[James the Persian]

Fish is lenten? Well, not for us and I'm surprised to hear that it is for RCs too, though I know plenty of them who don't fast at all but just 'give something up'.

I have heard from Greek friends that over there MacDonalds does a MacLent menu due to the huge demand for it - goodness knows what that means. Can you imagine a MacDonald's with no meat, fish, dairy or olive oil (I'd add alcohol but MacDonald's here is unlicenced - they sell beer in Romania, though)? What would they give you? A bun with lettuce in it?

James

[Phil Lawton]

KFC asks Pope to bless new fish sandwich

Idiots...didn't they know that Il Duce is contractually committed to McDonalds?

They're launching the McChristburger later this year. Once eaten, the diner finds that it's mysteriously risen again.

Much like the rest of their range.

[Ever learning]

Originally Posted by Phil Lawton

Idiots...didn't they know that Il Duce is contractually committed to McDonalds?

They're launching the McChristburger later this year. Once eaten, the diner finds that it's mysteriously risen again.

Much like the rest of their range.

That´s a good one.

[MaddLlama]

I thought eating meat on Friday wasn't a sin anymore

[doppelgänger]

Originally Posted by MaddLlama

I thought eating meat on Friday wasn't a sin anymore

Correct.

"Sister Mary Ignatius Explains It All For You"

(reading listener mail) It used to be a mortal sin to eat meat on Fridays, and now it isn't. Does that mean that people who ate meat on Fridays back when it was a sin are in hell? Or what?

People who ate meat on Fridays back when it was a mortal sin are indeed in hell if they did not confess the sin before they died. If they confessed it, they are not in hell, unless they did not confess some other mortal sin they committed. People who would eat meat on Fridays back in the 50s tended to be the sort who would commit other mortal sins, so on a guess, I bet many of them are in hell for other sins, even if they did confess the eating of meat.

[Nanda]

No wonder their food makes my guts feel like they're being ripped out - my heathen soul is being burned up from the inside with holy vengence!

[MaddLlama]

Originally Posted by doppelgänger

Correct.

"Sister Mary Ignatius Explains It All For You"

George Carlin's Classic Gold taught me everything I need to know about Catholicism?

[Phil Lawton]

Originally Posted by Nanda

my heathen soul is being burned up from the inside with holy vengence!

No, that'll be the Hades Sauce (10 pence per sachet or free if purchased with a McLast McSupper - serves 13).