I have eaten at this KFC..... OMG! I fully recognize the girl.....

I live in Yuen Long....OMG....

From Mop:

To many Hong Kong people, KFC is considered delicious, but can you imagine that this fried chicken might have been taken from the garbage?

Recently, a Yuen Long Plaza [元朗广场] deliveryman created a stir when he said that this restaurant’s staff, in order to get off work on time, often turn off the ovens before the restaurant closes and throw away the unsold food. During this time, if a customer comes in to buy something or make an order, this restaurant’s staff pick out thrown-away food from the garbage and give it to customers to eat. Moreover, to save money, this restaurant’s manager also allows the staff to do this.

This deliveryman also used his mobile phone to take pictures of the staff looking for food in the garbage to give to customers to eat.
According to insiders’ analysis, this kind of result is related to Kentucky Fried Chicken’s management evaluation model.

More Swine Swill..... If this hits Asia It will be huge.....

CDC Swine Flu Video: good info

aljazeera: "HSBC shares like children, they keep multiplying"

McD's kicking Starbucks shamelessly........

Shanghai Whisky Live May 8 - 9

File under the most heavily sponsored event in Shanghai this spring.
It's also the first time I've seen Whisky getting the sponsorship, not giving it in China.

The list of peeps jumping on the Whisky Wagon run from TALK and Shanghai Expat to Element Fresh. So, expect crowds.

The event line-up looks fantastic with tastings, classes and all sorts extended whisky tie ins. Spice 'n Slice wishes it could be there.


All info and pics posted here from the official website for Whisky Live
For more info go to: http://www.whiskylivechina.com/about.html

11th Ann. China Franchise Expo in Beijing May 8 - 10

In BJ week after next? You might want to catch this event, if only to see if what Xinhua has been saying holds true.

BJ has stuck firmly to the line that the downturn hasn't affected the franchising industry very much. This is the world's largest franchise convention. Attendance will say a lot. Spice 'n Slice hopes there will be people there polling the attendees.

Show addendance over the years tells the real China business story:
Last year there were over 400 booths and 22,000 visitors (down from 26,000 in 2007). The image bellow speaks to the real situation in China. Spice 'n Slice maintains that the real start of the economic downturn was in early 2005. Nearly every sector of the the food industry show a drop from 2005 to 2006. The numbers for this convention show it clearly..... One factor in the huge drop was governmental. In 2005 the central government increased taxes and tariffs products coming into the country that serviced franchises. We can't forget as well that the end of 2005 was the first big wave of "officially non-existent" inflation in the average cost of daily necessities.

Show Info

Show Date: May 8-10, 2009 Friday, Saturday, Sunday Show Hours 09:00 am -16:30 pm

Show Venue: China World Trade Center No.1, Juanguomenwai Dajie, Chaoyang District, Beijing 100004, China www.cwtc.com.cn

Admission Charge:
Normal Ticket:?? RMB 50
Online Pre-sale:? RMB30

all info taken from http://www.chinafranchiseexpo.com/en/Default.asp