KFC issues apology for Kristallnacht chicken, cheese push notification sent to customers. This is what happened

KFC has apologized after sending a message, which invited German customers to eat fried chicken and cheese to remember Germany's 1938 anti-Jewish pogrom, the media reports said.

According to the media, the fast-food restaurant sent a push notification on its app on Wednesday urging consumers to indulge themselves in the delicacies on the 84th anniversary of the 1938 Kristallnacht, or Night of Broken Glass.

On November 9, 1938, Nazi crowds across Germany set afire and plundered synagogues and Jewish-owned businesses, marking the beginning of the Third Reich's attempt to exterminate Jews.


The note purportedly stated, "Kristallnacht Commemoration, Treat yourself to additional soft cheese and crispy chicken. Now available at KFCheese!"



KFC issued another message roughly one hour later, blaming the incident on a technology malfunction, the reports added.

The statement expressed regret and stated that they would promptly review their internal protocols to ensure that this would not happen again.

They also asked that this mistake be excused.

FAQs:

1. What is KFC?
   KFC is a fried chicken-focused American fast food restaurant business headquartered in Louisville, Kentucky. After McDonald's, it is the world's second-largest restaurant chain. As of December 2019, KFC had 22,621 outlets across 150 countries. Yum! Brands owns the chain.
2. What is the full form of KFC?
   KFC stands for Kentucky Fried Chicken.
3. What happened in 1938?
   Kristallnacht, which translates as "Night of Crystal," is also termed as the Night of Broken Glass. The term relates to a series of anti-Jewish pogroms that occurred on November 9 and 10, 1938. This wave of violence swept over Germany, and annexed Austria, and parts of the Sudetenland. This term in the Glossary refers to Czechoslovakia, which was recently seized by German soldiers.