Fake KFC in Iran shut down for being too American

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Fake KFC in Iran shut down for being too American

Iranian police mistakenly shuttered a KFC Halal thinking the chicken restaurant was associated with the American KFC, owned by Yum! Brands./ A fast food chicken restaurant in Iran using the brand name of U.S. fast food giant KFC was shuttered just days after it opened because its interior resembled the American flag. , KFC Halal --which is not affiliated with KFC or its parent company Yum! Brands--opened in West Tehran Sunday after securing approval from the country's Ministry of Industry, Trade and Mines. The news outlet called the outpost ...

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