Anyone who's traveled in New York's outer boroughs knows that in some parts of town, when it comes to fried chicken, KFC stands for "Kennedy Fried Chicken," and not that other chain. Now, thanks to a great article in the New York Times, we learn that Kennedy Fried Chicken was created by an Afghan immigrant to New York and that there's a full-scale battle going on inside New York's Afghan community, which is deeply involved in the fried chicken biz, over who owns the rights to use the now famous name. The full story can be found here.
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