KFC pinged for deceptive advertising in latest Ad Standards breaches

Zanda Wilson

September 3, 2021 10:21

KFC and parent company Yum Restaurants International are among those found to have breached Ad Standards, in recent community panel cases filed.

A complaint was made about KFC promoting free delivery on its ‘Christmas In July Feast’, which has been advertised across online, social video, radio and KFC owned channels.

“The product purchased via the app using the pickup option is $49.95. Choosing the delivery option the product states free delivery but the cost changes to $52.95. This is not free delivery,” complaints about the offer said.

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Zanda Wilson

Zanda Wilson was a reporter and podcast producer at Mumbrella, specialising in radio reporting. He left Mumbrella in September 2021.