Anyone Remember Kenny Rogers Roasters? It's Now Popular in Asia - Blu-ray Forum

JamesG. · 10-23-2023, 05:11 AM

Kenny Rogers Roasters, a chain that the singer started with pal and former KFC mogul John Y. Brown in 1991, got good reviews for its cuisine, but the chain found it tough going in a market crowded with competitors. It went bankrupt in 1998 and eventually was sold to Nathan's, the hot dog stand chain, according to news reports.

The franchise was famously featured in a 1996 "Seinfeld" episode, in which the eccentric Kramer hangs a "Bad Chicken" banner outside his apartment to protest the restaurant's sleep-depriving neon sign. By the episode's end, Kramer drops his complaints when he becomes addicted to KRR's rotisserie chicken.

Its last remaining location in the U.S., located in the Ontario Mills Mall in Ontario, California, closed in December 2011.

However, a Malaysian company now owns the franchise and Kenny Rogers Roasters is located in Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia, China, the Philippines, Thailand, Brunei, and United Arab Emirates.

A friend of mine is in Malaysia visiting his family and sent me some photos of a Kenny Rogers Roasters menu from down there.

10-23-2023, 05:11 AM	#1
JamesG. Power Member Member since:Jul 2012	Anyone Remember Kenny Rogers Roasters? It's Now Popular in Asia Kenny Rogers Roasters, a chain that the singer started with pal and former KFC mogul John Y. Brown in 1991, got good reviews for its cuisine, but the chain found it tough going in a market crowded with competitors. It went bankrupt in 1998 and eventually was sold to Nathan's, the hot dog stand chain, according to news reports. The franchise was famously featured in a 1996 "Seinfeld" episode, in which the eccentric Kramer hangs a "Bad Chicken" banner outside his apartment to protest the restaurant's sleep-depriving neon sign. By the episode's end, Kramer drops his complaints when he becomes addicted to KRR's rotisserie chicken. Its last remaining location in the U.S., located in the Ontario Mills Mall in Ontario, California, closed in December 2011. However, a Malaysian company now owns the franchise and Kenny Rogers Roasters is located in Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia, China, the Philippines, Thailand, Brunei, and United Arab Emirates. A friend of mine is in Malaysia visiting his family and sent me some photos of a Kenny Rogers Roasters menu from down there.

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