KFC's Service Might Be Bad in the Restaurants, But It Knows How to Fill Potholes

You should probably never go on the record as saying you don’t care about the quality of your food.

I received a number of interesting emails from readers in response to Prepping for Obamacare, Olive Garden and Red Lobster Cut Workers' Hours; Are Other Companies Doing the same? Tip Sharing Lowers Minimum Wage; Like One, Like All?. Here is a sampling of emails. Reader John, Owner of 37 Restaurants Chimes In Hello Mish,

Toronto’s board of health is calling on Queen’s Park to require chain restaurants to post calories and sodium content on their menus, and has signalled it intends to pursue such a rule within its city limits if the province does not.

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Chinese customers of KFC, the biggest fast food chain in the country, said Wednesday they would still patronise it despite a government food safety investigation which has hit sales.

MONTREAL — Montrealers are now facing the prospect of pothole-laden streets becoming an unwanted monument of corruption. Allegations of corruption within construction companies have prompted city council to reject the idea of awarding contracts to fix potholes. Mayor Michael Applebaum is now asking citizens to vote online to put pressure on council so the firms mentioned at the Charbonneau Commission can land the contracts.

The Dividend Pig submits:Restaurants are generally pretty bad businesses. High overhead costs, a product with a shelf life of only a few days, and finicky customers who are always looking for the newest hot spot. I've worked with a number of chefs and restaurant owners over the years, and many are lucky to break even. Like they say, the fastest way to lose your shirt is to open a restaurant.