KFC Double Down
Food & drink · 2009 · Niche
KFC reported selling 10 million breadless chicken sandwiches after its national rollout.
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- Milestone date
- Apr 13 ’10
- Aug 2009 to Apr 13 ’10
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- 3
- Started on Retail
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- Paid
- Food & beverage
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Trace the originKFC tested the breadless sandwich before its national launch. Television ads and nutrition debate accompanied widespread coverage. KFC reported sales, and later limited returns revived the story.
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August 2009
KFC seed · Aug 2009
KFC sold the sandwich in test markets in Providence and Omaha.[1]
New York Daily News press · Aug 26 ’09
The Daily News covered the test sandwich and a Midwest television commercial.[1]
April 2010
KFC commercial · Apr 12 ’10
KFC launched the Double Down nationally in the United States.[2]
Changelogupdated Oct 16 ’26
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