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KFC drops ‘finger lickin’ good’ slogan due to COVID-19

Company says phrase doesn't fit in age of coronavirus

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ORLANDO, Fla. – The coronavirus pandemic is prompting changes at Kentucky Fried Chicken.

The restaurant chain is temporarily dropping its 64-year-old slogan, “finger lickin’ good.”

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Company officials say the phrase doesn’t fit in the age of COVID-19.

KFC has even gone as far as blurring the phrase from new billboards and signs.

Company officials, however, say the slogan will be brought back sometime in the future.


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