KFC has apologised after its app invited German customers to celebrate the anniversary of the Nazi Kristallnacht pogrom by ordering fried chicken and cheese. The junk food chain’s push notification said: “Commemorate Kristallnacht – treat yourself to more soft cheese and crispy chicken. Now at KFCheese!” Kristallnacht “is widely seen as the beginning of the Holocaust”, said the BBC. A number of papers notes that the episode was reminiscent of when McDonald’s in Portugal used the campaign slogan “Sundae Bloody Sundae” in a Halloween campaign for its cold desserts.
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