Food For Thought, Really

Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC) reopened in Guyana in October 2016 (Photo by Keno George)

Hi Everyone,

Guyana opened its latest fast food restaurant chain in December – Burger King – and from all accounts, it’s a huge success. I write a food column so it is obvious that people will ask my opinion about such things, just as they did when the Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC) franchise reopened under new management in 2016. Let me share with you what I said back then in a private email and pose some questions for us to think about as we welcome another fast food chain to Guyana.

Question: What do you think of the “saga” in Guyana over the reopening of KFC?

Answer: There is so much to say about fast food in the Caribbean as a whole, and not just Guyana.