The Colonel's Workers
Series going behind the scenes at KFC UK. Two thirds of KFC's UK workforce of 24,000 are aged under 25. What is it really like to work for a fast food chain?
Two thirds of KFC's UK workforce of 24,000 are aged under 25. For some it's their first job after school, for others it's part-time work to see them through college or a chosen career path to aim for the top. But what is it really like to work inside a giant fast food chain like KFC?
In this episode the lid is lifted and the reality of working on the frontline of the fast food industry is shown in detail. While MD Martin faces a showdown on Radio 5 Live to defend working in what by many is perceived as a lowly place to work, his workers in Essex begin their daily regime of scraping away the dried-on fat and cleaning the dreaded toilets at 5.00am.
In Oxley in the west Midlands, cameras follow the opening of a brand new store - from building site to tills rattling on the first day in just 18 weeks, including the recruitment of the team of 50 staff to run the store. Including 19-year-old Travis, who despite having marketing qualifications, gets his first paid job at Oxley and sheds the stretchers in his ears, only to realise that intensive shifts on the fries Station, or mop-in-hand cleaning tasks aren't for him. And Kim, whose only other job was working as an elf in Santa's Grotto and who gets trained up ready for the front till, only to miss the opening day after being bitten by a dog.
Cameras also follow KFC's attempts to tackle the huge amounts of cooked chicken they have to throw away on a daily basis. In Glasgow, restaurant manager Mark struggles to keep the homeless away from scavenging in his bins in search of waste food. And in Brixton, a pilot scheme is trialled, as charity worker Mala agrees to take home all the waste chicken to feed the disadvantaged from the community.
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Credits
Role | Contributor |
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Production Company | Wild Pictures |
Executive Producer | Paul Hamann |
Series Producer | Stephen Finnigan |
Director | Stephen Finnigan |
Broadcasts
- Wed 25 Mar 2015 21:00麻豆官网首页入口 One except Scotland & Scotland HD
- Wed 25 Mar 2015 22:40麻豆官网首页入口 One Scotland HD & Scotland only
- Thu 26 Mar 2015 19:00
- Thu 16 Apr 2015 00:20麻豆官网首页入口 Two except Scotland
- Thu 16 Apr 2015 00:50麻豆官网首页入口 Two Scotland
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