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16 February 2006 — Kentucky Fried Kitten (26)

On the way to pick up dinner tonight, I came up with a brilliant business idea. Kris thinks it's doomed to failure, but I don't know. What do you think?

Here's the concept: Kentucky Fried Kitten, just like Kentucky Fried Chicken (which was where I was headed to pick up dinner), but with kittens. And better!

Imagine your typical fast food restaurant, but with a special glassed-in cage area in which hundreds of kittens romp and play. While the parents are ordering food, their brood can paw at the glass wall, admiring the furry little scamps inside. "Which one do you like, Johnny?" asks Mom, and Johnny points to a little calico in the corner. A smiling teenager grabs the calico kitten, gives a wave, and vanishes to the kitchen.

A few minutes later: voila! Dinner is served. Deep-fried kitten. Crisp and juicy. Crazy delicious.


Some other key ideas regarding this exciting business opportunity:

  • BYOC! Customers will get a discount if they bring in their own cat.
  • A number of delicious dipping sauces will be available, from standards like honey mustard and barbeque, to more exotic flavors like spicy thai and yellow curry.
  • Customers can create a wide variety of combo meals, with popular sides such as mashed potatoes and cole slaw, and new favorites like goldfish crackers. Also, customers will be able to opt for white-meat only meals for a nominal surcharge.
  • Toys with the meals? No way! Each child gets to keep the skin of the kitten she eats. While the meat is coated in a mixture of secret seasonings and then dunked in bubbling vegetable oil, a specially trained employee is mounting the kitten's skin for the customer to take home. Johnny's little calico is a treasure for years to come.
  • Think of the low overhead. The Humane Society is always whining about how there are too many kittens. KFK takes care of that problem and provides delicious, nutritious meals in the process. (It may even be possible to charge the Humane Society for taking the kittens of their hands!) This is a meal that even Bob Barker would be proud to eat.
  • This is an opportunity for people to have closer contact with the food they eat. You always hear people preaching the importance of this, but do you ever see it put into practice? Now you will!
As you can see, this is a revolutionary concept, and the franchise opportunities are endless (as are the potential profits). I need to do some more brainstorming — you can help — before I move on to a business plan, but I think we're close to a go here. I'm thinking of brining in Ken Lay as CEO.

Kentucky Fried Kitten: coming soon to a street corner near you.

Mmmmm...Finger-lickin' good!


Comments
On 16 February 2006 (08:49 AM), Amy Jo said:

are you high?


On 16 February 2006 (08:50 AM), alan said:

It should be a little more challenging than just picking the kitten by pointing. I think you should install those toy cranes in their cage so you have to have a certain skill level to capture the kittens. In many cases, a good player/eater will be able to get the crane to the scruff of the neck, but there may be a few unfortunate grabs, severing tails, heads, and/or paws -- nothing a good deep-fry can't cure. Also, you should provide paper menus where you can color the Colonel or draw turbans with bombs on his head.


On 16 February 2006 (08:58 AM), J.D. said:

I forgot to mention: the same idea can be extended to puppies, though puppies have a lot more meat on them. Whereas each family member would need to pick her own kitten (or more than one, if hungry), a single puppy will often feed an entire family of four. Also, puppy tastes different than kitten, so different sauces and sides would need to be used. For the canine franchise, I'm thinking of something like Hush Puppies.


On 16 February 2006 (09:33 AM), Dave said:

I have to admit that Amy Jo's question has a significant amount of merit.


On 16 February 2006 (09:48 AM), jenefer said:

Did your cat bite you? Did you just finish reading '101 things to do with a dead cat' and found a chapter missing? How about catnip pesto sauce? Thank you for the entertainment.


On 16 February 2006 (09:52 AM), Rich R said:

Shouldn't that be Kountry Fresh Kittens? After all, by de-emphasizing the fried aspect of the kittens you will attract a more health conscious kitten consumer.


On 16 February 2006 (10:49 AM), Jeff said:

OK, you crossed the line there bucko. I can see why you would want to do this sort of thing with cats (that many years of living with Toto has to take its toll), but dogs?!?! Them's fightin' words... from Hell's heart, I stab at thee. For hate's sake, I spit my breath at thee.


On 16 February 2006 (11:09 AM), Lane said:

Is today National Cat Eating Day... check out the following link.

http://forums.dpreview.com/forums/readflat.asp?forum=1034&thread=17210082


On 16 February 2006 (03:28 PM), Lee said:

When I was a little kid, my dad (who is from the South) made up some Hush Puppies. I refused to eat them because I thought they were really made from dogs.

And my brother had convinced me that catsup was made from cat's blood--"that's why it's red!"


On 16 February 2006 (03:40 PM), Joel said:

I'm reminded of Jonathan Swift's "A Modest Proposal" encouraging the eating of Irish children. Good work!
Also, I think Alan's idea is very funny.


On 16 February 2006 (04:06 PM), J.D. said:

By the by, the bucket o' cats contains (from L to R): Simon, Nine, Nemo, and Stevie (or maybe it's Silver), all cats I know.


On 16 February 2006 (06:02 PM), Britany said:

I think that is cruel. only someone with a sick twisted evil mind would come up with something like that. cats are cute adorable balls of fluff not food imagine them killing the poor thing them screaming in pain. then them deap frying imagine how discusting it would smell. I dont know if it is just because i myself have a a fluffy adorable calico kitten and the fact that i love cats but that just sounds cruel i shure do hope you were smoking weed when you came up with that.


On 16 February 2006 (08:53 PM), Mom said:

That's Stevie. She looks good in your bucket but I'm not sure I'll be inviting you to dinner any time soon. ;-)


On 16 February 2006 (09:43 PM), Drew said:

There goes your chance to run for public office. You could still play ball for the Blazers, though.


On 16 February 2006 (10:33 PM), Lisa said:

Cats might qualify as adorable balls of fluff until you see one play with a wounded bird.


On 17 February 2006 (02:53 AM), rana said:

I don't know if you could get it past the department of agriculture. Cat's eat a lot of random little animals and around habitations they eat a lot of mice and rats. Because of our never ending battle with mice and rats they frequently have high blood concentrations of different poisons to which they have developed a tolerance. Some of these -- arsenic, blood thinners in Decon, etc.. -- are known to accumulate in and sometimes kill predators like hawks, foxes, and cats. So to make a long story short you need to get congress to make a law that says you are immune to lawsuits from elderly people with prior a prior history of strokes, low platelets, etc.

It would be easier from the start to pick a different cute furry animal that is equally abundant but primarily herbivorous. Baby rabbits, baby nutria, baby opossums, baby feral pigs, baby racoons, etc. I also think you should have a seafood option. Perhaps sand fleas or marine isopods.


On 17 February 2006 (08:18 AM), Tiffany said:

Does this fall into the category of postings that you have avoided in the past because you were worried of stirring up bad feeling?


On 17 February 2006 (08:47 AM), J.D. said:

More ideas:

  • Because each kitten is cooked to order, customers can specify how they'd like thier meat. Some might want kitten nuggets. Others might want kitten strips. KFK can accommodate most preferences.
  • Drive-thru probably isn't practical, though the whole "cars and cats" thing is a tease.
  • Think of the product placement opportunities! Film such as All Dogs Go to Heven, Must Like Dogs, and 101 Dalmations are all naturals.
  • For the more socially conscious consumer, KFK might offer free-range kittens. A certain number (based on demand) would be delivered to each store from a kitten farm every morning.
  • The opening advertising campaign could be based around the slogan "The cat's out of the bag" or some such.
Keep the ideas coming! And if you're interested in a franchise, let me know.


On 17 February 2006 (10:33 AM), Josh said:

The main problem with your franchise idea is that predators aren't very good eating. Vegetarians simply taste better!


On 20 February 2006 (03:29 PM), Taylore said:

You make me sick that is do disgusting... i hope you die i hope you get attacked by a kitten and i hope it hurts...you bastard!!!!!!!!!
THANK YOU


On 01 March 2006 (08:16 AM), bob said:

u are all sick fucks and shoud die in a ppuddle upside down


On 19 March 2006 (07:47 PM), mary said:

go to HELL!


On 13 April 2006 (11:13 AM), Campbells said:

They could also serve a wide variety of soups.
Kitten Noodle, Chunky Kitten and Vegetable w/ Wild Rice, Cream of Kitten...


On 17 June 2006 (06:13 PM), Ryan said:

I picked up some kfk the other day.

http://rlbroughman.com/KentuckyFriedKitten.jpg


On 06 January 2008 (03:37 AM), brett said:

cats are killers not cute balls of fluff so the hunter just becomes the hunter


On 23 April 2008 (03:19 PM), nusiadvasia said:

Hello my friends :)
;)