Planet

Appetite for a healthier planet

There’s only one home. Earth. And it’s our mission to protect it. So, KFC is aiming to make its operations have a net-positive impact on our planet by 2050.

We are reducing single use plastic for our consumer packaging in our restaurants, improving our sourcing and waste management, and focusing on solving environmental challenges across our supply chain.

Because the footprint we leave behind should be filled with bucketloads of good so that others may follow.

Take a look at how KFC is contributing to a more sustainable environment.

From the farm straight to our stores

We’re proud to source all our chicken locally from farms that supply your favourite premium retailers.

Strict Quality & Welfare Standards

  • As one of the world’s largest buyers of chicken, we maintain strict controls on animal welfare.
  • Our chicken adheres to global animal welfare standards and complies with all local legislation.
  • 34 quality checks are carried out from farm to restaurant to ensure safety and quality.

Halaal Certified Ingredients

  • All our poultry and ingredients are sourced from Halaal-accredited suppliers.
  • We never compromise on quality or finger-lickin’ good taste.

Ongoing Audits for Consistent Quality

  • Over 1,000 KFC stores in South Africa undergo independent audits throughout the year.
  • Audits ensure health and safety procedures are followed and that we consistently deliver the taste our customers love.
AFTER ALL, IT IS OUR RESPONSIBILITY TO ENSURE THAT THE QUALITY OF FOOD IS AS GOOD AS ITS TASTE.

A circular economy

Sustainability at Our Core

We’re committed to a future that’s sustainable and full of good—one where we grow as a society without depleting natural resources. Our goal is to:

  • Eliminate waste and pollution
  • Recycle products and materials
  • Replenish the environment
 
A Big Challenge, But We’re Up for It!

With over 1,000 restaurants nationwide, rolling out a circular economy is no small task. But since 2018, we’ve been making real progress in South Africa.

 
Our Global Pledge

By 2025, KFC globally will ensure that all consumer-facing plastic packaging is:

  • Reusable
  • Recyclable
  • Compostable
 
Driving Change Together

We’re working closely with partners to:

  • Shift to more sustainable materials
  • Eliminate unnecessary packaging
  • Improve recovery and recycling system

Regarding shifting to more sustainable materials:

ON 1 JULY 2019, we switched from single-use plastic straws in our restaurants to environmentally friendly paper straws. This has empowered us to remove an annual volume of 80 million pieces of single use plastic from the South African waste stream. We also localised production of our paper straws to reduce transport pollution and support our local economy.

IN MAY2022, we once again reduced our single use plastic annual tonnage, this time by a massive 40% with the introduction of our paper-based gravy and coleslaw bowls.

Our packaging suppliers are committed to procuring fibre-based packaging that is responsibly sourced. The paper for these bowls is sustainably sourced from responsibly managed PEFC certified forests. Look for the PEFC logo on the bowls with our supplier’s licence number.

We are always looking at ways to reduce carbon emissions across our whole value chain as well as creating various circular economies within our restaurants, for example, by converting used cooking oil into bio-diesel, channelling back of house waste away from landfills and into the recycling waste stream whilst using recycled cardboard to produce some of our consumer packaging E.g., Clams, boxes and cartons.

You see, we believe that everyone - our customers, suppliers, and our organisation can come together to preserve our planet, and leave a finger lickin’ good future for generations to come.
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