kfc

Background Info

• In 2006, KFC opened it's first restaurant in Syria.
• The first one was built in Damascus. 
• It was the first American restaurant there.
• There were a total of 7 KFC's in Syria.
• Soon there were 450 KFC's in across the Middle East 

Problems :(

• Food shortages & poverty became a major issue in Syria
• Half of the population was in poverty
• 4 million Syrians faced food insecurities
• Many children were so sick, the 'ordinary cold' could've killed them
• Civil war began in 2011 & chicken production was reduced.

More Problems...

• As of May 2013, less than 35% of the country's poultry units were operating
• More than 50% of jobs in the sector had been lost
• The lack of chicken meant that KFC had to shutdown  :(
• In attempt to save it, chickens were going to be imported from Lebanon
• Road violence & high diesel prices eliminated those ideas

...

• Thousands of families took refuge in other countries.
• Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Turkey & Egypt.

SOLUTIONS!

• Make the food affordable!
• Half of the Syrian population couldn't afford it due to poverty
• Let them have access to basic needs like food, water, medicine, etc.

The End! :)