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"Don't cook tonight, Call Chicken delight!"http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0pHEZArDa4s

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Chicken Delight
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Chicken Delight is a chain of restaurants offering eat in, take out, and delivery service with a menu featuring chicken, pizza and ribs. Based in Winnipeg, the chain mostly has outlets in that city and throughout Manitoba, although a few are located in the New York metro area, and at other scattered locations in the United States and Canada.[1]

The current operation is a relic of a much larger chain. Founded in Illinois in 1952,[2] the chain grew to over 1,000 locations[2] in the 1960s. It was purchased by Consolidated Foods in 1964. Its jingle "Don't cook tonight, call Chicken Delight", emphasizing their delivery service, was widely broadcast on American radio.

By the late 1960s, however, Chicken Delight in the US was a troubled operation. While emerging chains like McDonalds ensured that each and every outlet provided a product that met the franchisor's most exacting standards, the quality-control of Chicken Delight outlets in the US was lax. The company was fighting the battle of people who, having had a bad experience in one single outlet, generalized that to the whole chain, then told their friends to stay away.[3]

At the same time, Chicken Delight was finding itself under increasing pressure from a fast-growing competitor, Kentucky Fried Chicken. Even though Chicken Delight and KFC were founded in the same year, Chicken Delight had grown far more quickly. KFC, in many markets, was just beginning to take hold. The competition became particularly strong when KFC added a new chicken product to their menu with a similar taste and texture to Chicken Delight's that they dubbed "Extra-Crispy."[3]

When Chicken Delight was founded, franchisers typically used one of two different methods for collecting revenue. One was to collect 4% to 8% of gross sales, as is typically done now. The other method was to require their franchisees to buy all their equipment and packaging from the franchisor. Chicken Delight franchisees paid a little extra for each paper cup, each paper plate, the chicken-coating mix, etc., providing the franchisor with the money for corporate operations, advertising, and profit. A law firm felt this scheme ran afoul of the Sherman Anti-Trust Act which requires that the franchisor not sell products above fair market value. In the 1960s, they successfully sued on behalf of 94 franchisees and, in 1971, got a precedent-setting ruling from the US 9th Circuit Court of Appeals that broke the franchise contract for all stores and awarded their clients damages. (Siegel v. Chicken Delight, 448 F.2d 43 (9th Cir. 1971); reversed in modern times by decisions such as Queen City Pizza v. Domino’s Pizza, 124 F.3d 430 (1997).)

The lawsuit win proved to be a Pyrrhic victory, however, because Consolidated Foods (Now Sara Lee Corporation), then-owner of Chicken Delight, turned its back on the business in the US, leaving all its former US franchisees to fend for themselves.[2][3] Today, some of the old US stores operate independently under names reminiscent of the original, such as "Chicken Tonight".

In 1979 Otto Koch, owner of the successful Chicken Delight Canada Ltd., purchased the remaining rump of the American operations, and a handful of true Chicken Delight stores can once again be found in the US operating under modern quality-control and contractual conditions.
Notes

Chicken Delight - Locations
Chicken Delight - Company Profile
Contemporaneous conversations with Roland Tognazzini, Sr., VP Consolidated Foods

External links

Chicken Delight website
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Haven't heard that jingle since the early '70's.:jump: jpt
 
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Back in SoCal, we used to get 4-finger lids for $10 [early 70s]. One time we got a 5 finger lid of what can only be called Gold-Leaf [Columbian Gold?] for $15. It was the smoothest, tastiest, stoniest leaf we ever had. In a flash, it was gone, never saw it again.

Then came the black-hash & Blond Lebanese hash. Tons of it. So much, we somehow, got tired of it LOL, and wished for a simple doobie.

Simple and wonderful times:tiphat:

sodalitas said:
$20/ 4 finger bags.
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420somewhere

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$10 Lids in the 70's

$10 Lids in the 70's

kiobe said:
Back in SoCal, we used to get 4-finger lids for $10 [early 70s]. One time we got a 5 finger lid of what can only be called Gold-Leaf [Columbian Gold?] for $15. It was the smoothest, tastiest, stoniest leaf we ever had. In a flash, it was gone, never saw it again.

Then came the black-hash & Blond Lebanese hash. Tons of it. So much, we somehow, got tired of it LOL, and wished for a simple doobie.

Simple and wonderful times:tiphat:
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I remember getting a $20 2 finger lid of Columbian Gold :tiphat:

I think my tounge swelled up and my mouth went dry.

That was the shit :peacock:
 
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kiobe

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Yes it was :D Certainly a great departure from the head-achy brown, compressed Mexican stinkweed that was everywhere.

My very first 1/4 lid [$2.50] in 1972 was lawn clippings, foxtails and small rocks... LOL The guy that sold it to us didn't know he was ripping off someone with a very big & angry older brother. All I can say is, he got his... and then some. We got our $2.50 back LOL and learned some good lessons. :dance013:


420somewhere said:
I remember getting a $20 2 finger lid of Columbian Gold :tiphat:

I think my tounge swelled up and my mouth went dry.

That was the shit :peacock:
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When stoners/growers used to be cool to each other.. Now it seems most are spoiled lil rich kids, collecting cuts and using them for the "I am cooler than u" factor... sad really..
 
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acridlab said:
When stoners/growers used to be cool to each other.. Now it seems most are spoiled lil rich kids, collecting cuts and using them for the "I am cooler than u" factor... sad really..
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Right? Sure feels that way. I met with a 'wholesaler' last week, some carpetbagger from the mortgage industry turned cannabis-middleman & he said that, "outdoor cannabis is garbage". "If your weed doesn't smell like pineapple, it blows." More 'cool' people, screwing things up. money, money, money...

Back to the thread :D Tonight I will be smoking Cannatonic. I should make cannabutter with it... put those CBDs where they'll do the most good.
 
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acridlab said:
When stoners/growers used to be cool to each other.. Now it seems most are spoiled lil rich kids, collecting cuts and using them for the "I am cooler than u" factor... sad really..
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Nah....only a small percentage are like what you describe. I still know growers and smokers young and old....those in the know are humble, and let the product speak for themselves.

Maybe I'm in a different neighborhood.

And I avoid growers here on ICMag overly self promoting. I notice they have an entourage, but the genuine folks are here to help, spread the knowledge.
 
Hank Hemp

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Big Bro, huh

Big Bro, huh

kiobe said:
Yes it was :D Certainly a great departure from the head-achy brown, compressed Mexican stinkweed that was everywhere.

My very first 1/4 lid [$2.50] in 1972 was lawn clippings, foxtails and small rocks... LOL The guy that sold it to us didn't know he was ripping off someone with a very big & angry older brother. All I can say is, he got his... and then some. We got our $2.50 back LOL and learned some good lessons. :dance013:
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I've heard they could come in handy. I am a Big Bro. Me and my friends were called into a few disagreements started by someone's lil'bro. :huggg: <-lil bro
 
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Cool hank...big Bros are great to have, settling li'l bros skirmishes!! Mine was 2.5 yrs older....helped me a few times.
 
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I remember when it was considered bad manners to ask your dealer for less than an ounce. If you wanted less, like a half ounce, you had to buy the whole zip and split it with someone. The dealer would then be willing to to break it in half.

I remember the first time someone mentioned buying a 1/4 oz. I was like WTF? Who buys a 1/4 oz?

Now grams go for more than I used to pay for an ounce of good Colombian.
 
420somewhere

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The Indy 500 was THE Race to watch ..

The Indy 500 was THE Race to watch ..

I remember the STP Turbine powered car

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