NATIONAL SUPPORT FOR TITANIC PIZZA COMPANY
THE ONGOING battle between global company Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC) and a small Carnoustie pizza shop is still rumbling on.
The Titanic Pizza Company on the town's High Street was sent a strongly worded letter from KFC's lawyers threatening them with legal action if they didn't drop the phrase 'family feast' from their menus.
KFC state that they have registered the words as a trademark in 1994 and 2003, yet Titanic Pizza Co has been offering the family feast of two pizzas, a garlic bread, chips, onion rings and a bottle of juice since 1992.
Owners of the shop, Marie Fagan and Gloria Esposito, have not had any more correspondence from KFC since that letter was sent last month and they hope that the chicken chain has decided to back down on their threats.
Marie told the Guide & Gazette: "We are still in the same position as we were when we first received the letter really as we haven't heard anything else from them.
"They have had plenty of time to send another letter or contact us so we can only hope that they have decided to drop it.
"I suppose no news is good news but I still think they will get back in touch with us."
The Titanic Pizza Company has received national media attention since KFC threatened them with legal action and people from all over the country have being offering the shop their support.
Marie added: "Most people who talk to me about this say its ridiculous and they are just bullying small businesses."
One pub offering their full support to Titanic Pizza is the Tan Hill Inn in Swaledale, North Yorkshire.
They, too, were threatened with legal action by KFC in May, 2007, after they used the phrase 'family feast' to describe their Christmas meal.
Marie was delighted when the owners of the pub got in touch with her and Gloria to throw their support behind the shop and offer them advice.
She said: "The owners of the pub were brilliant and they told us the same thing happened to them a few years ago.
"They just told us not to back down and that eventually KFC will leave us alone and still let us use the phrase family feast."
In the case of the Tan Hill Inn, the highest pub in England, KFC did back down after massive public support for the hostelry.
A KFC family feast consists of 12 pieces of fried chicken, four portions of chips, coleslaw, beans and a bottle of juice.
The company said they did not want or envisage legal action against the Titanic Pizza Co and hoped to reach an amicable solution.
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