We Never Thought We'd Say This But... Texas Chicken Sauces Aren't Made In A Church
Texas Chicken Malaysia sets the record straight after a "worried" customer demanded an explanation for his ranch sauce container bearing the word "Church's".
By Samantha Khor — 11 Jun 2015, 01:14 PM
In A Positive Spin Of Things, The "Church" Comment Guy Apologises To TCM
The concerned customer of Texas Chicken, who had earlier questioned Texas Chicken Malaysia's (TCM) dipping sauce, has offered his formal apology on the fast food chain's official Facebook page. He said his intention to question the sauce labelled "Church" was out of sheer curiosity for the brand.
TCM, on its part, accepted the customer's apology while comments from other users posted there carried mixed emotions.
A concerned customer of Texas Chicken posted the following photo to the fast food chain's Facebook page on 1 June. He appeared to have peeled off the Texas Chicken label on his ranch sauce container, revealing that the dipping sauce actually came from Church's.
Claiming that Muslims do not "eat food from "church" brand (sic)", the "worried" customer implied that the dipping sauces are not safe for Muslims' consumption and demanded an explanation from Texas Chicken Malaysia about the origin of the sauces
Fortunately, Texas Chicken had a pretty solid explanation as to why the sauces are labelled as such. In North America, the chain is actually known as Church's Chicken, named after its founder, George W. Church, Sr.
They further explained that some of their sauces are imported from the US, hence why it still carries the Church's Chicken branding.
The chain was founded on 17 April 1952 in San Antonio, Texas by George W. Church, Sr. as Church's Fried Chicken To Go. The company is the 4th largest chicken restaurant chain preceded by KFC, Chick-fil-A, and Popeyes Chicken & Biscuits. Church's Chicken trades outside of North America as Texas Chicken, with over 1,660 locations in 26 countries including Malaysia, Indonesia, Singapore, Vietnam, the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia Egypt, and Russia.
Fun fact: Texas Chicken is not the only fast food chain with a different name abroad. In Australia, Burger King is known as Hungry Jack's.
So, all in all, it was just a simple misunderstanding that could be solved with a simple Google search. While the post itself had been taken down, screenshots of the complaint are still making its rounds on social media. The comments are pretty hilarious:
All this talk about chicken and dipping sauces is making us hungry. BRB going to Texas Chicken for lunch, errbodeh!
