holiday

KFC for Christmas? How the fast-food chain became a holiday hit in Japan

sNawaWebs.ADV 3 months ago

Kentucky Fried Chicken has become a massive hit in Japan during the Christmas season, with lines wrapping around the corner and generating enormous sales. Japanese YouTuber Yoko Ishii gave Fox News a look inside how the fast-food chain became a holiday phenomenon over the past 50 years.  

KFC Japan records its highest annual sales figures during the run-up to Christmas, with Dec. 24 serving as the chain’s “busiest day of the year — 10 times busier than KFC Japan’s annual average,” according to the company’s website. Ishii said both she and her husband have separately witnessed the massive lines in

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Unforgettable experiences make the best holiday gifts

sNawaWebs.ADV 3 months ago
Les Secrets Gourmands De Noémie is a cooking workshop offered in Paris. A trained chef shares her love of cooking and baking in various instructional sessions, including a macaron class.

Les Secrets Gourmands De Noémie is a cooking workshop offered in Paris. A trained chef shares her love of cooking and baking in various instructional sessions, including a macaron class. (iStock)

‘Tis the season to be on the lookout for that perfect gift for a spouse, friend or family member. Should that special person on your list love nothing more than hitting the road to explore Europe’s corners, they’re likely to appreciate an unforgettable experience to indulge in once they get there. From painting classes to culinary tours, Europe is awash in bookable experiences.

Whereas in the past such experiences

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Score 86% off a Restaurant.com gift card this holiday season

sNawaWebs.ADV 4 months ago

Procrastinators, listen up! This time of year can be extra stressful, thanks to tight shipping deadlines and delays with the USPS. Alleviate some of that unnecessary drama by giving a gift that requires no shipping, like a Restaurant.com eGift Card.

Who doesn’t love a good meal out every now and then? A Restaurant.com eGift Card works for nearly anyone on your list — from your son’s favorite teacher to Aunt Rita —and right

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Food tax holiday trending toward failure

sNawaWebs.ADV 2 years ago

Democratic sponsors pushing plan to use rainy day funds to eliminate levy on groceries for six months

authors Stephen Elliott

A plan to use money from Tennessee’s rainy-day fund to eliminate the state’s food tax for six months is limping ahead, its prospects for passage unlikely.

Earlier this month, the House version of the Democratic legislation was placed “behind the budget,” a designation for legislation typically doomed to fail because it is not included in the General Assembly’s annual spending plan. The multi-million-dollar plan could still be included in a later supplemental budget.

In the Senate, a

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