Reports reaching Dominica News Online suggest that after almost three years of doing business in the north, KFC (Kentucky Fried Chicken) Portsmouth is about to shut its doors.
Staff there report having been informed on Monday that the company will be shutting down its Portsmouth operations next week because of financial difficulties.
Several employees from the fast food franchise will reportedly be affected by the decision (one report puts the number at 50).
Indications are that the employees have not yet received any written letters about the matter, and aren’t clear on how they will be compensated.
KFC management are expected to issue a statement on the development.
The company responsible for KFC – Fine Foods Inc., has already closed down its Rituals franchises in Roseau and Portsmouth, reportedly also for financial reasons.
To say the closing of KFC is due to a political party, the Prime Minister, or any other reason is absurd. The reason KFC closed is because they employ 50 or so people to do the job of about 15. The few times I frequent the store, there are four people working the front counter and you can see some sitting in the lobby or standing about in the back. You cannot make money if you’re employing all these people to stand around. Simple math. Take it for what you will, that’s my $0.02.
Open a Taco Bell in that building and I guarantee Ross Students will keep it in business.
THEY SHOULD NOT CLOSE KFC IN PORTSMOUTH
KFC closing – In my opinion it is not political, it is jsut that DOminicans understand the ramification of eating junk food. And so it si a very good thing. This now is an opportunity for a health conscious individual to set up a health joint serving good old fashion dominican health food.
That’s all to it
Miniya’s closed in Possie, Rituals closed in Possie, FCIB closed in Possie, Grand Bazzar closed in Possie, James Store catching his a in Possie, Best Buy catching their a in Possie, Courts relocated in Possie, Lime wants to sell their property in Possie, …………….
more ross students so greater need for chicken and allu closing down shop ahhh magway sar
next level
what skerro doing
any plans for govt men to intervene ?
sad sad sad story
we finish in Da
pasa coco pasa willl come back
spanish porkito encore
possie have all dat vegetarians or what
whats wrong with the kfc chicken dat d sales so low or is it dat things are so bad dat we cannot afford d nice kfc ?
Labour party
i’m not surprise
I vex people losing their job but I don”t mind that KFC closing. Dominicans have to eat healthy and all that fat and oil not good for pressure and diabetes. And too much of our money going overseas. The small restaurants need that money to grow. Dominica have so many little places to eat and good food too, nice stew beef and chicken with some yam and fig. That better man. Support local
Sending a message to Zhan’s (Porstmouth). Please increase your inventory, or else you’ll be in trouble. I would hate to see something like that happen to a new business. KFC make three years, Zhan’s has about three month’s and clientelle already diminishing, so please do something fast. Would hate to see more people lose their jobs. Helping you to be pro-active.
So unfortunate! Why those a small chain(KFC)food franchise has 50 employees?
Nothing works out in Dominica from bad to worst!
Dominica also does not have that spending power and the population is too small, too many people are out of work. Heard that Whitchurh in Portsmouth is under financial difficulties as well? Ritual Coffee House close their doors.
Just when we stepping up to convenience and to be compatible with the rest of the world. We the locals might not like KFC or COFFEE but what happens to the visitors/Europeans.
Some Islands has two and three KFC…… look at St.Lucia, Antigua and many more to mention. Why things never work out for us or some foreigner always has to come and tell us why it is not good for us but in their country them have the same thing going.
My people
To say that KFC closing have nothing to do with politics , is a gross understatement . Politics in the sense of government policies affects us ( both directly and indirectly) every thing that we do,eat , sleep etc. This i will not explain so that i can be brief with my point.
My point on this topic ( if the story is true cause i heard KFC rellocating inside Ross) has to do with the fact that our leader is lacking that innovative and creative talent to take this country forward. If The PM had such qualities he would have met with the owners negotiate some form of concession( reduction in coperation tax, 10% to 15% percent off the import duties, or using some of the red clinic money to subsidise part of the wage bill) so that the business remains open and workers remains employed. This concession could be negotiated for two years at which time the business may turn it financial position arround. ( This is a sort of bail out plann).
These are hard times and we need creative mind to get us out of this economic turmoil.
kFC shuting also negatively impacts social security collection which is already unssutainable and governmnet revenue .( abst , import duty and coperation). All of which impacts Consumption expediture negatively.
I Must also say that i tollay agree with all those who comment that the wages we are earning in domninica is ridiculously low.
And dominica is not cheap at all. ( any thing in a supermarket is more expensive in dominica that any other OECS countries).Not everyone has barkyard garden again. The prices the haitians them selling in markets in dominica is just below the prices that dominica produce is selling in other countries.
Everything Is expensive in dominica right now.
Those who talking about healthy eating are hypocrites cause the fastest selling food in possie right now is chicken and bakes or chicken and fries.
Haven’t heard anything From the parl reps of the consituecy where these workers are from. i would want to believe that most of the workers would be from portsmouth to cottage area.
Will the parl reps show some representation at least a word of comfort.
Anyway u all get what you vote for but i take back my x longtime.
well said Ted Lewis
Ted, the owners of KFC DID get concessions from Govt.! What else have we got to do? Guarantee them minimum monthly sales?
LOL LOL @Keep it real..trudat trudat
nun more to say..
What is goin on here really and truely? Did fine food inc bite more than they can chew? Therefore they are under financial stress, or the senior heads are too lazy to redefine the KFC model to incorporate Dominican market preference.Chinese cuisine is available at KFC in china.
And I saw bajan rice selling in a showcase at a KFC in Barbados!
Ooo O soo sad
now pple will learn to cook their food at their home instead of depending on dem fast food restaurants we really need to eat more healthy to prevent illness later.. but once they doe close “Pizza hut” is all 
Best of luck to the employees!!
@Papamettt : Shut your . Roseau people that always by KFC and the majority of them looking like a cruise ship. Mostly the Ross students go to KFC. I’m not saying the locals don’t but definitely not like Roseau people who only use their kitchen on a Sunday ”SOMETIMES”. LOL
But why DNO censoring me nah, sacway gas!
1) the food that kfc provides to us is very unhealthy. some of us have not yet realised how unhealthy so we have so many excuses. yes we will all die, but living a healthy life is worth it. kfc is bad food and this business closing down is a dream come true.
2) kfc closing down is causing the loss of employment for so many of our people and thats bad. losing your job isnt a nice thing especially in these hard economic times. i hope it can be replaced with a healthier alternative and even provide more jobs.
So agree with all the comments about the unhealthy food,in places like England and USA, there are health warning about these companies and the content of their food, high salt and sugar, fatty acids = blood pressure = stroke, and not forgetting diabetes,obesity, drinks to rot your teeth, with all the chemicals and preservatives. KFC is not even suppose to call the chicken, Chicken because of all the rubbish they put in it to make it look and taste like chicken, cheap nasty rubbish for maximum profit.
I have no real problem with the franchise closing, what I have a problem with is the fact that there is no local alternative to the KFC once it is gone. Before we jump and bite my head off listen (read) carefully. You see, in order for KFC to operate here , the local business man has to pay the franchise rights, which are in themselves expensive, perhaps the profit margin that the local business man would have made. We could open our own local chicken joint, and ritual type place and not have to concern themselves with paying franchise dues.
NOTHING IN DCA DOESNT LAST.
Double negative – what you are in fact saying is EVERYTHING in Dominica lasts.
After years of profitable operation in St.Lucia, KFC shut its doors and left the island a couple of years ago. So it seems to be a pattern; make the money and then get out before the Income Tax concession runs out.
Dominicans are way too cheap thats the reason although the always crying that there is no development no businesses yet wen one comes along they dont want to patronize and if they do they find the price too expensive.
well less mork more people going and commit crime
Dominicans don’t eat junk for lunch. They still want their dasheen, fig, rice and red beans and stew chicken and ram goat for lunch and potatoes and tania and macaroni and cheese. Go to BallHead in Roseau next to Frans on Great George Street for lunch.
Ballheads…..man I miss that place but you are correct my friend, Dominicans don’t eat crap for lunch….
You can also go to FOOD OF 7 restaurant in Roseau in the vicinity of the O.A.S office. They’ve got some good stuff healthy stuff in there.
Can the students at Ross come up to town to buy lunch at BallHeads?
It’s sad to learn, that the franshize is closing down, this means that many are going to be out off job now
Can some prominent person take it over to ensure that jobs are created and people are gainfully employed
DNO editors:
Would it not be the ethical thing to do to note that a story has been changed/edited after posting? Particularly after people have begun commenting on the confusing last sentence of the original story, which DID NOT mention Rituals.
You now have readers calling each other steups because they plainly see the “Rituals” line where it did not exist previously.
So unfortunate. A sign of our unfriendly investor climate and a hostile economic environment. It would not come as a surprise if the car dealership company comes up on the block next. On top of over priced parts and goods, way-below par mechanical services department, they have been letting people go, and conducting some pretty unethical HR manoeuvres to get people off the pay roll. In Dominica, the employees are not financially able to challenge such actions, and generally, people tend to just walk away from it, since the compensation due is normally so little, and the employees do not have the will nor the energy or smarts to challenge the employers and set a new precedent. Some lawyers need to come together to offer the legal advice to employees and provide the support at an affordable rate so we can stop these practices where HR people who follow orders and pretty much disregard the labour laws and codes frequently.
You cannot bow to the GVT who allows you to pay your local workers MINIMUM MINIMUM wage, import non locals to take top positions and pay them well- while the shareholders swagger their wealth on boats, private schools, frequent travel and such and get away with it. This is the case with MOST of the big family own or locally owned companies here, Dept stores, car dealerships, supermarkets, hotels, distributors etc. The pay wage increases will never happen as long as they are financing campaigns for legislation…
Now lets see what the GVT says when they lay off people and pay no workers compensation, is the GVT going to allow that or are they going to step in and ensure that the workers get DUE compensation for it. The big shareholder does not like the employees to be involved in unions either. I guess we know why. Is it true that Whitchurh in Portsmouth is under financial stress as well?
Chris, unfortunately you may well be right. Minum wage in Dominica E.C.5.00/hr., St. Lucia 50% more at E.C.$.7.50/hr. but St. lucia doing better than us! Trade unions here are a joke and played off against each other by Govt. Where does one find redress? better to emigrate to Florida!
WELL SAID.
I don’t support the closing down of KFC in Portsmouth as it will affect all those who are currently employed within the franchise. What we as a people need to do is stop being so negative about the whole situation and understand that whenever business decisions like these are made by these local corporations, it’s often because room is being made to incorporate new businesses.
I recall that shortly after Rituals had shut their doors, Save A Lot had sprung from the ground employing quite a number of people in the long run and is currently in the works of expansion. Who knows, this might be the best thing to ever happen for the locals of Portsmouth who want something better to do and maybe earn extra money doing so.
All I’m saying is that we need to have an open mind to the business world and stop being so negative all the time. Negativity does not fuel prosperity.
Your “recall” is not so good. Rituals was still open long after SpendAlot started.
SpendALot…lol
Good ridance,now i hope dominicans choose wisely and eat foods that will clear out all that chicken fat from their artries.That thing stick and clogs the blood vesels.
Remember people, what sweet in goat mout go come out in e a.s
its true the unemployment rate will go up but before kfc was there am sure these persons had means and ways of surving. its just another excuse. thats y it pays to have a skill so when all else fails you can fall back on something.
If it was a good thing it would still be in business . Dominicans are wise !
The rich is already rich, what happen we die na !
this thing about kfc closing will make Dominicans healthier oh please….everybody has there own responsibility to manage what goes in and out of their bodies….am not saying it does not fatten the body but whats wrong with a treat once in a while at kfc…so much other foods fatten the body…and also its not just eating healthy that makes a healthier person but eating healthy and exercise…exercise is essential it keeps our body fit…my heart goes out to the employers who are about to lose there jobs…i get it that kfc may seem unhealthy but here goes 50 more unemployed persons unable to provide for the families
a treat always turns out to be more than we expect it. God will make a way… its time Dominicans start trusting in God. when one door is shut another will open. Before KFC was there… please tell me didnt these people survive?
God will make a way he always does and lets not bring God into this…but lets face reality its not ppl survived people barely survived and is what they did to survive…everyday people are crying no jobs no money to feed their families before kfc and still after kfc, what makes the difference is the decrease in unemployment….lets put it that way before kfc 100 was crying no job no money to feed there families after kfc 50 less ppl crying now tell me if that’s not a difference n tell me if that’s not better than the 100 crying, now kfc close now the 100 back crying now tell me if that seems right….who in the kitchen feels the heat…everything has a positive and a negative outcome its time we start focusing on the positive aspect and not the negative…as i said everybody has a right as to what they take into their body let them be responsible for themselves instead of agreeing to the fact that 50 more people are being unemployed
i’ve known for months …… fire workers…… decrease opening hours….. shut down delivery… moving appliances since last month.. gimme a break we cant be that dumb
What’s really happening Puss? Rituals, KFC, Pizza Hut and Save-a-Lot is all Fine Foods. At the end of May there is a big sale at Autotrade, which has the same owners.Someone mention financial problems. Could this be true? Boy, I holding on for a big storm!
it is no secret that the owner of Fine Foods Inc., Mr. Karl Nassief, is also director of a similar company in St. Lucia, Real Foods Inc. (Gros Islet), managed by Iris Kehler, who up till last year worked as a consultant for Fine Foods Inc. in Dominica. Are we witnessing a shift of focus by this eminent local company away from Dominica to St. Lucia? If so, one may wonder why? Mr. Nassief is an astute and dynamic business man. What did he see most of us have not noticed yet? He was nominated Dominica’s “mover & shaker” as recent as 2010 and I wish him luck.
it clearly states that its Ritual franchises in Roseau and Portsmouth have been closed, reportedly also for financial reasons. NOT KFC ROSEAU….ALLU TO FAST!!!!
After all the comments the last line was ammended. It previously stated that KFC Roseau and Portsmouth were closed!!
The business is closing down, but they should quickly turn that location into another viable business. That building should not stay vacant. One man lose can be another mans’ gain.
I think you (DNO) mean that Rituals in Portsmouth and Roseau have already closed down. (Not KFC, last sentence).
I have visited both Rituals when they were open, and found the customer service to be amongst the worst on the island. Rude staff, long waiting, dirty tables, no outside tables (Roseau). Even though the coffee and buns were excellent, me, and most of my friends could not stand the indifference and rudeness of the staff, and so always went to the cafe next door. Inferior coffee, but superior service.
We rarely go to KFC, but again, the staff do not seem to have been trained in Customer Service. This may be OK for some people, and when you do not have a choice, you have to put up with it, but Tourists, Ross Students, returning Dominicans, etc want to be served with a SMILE.
For example, there is apparently a new food franchise opening in Roseau shortly, and there is an established branch in Portsmouth. My (English) friend visited with her Dominican husband, and phoned me to say “You must visit – the staff are really nice and friendly, and BTW, the food was good too.”
Read the last sentence again my brother. Read it a bit slower this time and then correct yourself.
hahahahaha @anonymous
The last sentence has been corrected since I posted. Please see the comments. It is a fair point that someone has noted when readers point out an error in online articles, which is later rectified, then it should be done as an addition to the article, to avoid confusion.
The story is reporting that KFC Portsmouth is “shutting” down it’s operations as of next week.
Yet at the end of the article the reporter is stating that “The company responsible for KFC – Fine Foods Inc., has ALREADY closed down its franchises in Roseau and PORTSMOUTH, reportedly also for financial reasons.”
How can they have already closed down their franchise in Portsmouth when you are reporting that they WILL be “CLOSING” as of next week.
How can you be reporting that they have already closed down their “franchises” in Roseau giving the false impression that all their franchises
Why don’t you all take your time to read?
I guess Ann you were to smart to see the word Rituals in the sentence, to realize the writer was referring to Rituals and not KFC……like i always tell my children….read the story twice before y respond………..or i guess u are b er ing a typical dcan, like to criticize
but allu people cannot read????? it is quite clear here…””””The company responsible for KFC – Fine Foods Inc., has already closed down its Rituals franchises in Roseau and Portsmouth, reportedly also for financial reasons.””””” DNO never said KFC already closed..smdh allu don’t know KFC company responsible for rituals SMDH READ READ and understand. stupes Sandw and Annn read again. Give DNO a break
my gosh!!! where did you go to school??!!! in your back yard???
it clearly says its “RITUALS franchises”.
Lord help our people who read but fail to understand!
I agree you are blind and did not see the words “Ritual franchises”….
No, none of the earliest commenters are “blind!” You think so many people cannot read?
There was an earlier error in the article, which clearly stated that KFC Roseau was shut down. This article has since been corrected.
you all are not alone. Just imagine Hess closed on St.Croix. We all must survive some how. Keep praying.
Y do we in Dominica need KFC? When we have
Such wonderful and locally grown foods. KFC is loded with all kind of steroids, those chicken r forced fed, ….please ppl look on the Internet n really see how these ppl prepare the chicken….I’m sorry for those who lost their jobs.
its not just about why we need kfc when we have local grown foods i understand what you’re saying but look at it on d positive side it creates employment….
I’m pleased that the gods have interceded and fix this fast food mumbo jumbo. Dominica will be a healthier place without that KFC business. Thank you lord. May the employees fine employment elsewhere and may the spirits of success be with them.
For those who are confused about the last paragraph that says
“The company responsible for KFC – Fine Foods Inc., has already closed down its other franchises in Roseau and Portsmouth, reportedly also for financial reasons.”
They are referring to Rituals. Rituals is also a franchise of Fine Foods and was recently closed down in Roseau.
yeah it is clearly stated but they don’t take their time to read.
this just demonstrates that the business climate in Dominica is not conducive to investment as we do not have the disposable income to sustain this. How much KFC can one afford to buy when people do not have jobs to feed themselves, pay their bills, pay their loans, pay their mortgage, clothe their children….
Dominicans stop being fooled by what you are hearing from the Labour Party who will try to make you believe that things are good. Expect to hear more of that at their DLP Convention on Sunday when they bring Owen Arthur here to give you the impression that people like him support the government.
It is all a show – tell them what they want to hear, give them sewo and send them home to their unfed children and joblessness…
What!!! KFC in Portsmouth and Roseau are always full of people, so something else is happening.
the import supersides export… they should use the natural resouces of the country to manufacture foods .imagine one couldnt get a glass of any natural juices of nature isle at kfc..LESSON LEARNT?..maybe!
THAT IS VERY GOOD NEWS ….TOO BAD FOR THE BODY …OBESITY ON HIGH INCREASE WHILE THE POOR PEOPLE GET THE RICH RICHER ….GOOD NEWS …
sad to hear of the job loss in the current economic climate, however, I think Dominicans are finally waking up and smelling the coffee.. I was home in 2010 and was surprise to see so many young people obese and the long lines formed outside Roseau market..thought it was a traffic jam – couldn’t believe it was for the drive thru to kfc… Don’t get me wrong I eat it but only as a treat and its certainly not healthy at all.
Not underscoring the loss of jobs thete is a valuable lesson here. To declare war on agriculture is to declare economic destruction of a people. If importing and not exporting the people will not have money to keep the KFC afloat. It is interesting that many more businesses are hurting but too many of them are either afraid or ashamed to speak out
“Several employees from the fast food franchise will reportedly be affected by the decision (one report puts the number at 50).”
Well there’s the financial problem right there…50 people to run one chicken shack?
many operations in DA are way over staffed. I’ve said it and most say, “oh well people need work” well you can’t have 50 employees to operate this. I manage a multi million dollar operation with 21 employees. way KFC need 50 when salaries is the single largest expense? cut staff, demand more from your staff.
all they did was “pull up and cheat chat anyway”
You not any blasted manager, because you don’t even know the word is “chit-chat” and NOT “CHEAT CHAT”…
smfh!
Hurray!!! Good riddance to bad food. To my chagrin,I discovered fast food was in Da. and all this time I was running my mouth to my peeps how Da is so green and clean, not even a fast food franchise had set up shop because the lovely health-conscious people of Dominica demanded of our “people’s government” [tongue in cheek] not to allow them to enter the island and moreover, Dominicans do not eat ff, except when they travel to St. Martin. etc…
I agree they provided jobs but they also contributed to a somewhat unhealthly eating habit.
Sorry for workers …happy for small businesses which will sale hopefully same amount of local food (Customers of Kitchen Full of Cacoches will not let them thelf dead by hunger)They could eat best food and not much more expansive beside Roseau KFC at Laughing Lobster…
Hey friend, I still looking for the lobster at Laughing Lobster, Maybe is a laugh?
so what am i to do on a Friday no tht KFC is closing wel i’ll just hav to look for another alternative like the bus drivers.
In a sense that should be considered welcome news, even if the attendants will be out of a job. Although the losing of their jobs will cause some hardship, or perhaps suffering.
The good thing about that is some life’s will be saved, since such food shortens the life of those who indulges in KFC, Churches Fried Chicken, Popeye, McDonalds, and the likes; since their products wreck havoc within the arteries of the unsuspecting.
Their food kills people slowly, since they produce high bad cholesterol which is very damaging.
What happen to the days when we would go home and cook, our people were more healthy than they are these days.
I reside in United States, I cannot remember eating such rubbish five times since I got here, not even when I am driving across country and far away from civilization do I eat such. As recently as today when I went to buy my tickets at the Jamaican store on Crenshaw for the Midnight Grovers show two nights from tonight, I bought two pounds of boneless Salt-fish ( and me green fig and thing), which I am about to eat right now 7:53 P. M.
If many of us living out here have not abandoned our traditional food, I do not see why Dominican born should be eating that sort of thing at home.
By the way I have met people who studied at Ross Medical School in Dominica, finished and returned here, working, and their favorite dishes these days seems distinctly Dominican, yes ” dem nam sal fish, bakes, and boil dumplin an green fig, yellow yarm an tanya too oui!”
Francisco Etienne-Dods Telemaque
This is not only happening in Dominica, Barbados is becoming a country on the rise; no county wants to do anymore business in Barbados, their economy already is a nightmare, 34 hotels already closed their door in the past five years, and there biggest hotel with over five hundred workers, closed the door on Monday morning, so Dominica you are not alone. The county that is doing well is St.Lucia, SVG, Trinidad, St.kitts, and St.Maarten. SVG looking to start training over 15 hundred people soon, maybe some of us can go there…
St Kitts? hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm guess you are not following the news
maybe people have become more health conscious!
There is good news. Roost-Velt Fry Chicken(RFC) is coming. I think that was negotiated with chinese and part of the undisclosed MOU.
Dominicans- ask for all you MOU
DNO Admin will screen certain comments but permit rubbish like that!!!
Ya right,fry chicken or fry dog????
i feel a bit insecure about posting in a forum with so many herd followedrs, but what the heck.
basic ecominics people. companies close down all the time. It could be that there is no interest in renewing a lease. It could also be that their profits have been maximized and they do not want to take more risks.
it is highly unlikely that their business is ‘doing badly’, particularly with the reported low wages of 600.
So stop jumping on the bandwagon and saying ‘dominica is too small’ or ‘too slow’. Food Enterprised are among the most lucrative in the world. As somebody rightly said, Subway has remained opened for years.
its just a part of business people. Its normal.
These are just assumptions. I think you could sell your story if you stick to the facts…just saying.
MY PEOPLE U ALL GIVING ON THE GOV`T WAT ABOUT THE BIG GUYS WHO MANAGE THE COMPANY ,DON`T U THINK THEY MIGHT BE FULLING THEIR POCKETS AND SAY BECAUSE OF FINANCIAL REASON.RIGHT NOW IN THE U.S SEE WHAT HAPPENING WITH CHASE BANK THE BIG GUYS NEVER SATISFY AND THE POOR MAN PAY THE PRICE.
THINK OF ALL THE PEOPLE WHO WILL BE OUT OF A JOB THEY MIGHT HAVE KIDS,RENT, LIGHT BILL,TOPUP, WATER BILL ,MAYBE A LOAN TO PAY …ETC ETC
but but but…..i doe understand nothing in dat nuh. jus now the one in town will close down too… a vary carl making on us allu doe seein dat!!!
Hmmm, let hope no Chinee business doh swoop in to take up the slack. they seem to wait on the side like scavenging vultures, then as soon as a Dominican business goes down they move in.
When concerned people were complained about the ingress of the Chinese, businessmen who start with generous no interest loans and other incentives, The Minister of trade responded by urging Dominicans to go into food businesses, since “man must eat”. However he neglected to appreciate that man can only eat so much, since there is a glut in food providers now as well as a drastic reduction in spending power of the populace
Forget the Chinese taking over… how about we not allow another Chinese RESTAURANT in its place? A locally run restaurant is a good thing, but too much of one thing is a BAD thing. Five Chinese restaurants in the area is too saturated.
they critisize prevost and furara now is there turn.
Skerrit Resign Nowwwww before more places close down.
Why would they think that American doctors would want to eat Fry chicken? I guess they watch their diets and eating healthy.
Fingalickin Killing Foolish Children papamet. I am Dominicrack. Are yu ?
Every time I’ve ever gotten fried chicken from one of the many roadside shacks around the island, it’s always been just as good as KFC if not better.
Dominica doesn’t need a foreign company to come in and fry chicken for them of all things. Yeah, KFC had the brand name, but the main thing something like KFC or any other chain provides is convenience and reliability. If there is still a demand there that KFC was fulfilling, Dominicans can fill it either by expanding their existing businesses or starting new ones.
The supported this government and received massive concessions, paid te staff less than 600 per month, the smaller food business paid better and sell much more health foods, the owners do not even eat their own food sold to customers, we do not Ned them, except the lost of those low paying jobs!!!!
i wonder if is not a money laundering thing all drug man maybe pull out there money
I am surprised. Thought the location was ideal. There is no where else in Da that they could relocate to.
Maybe they can relocate to Melville Hall? The present restaurant there is crap.
trust me.. the food there is very badd. i mean bad. no taste. was greatly disappointed on sunday.
well the bus drivers who doing the young girls for kfc will have to find new alternatives.
Mohammed u killing me.. is that how cheap young girls have become? lol.. alas
lmao
It’s good that some of the major financiers of certain political campaigns are feeling the heat resulting from the catastrophe we have called a government. Poverty on a rise, less money circulating, more begging and business (not just kfc) are continuing to close down week by week.
DNO has only report on KFC, but people please do you research and find out how many business in Roseau that have closed down since the beginning of 2012.
Bon Nuit.
and once again another Dominican to bring up politics..u people are so predictable..
I remember my more idle days when I was as obsessed with politicizing everything and commenting on every article as u. Then I got a job, then two, then three.
And became way too busy to be spending my time trading insults with embittered UWPites on DNO.
The KFC branch in Picard was clearly targeting the Ross University students. They do not patronize it so it flopped. FFI did what any sensible business would do when an experiment isn’t working out. They cut their losses.
KFC Portsmouth was not conveniently located for the ordinary Portsmouth residents.
I see you basically celebrating the closing down of businesses. Saying that it’s ‘good’ cuz the owners supported the DLP.
Whether the owners didn’t support your party or not they are Dominicans and they employed Dominicans. So NO it’s not ‘good’ if their businesses are failing. SMFH at you politics-obsessed freaks.
Well anti-hate….i don’t work 3 times…I work 2, and I still got alot of free up time to browse news in Dominica and I am 100% certain that my disposable is 3 times your gross.
So I am a proud “politically obsessed freak” for highlighting that the economy in Dominica is not doing well and several businesses (not just kfc) are closing down.
I am a proud “politically obsessed freak” for reminding people that it was the very owners who financed certain campaigns.
You yourself suffered from the economical madness in Dominica, since you admit you were un-employed and on here 24/7 responding to people. Anti-hate you must have been employed for a reallllly long time cause maybe the whole of 2010, 2011 you were here all the time.
Good to know you finally found a job. But please don’t put me in your boat. You cya fit inna me show.
And while you are at it check how many have opened.
Necessity is the Mother of invention. Stop blaming the Government for the World Economic woes. We still have the land and the resources for many start-ups. In the long run, the health of our people and the nation will benefit from all those fast food chains closing down. The one downside is that the immediate jobs losses will affect a few families.
Just for my knowledge, can you name a few?
KFC shutting down is good and it is bad. Why I say this? It is good because a local business should be in those arrears; we have food in Dominica that can satisfy us. It may not taste as good as KFC but at least nothing will be imported and the items can come from the local farmers and the money will be re-circulated in Dominica instead of having the money gone to the hands of KFC shareholders who are not in Dominica. The bad side of this is a lot of people will lose their jobs and whoever else benefited locally from KFC will no longer have business relations. I have stated my good and bad reason.
eeeer correction our food tastes BETTER than kfc…u must be mad
hmmm this is sad news man! Alot of pple are gonna lose their daily bread………..hope they can find other gainful form of employment soon…..D/ca’s economy is so bad right now….who have money dont spend and who that dont have to spend always in need to spend……jah know! it rough!
Reports reaching Dominica News Online suggest that after almost three years of doing business in the north, KFC (Kentucky Fried Chicken) Portsmouth is about to shut its doors.
somefing is wrong with dat sentence.
Something is also wrong with your spelling (somefing) the word is something get that
Tell what is wrong with that sentence “English”. only thing that is wrong here is ur thought!
something is wrong with your spelling.
somefing is wrong with dat sentence.
You think?
SUBWAY is still in business, so probably we are more health concious. Just assuming.
you may just have a point charmer
Doesnt mean they are making a higher profit margin, it may just be because they have nothing else to fall back on like the Nassief’s so they continue to face the struggle to keep it afloat.
why is KFC closing down I do not want KFC to close down no! no! no!no!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Why do we need those franchises?! They are killing our people slowly. That is a blessing in disguise.
Why you said their killing our people, KFC isn’t forcing you to eat their food, there are lots of local restaurants you could eat from.
Sugar and Salt is killing us .. we need options available. Try getting something to eat in a restaurant on Sundays in Roseau or Portsmouth. I’m just saying, we need options even if I do not eat KFC. Choice is best.
The choice is to get to your kitchen and do some real Dominican cooking, like we always did before we became “Americanized”.
That is not a surprise. Money not flowing enough to make any Business viable or a commercial success. This is the reason investors avoid certain islands. The research is done before discussions can even begin. Sorry to hear bout the loss of jobs s how unfortunate, loss of paychecks eventually reduce the cash flow on island. I remember banana days even a bum had money.
Idk about Portsmouth… But i think the city of Roseau can hold it down.
These are not the best types of businesses a nauture island should have anyway.
I support that 100% but alas, but a lil fry chicken on a Friday night, goes down really well.
one word…reccession
Nothing about recession is one man trying to pin down everything God Dont Sleep.
Well from the workers opinion I could say depression.
Some one is it the KFC by the Roseau Market thats closed?…
if u blind u betta open ur “face up” and read!
lmao… they did say the one in roseau closed.. but i guess they were talking bout the first one
All you Domnichee not easy, lololololol
Are you Dumb? Faceup?
you see i live in a place where have over a hundred KFC so i cant belive that you guys have only two KFC
“FACE UP” but u retarded man?
GO LOCAL PEOPLE
I am FINALLY seeing the NEXT LEVEL, One on dca big gwendie falling well we fini batt !!!
Not necessarily, it could also mean a few things. The franchise owners may not have been satisfied with the results and pulled the liscense away or the dcan might have made a lot more money that anticipated and is now ready to fold shop.
Just a thougth.
Is KFC is Roseau shut down? I did not know that!!!
read idiot
the last statement of this report makes no logical sense…. Admin please edit this report or remove the last statement
tell me why u think the last statement aint making sense? if i follow news well i am certain that the last sentence is talking about Rituals Roseau and possie, they closed some time ago and it was managed by the same company responsible for KFC and for the same reasons too,so doesnt it mean something? i think when u ppl dont understand something u need to ask or research on ur own and stop making a fool of ur self man come on, i know u aint stupid.
Rituals in Both Roseau and Portsmouth has been shutdown.. They were both owned by fine foods.
It`s sad that people are losing their jobs….It also makes alot of sense to me that we are living on the nature island and shold promote healthy living and eating…support local and what we grow…i must say it hurts my heart when i see kfc next to the roseau market and what makes it worse is the vendors selling local food but eating Kannot F Cook…. so now kfc is gone ladies and gentlemen its back to the cooking and its all good for healthy living….who doh like what i say…can say what i doh like….
Garcon, local food? Is fried chicken and fries from a roadside vendor any heatlthier? Our young people will keep on waddling like fat ducks.
Omg .dno .you all are confussing .you are saying the one in Portsmouth is about to close but yet @ the end of your stories you are saying they are closed in roseau and Portsmouth. I’m so confussed.
woooow common sense is really not common..ur pretty dumb for posting this
you are a read and understand before you post. read again idiot.
Are you guys thick? The article says that they have closed down the RITUALS in roseau and portsmouth. Read before you lot place comments please.
I really hope those people get another job.
SMH… The story is reporting that KFC Portsmouth is “shutting” down it’s operations as of next week.
Yet at the end of the article the reporter is stating that “The company responsible for KFC – Fine Foods Inc., has ALREADY closed down its franchises in Roseau and PORTSMOUTH, reportedly also for financial reasons.”
How can they have already closed down their franchise in Portsmouth when you are reporting that they WILL be “CLOSING” as of next week.
How can you be reporting that they have already closed down their “franchises” in Roseau giving the false impression that all their franchises including KFC and PHD Roseau has been closed?
This last statement is clearly incorrect.
The last sentence would be clearer if it identified the franchises as Rituals; both Rituals locations apparently have been shut down.
This statement actually refer to what had happened years ago when KFC franchise was owned/ managed by a different person. I do agree however that the last sentence is wrongly stated or probably confusing.I had to re-read to understand this.
the reporter meant Rituals which is owned by Fine Foods they have closed their locations in Roseau and Portsmouth for that franchise but they opened something similiar inside of Ross Pick n Go
rituals…..thats the franchaise in roseau which was closed….its all part of the fine food inc group of companies
Didn’t they close the coffee/breakfast place on the bay front? I guess this is what DNO mean’t when they referred to the other businesses
Smart Rituals Portsmouth and Roseau is already closed down
wow another dummy OBVIOUSLY kfc is not the ONLY franchise in Dominica…did u seriously just post this comment? What DNO is saying is BESIDES kfc other franchises owned by fine foods have been already closed…
it is not entirely incorrect. they should have specifies because yes fine foods has already shut down rituals in Portsmouth and Roseau
People read please they stated what franchise they closed, the RITUALS in roseau and portsmouth.
At least obesity will cut down in Dominica and the little girls breast will take it time to grow because these chickens have too much growth hormones and stop the children from being hyper and sexually active. Now is the time they should eat more vegetables and have a proper purging. I am advising parents to do more home cooking for their. Healthy children means a healthy nation.
Unless you raise your chicken, hormones are in all the chicken sold in stores in Dominica not only KFC chicken, do your research before you give any advice , lets be honest and admit we eat not just KFC but a lot of imported food, ex: boxed macaroni and cheese () because it’s cheaper. Those vendors @ the market sell vegetables very expensive when they buy them extremely cheap from the farmers.
Cost of doing business in dominica is way tooo high… Thats just it.
First was Rituals, now KFC. Pizza Hut next? All not run by Fine Foods? Maybe Dominica is really too small and poor for these franchises to be viable. Keep my fingers crossed.
I suspect that you may be onto something with the «too small» observation.
Critical mass may be the missing element but not money; just see how many Dominicans maintain expensive phones and vehicles. There is money on the island. Unfortunately, there is only so much chicken one man can eat.
Peeping Tom always have a spin..lol
lmao
If your dont about something keep silent
Sorry I don’t live in Dominica right now. Did you say Rituals closed down? I went there when I visited last year! What a shame!
More chinese food!!!
well this is sad
“and aren’t clear on how they will be compensated.” hahahaha i eating a cow if that happen. they doh kno whos the boss?
good for them
**That’s very sad to know*****
It’s no surprise because these types of franchise usually have HEAVY operations cost!!
KFC advertises and markets its business all over the world. This expense is then pass down to the franchisee.
However, I have only the very best of wishes for the former employees!!
Good, get rid of all this imported on the island. We don’t even want it in North America. Made with all artificial crap. Lets support the Local foods instead of this crap.
What do you think they are firtilizing all the ‘local’ food with?
LOL WUT?!
GREAT NO MORE KILLING FOOLISH CHILDREN
PRAISE GOD!!!!
KFC chicken hurting my belly… ahhh.. I sympathize
with the workers…sorry….
the last line is ambiguous.
It’s Franchaises meaning RITUALS.. Read and understand.
And “S” says a lot! If it was only RITUALS why make it plural…..
yes it is
they appear to have left out ‘Rituals’ in error
The economy is doing well and poverty is on the decline… so said de PM. Dominicans, wake up and stop drinking Skerrit lies.
Can you clarify: “The company responsible for KFC – Fine Foods Inc., has already closed down its franchises in Roseau and Portsmouth, reportedly also for financial reasons.”
Which franchises have closed in Roseau?
Admin: Reader, “its other franchises” (Rituals)
The company responsible for KFC – Fine Foods Inc., has already closed down its franchises in Roseau and Portsmouth, reportedly also for financial reasons.
Read again, the company that brought KFC to Dominica has already closed its other businesses in Roseau and portsmouth.
Admin maybe talkin bout the one that had close years ago