Judge: KFC Has Every Right To Bar Franchisee From Advertising Products As Halal

Mealey's (January 25, 2018, 1:55 PM EST) -- CHICAGO — An Illinois federal judge on Jan. 23 found that pursuant to a franchise agreement, KFC Corp. has every right to bar a franchisee from advertising his chicken as halal even if KFC permitted that advertising in the past, dismissing the franchisee’s lawsuit, as well as KFC’s counterclaims (Afzal Lokhandwala, et al. v. KFC Corporation, No. 17-5394, N.D. Ill., Eastern Div., 2018 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 10326)....