KFC Will Launch a Chicken Sandwich Into Space With the Help of Celebrity Colonel Rob Lowe

The latest Colonel Sanders introduces a new menu item

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With Budweiser planning to brew beer on Mars, it’s perhaps only fitting that KFC is plotting to launch a chicken sandwich into space.

The Zinger, a spicy, crispy breaded-chicken sandwich that debuts in the U.S. on April 24 is already one of the top-selling sandwiches in KFC’s international markets.

To promote the Zinger, actor Rob Lowe signed on to be the brand’s latest celebrity colonel, following in the footsteps of Billy Zane, Vincent Kartheiser, Rob Riggle and George

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