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Wieden+Kennedy Confirms It Will Part Ways With KFC

After 7 years together, the agency has dropped out of the pitch for the brand's creative and media

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Wieden+Kennedy confirms it is no longer in the pitch for the KFC creative and media business.KFC, Wieden+Kennedy
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By Kyle O’Brien

November 5, 2021

Wieden+Kennedy Portland, which resurrected and reimagined Colonel Sanders across a wide array of ads for KFC, is ending its relationship with the brand after seven years together.

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Kyle O’Brien

Kyle O’Brien is a staff reporter for Adweek and editor of AgencySpy.

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