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KFC Introduces the $5 Madden NFL Box Featuring Your KFC Favorites and a Madden NFL Cup
LOUISVILLE, Ky. - (BUSINESS WIRE) - It's a starting line-up that will have football fans counting the
minutes until kick-off as KFC introduces the $5 Madden NFL Box, now
available at KFC restaurants coast to coast. The meal includes a choice
of one of six of your KFC favorites, a side item and a 32-ounce drink in
a Madden NFL cup, all for only $5. The four cups feature NFL players
Calvin Johnson, Jr., Philip Rivers, DeMarcus Ware and Brian Westbrook.
Football fans have their choice of two pieces of Kentucky Grilled
Chicken , three Original Recipe Strips, a Twister Sandwich, five Hot
Wings, five Honey BBQ Wings or two pieces of Original Recipe Chicken,
along with a side item and a drink in the Madden NFL Cup.
"It's exciting to announce the kickoff of our $5 Madden NFL Box, and
with six different ways to customize your meal, you could say KFC is
bringing back the option play," said Javier Benito, executive vice
president of marketing and food innovation for KFC. "In addition to a
full meal and drink for only $5, there are also thousands of
opportunities to score free Madden NFL 10 games."
200 Games a Day Giveaway
Additionally, KFC, the National Football League, EA SPORTS , a Label of
Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ: ERTS), and NFL PLAYERS have teamed up to
offer the "200 Games a Day Giveaway." A total of 6,000 games will be
given away in 30 days, with another 250 being given away in the next 30
days. Game codes are available on both the 32-ounce drink and KFC's
Madden NFL Box. Customers may visit www.kfc.com/MaddenNFL10
through Nov. 23 to check their codes and see if they are among the 200
daily winners. (For more giveaway information and to read the complete
rules, visit www.kfc.com/MaddenNFL10.)
The code on KFC's Madden NFL Box also gives gamers a $10 discount on
Madden NFL 10 and free standard shipping from www.EASTORE.com/KFC.
Four NFL Players Featured in KFC
Commercials
Four of the NFL's most popular players bring star power to the Madden
NFL cups and to the commercials for KFC's Madden NFL Box. The Madden NFL
10 game characters and voices of Calvin Johnson, Jr., Philip Rivers,
DeMarcus Ware and Brian Westbrook are featured in two KFC television
commercials promoting the offer. NFL PLAYERS, the licensing and
marketing subsidiary of the NFL Players Association, helped create this
fancentric experience by providing KFC and Madden NFL 10 with the rights
to use player names and likenesses in the game and promotion.
Colonel Fan on Twitter Will Win a
Super Bowl Trip
Next week KFC, the official Wing Sponsor of the NFL, will announce
details of a Super Bowl giveaway exclusively on Twitter at www.twitter.com/kfc_colonel.
A lucky Colonel follower on Twitter will win a trip for two to Super
Bowl XLIV in South Florida, including air fare and accommodations.
Details on how to enter for a chance to win will be announced on the
Twitter page of @kfc_colonel the week of Nov. 2. (Complete rules of the
Twitter giveaway will be on www.kfc.com
the week of Nov. 2.)
For more information about KFC and the Madden NFL Box, please visit www.kfc.com.
About KFC
KFC Corporation, based in Louisville, Ky., is the world's most popular
chicken restaurant chain specializing in Original Recipe, Extra
Crispy , Kentucky Grilled Chicken and Original Recipe Strips with
home-style sides, Honey BBQ Wings, and freshly made chicken sandwiches.
There are more than 15,000 KFC outlets in 109 countries and territories
around the world serving some 12 million customers each day. KFC
Corporation is a subsidiary of Yum! Brands, Inc., Louisville, Ky. (NYSE:
YUM). For more information, visit www.kfc.com
About NFL PLAYERS
Formed in 1994, NFL PLAYERS is the licensing and marketing subsidiary of
the NFL Players Association. Representing more than 1,800 active and
many memorable retired NFL players, NFL PLAYERS "takes the helmets off"
the players and markets them as personalities as well as professional
athletes. Through an exclusive sponsorship agreement between the
organization and the NFL, players are integrated into NFL sponsor
activation programs. In addition, under an exclusive agreement between
NFL PLAYERS and the NFL, NFLPLAYERS.COM, the company's official website,
is part of the NFL Internet Network. Each year NFL PLAYERS negotiates
and facilitates more than 4,000 player marketing opportunities for
players. NFL PLAYERS activities include retail licensing, corporate
sponsorships and promotions, special events, radio and television
projects, publishing and internet. For more information, please visit NFLPLAYERS.COM.
About Electronic Arts
Electronic Arts Inc. (EA), headquartered in Redwood City, California, is
a leading global interactive entertainment software company. Founded in
1982, the Company develops, publishes, and distributes interactive
software worldwide for video game systems, personal computers, wireless
devices and the Internet. Electronic Arts markets its products under
four brand names: EATM, EA SPORTSTM, EA Mobile TM
and POGOTM. In fiscal 2009, EA posted GAAP net revenue of
$4.2 billion and had 31 titles that sold more than one million copies.
EA's homepage and online game site is www.ea.com.
More information about EA's products and full text of press releases can
be found on the Internet at http://info.ea.com.
EA, EA SPORTS, EA Mobile and POGO are trademarks or registered
trademarks of Electronic Arts Inc. in the U.S. and/or other countries.
The mark "John Madden" and the name, likeness and other attributes of
John Madden reproduced on this product are trademarks or other
intellectual property of Red Bear, Inc. or John Madden, are subject to
license to Electronic Arts Inc., and may not be otherwise used in whole
or in part without the prior written consent of Red Bear or John Madden.
(c) 2009 NFL Properties LLC. Team names/logos are trademarks of the teams
indicated. All other NFL-related trademarks are trademarks of the
National Football League. Officially Licensed Product of NFL PLAYERS.
Visit WWW.NFLPLAYERS.COM.
All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.
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Rick Maynard, KFC Corp.
502-874-8100
rick.maynard@kfc.com
Russ
Dyer, Weber Shandwick
312-988-2384
russ.dyer@webershandwick.com
Rob
Semsey, EA SPORTS
407-386-5337
rsemsey@ea.com
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