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KFC hybrid
Planned for
new center
By MUE GORDON g-D -b 1
Jul ieGordon@coloradoan.com
Kentucky Fried Chicken has
given business a boost by offer-
ing Taco Bell food at many of its
locations.
Already, there are 28 KFC lo-
cations in the United States that
feature Taco Bell food.
The nearest — at least for
now — is in Loveland.
But KFC is planning to open a
combination store in Fort
Collins, at the Mulberry-Lemay
Crossing shopping center.
It would be the center's first
commercial user other than the
new Wal-Mart Supercenter,
scheduled to open in October.
A large home improvement
store also might move into the area
KFC would be able to attract a
lot of customers at the new com-
bination restaurant by virtue of
being next to Wal-Mart, said
Mark Goldberg, president of
Goldberg Property Associates,
developer of the Mulberry-
Lemay Crossing shopping center.
"I think it will be very good
for them and their customers,"
Goldberg said.
KFC officials submitted a pro-
posal to the planning depart-
ment last week and expect to
hear back in the next three
weeks. The new location would
open early next year.
"We think it will be a really
nice store," said Karen Bellini,
real estate director/secretary for
Harman- Myanagement Corp.,
which operates 300 KFC restau-
rants in Colorado, Utah, Wash-
ington, and California
The KFC-Taco Bell combina-
tion locations have been successful
— in some instances more suc-
cessful — than traditional KFC
restaurants, Bellini said. They are
pelfect for families where some
members like KFC and others pre-
fer Taco MI. Parents can get the
chicken they want and Taco Bell
for their children — all in one stop.
The additional revenue KFC
generafes by selling Taco Bell food
can help offset the high cost of de-
veloping the restaurants, Bellini
said.'I'he ground's not cheap," she
said `Building is not cheap."