Advertised as Kentucky Fried Chicken original recipe

I agree with the fact that KFC used to be better 20+ years ago.
However, it seems that the pieces have gotten smaller and the fries are lousy.
The gravy is not too bad, but again, 20+ years ago it was better.
So, what has changed?
One thing that I do know for certain is that the oil that they use is different from that of 20+ years ago.
I work at the factory that produces the oil that KFC and Mary Brown's uses.
(This is Canada only)
I do know the differences between the 2, but I cannot elaborate on the ingredients.
Let's just say that Yum! (KFC) is a very high quality and expensive type of Canola oil, and so is Mary Brown's, but they aren't exactly the same.
We have a big contract with both of them and let's just say that we make a lot of product for both every week.
And the quality controls are very stringent for both, especially Yum!/KFC.
So let's turn the clock back to 20+ years ago, and the product we made for Yum!/Tricon/KFC was actually a hard shortening in 2 Kg bricks, 10 to a box.
I'm not sure what the ingredients were, but we made a crapload of it every week.
And that was the days that Non-Hydrogenized oils were just coming into vogue, and this shortening was Hydrogenized.
This is maybe why the chicken tasted better back then, but who knows?
Also, we don't have control over the actual cooking temperature that the restaurants use, so that is also a factor to consider.
As for Mary Brown's chicken, it is very good with bigger pieces than KFC for sure.
The fries are okay, I don't like the ''tater wedges'' that they are so proud of, and the gravy sucks.
I've done this before, go and buy a bucket of Mary Brown's chicken, gravy at KFC, and fries from McDonald's.
On a side note, we just got a Church's Fried Chicken here in town, and it was quite good.
Definitely big pieces, the fries were decent, and the gravy was okay.
The buttermilk biscuit was really good as well.