California Fried Chicken

CFC

Company type	Wholly owned subsidiary
Industry	Restaurants
Founded	1983; 41 years ago (1983)
Headquarters	Jakarta, Indonesia
Products	Fried chicken, pizza, pastries, fried noodles
Parent	PT Pioneerindo Gourmet International Tbk.
Website	cfcindonesia.com

California Fried Chicken (CFC) is an Indonesian fast food restaurant chain principally serving fried chicken. Its primary competitors are KFC, McDonald's, A&W, and Texas Chicken, and as of March 2019, it runs 269 locations across Indonesia.

History

Logo of CFC with former slogan

A branch in Jakarta, 2004. Note the use of the old logo.

A branch in Yogyakarta, 2011

The chain was established in 1983 in Jakarta as a franchise of the American-based Pioneer Take Out,^[1][2][3] has an American name and is now entirely Indonesian owned.^{[4] [5]} The same group supplies the chain, the Sierad Group, which also supplies chicken to Wendy's and KFC.^[2] Its mascot was Calfred, mainly used in the 1990s.

It is the main PT Pioneerindo Gourmet International Tbk (previously known as PT Putra Sejahtera Pioneerindo until 2001 and was owned by Putra Surya Perkasa group) brand, which was listed on the Jakarta Stock Exchange in 1994. The firm also runs Sapo Oriental and Cal Donat outlets in Jakarta and employs 1,400 people.^[1] Studies conducted by the Jakarta Post reveal that it is the fifth most popular fast food chain in Indonesia after Restoran Sederhana, KFC, McDonald's and Pizza Hut.^[6] As the Westernization of Indonesia took off in the 1990s, California Fried Chicken took advantage of the growth of American-style malls in the country, reaching 90 locations by 1998.^[7] It is now common to see branches of the chain in malls or near supermarkets, often in direct competition with neighboring branches of the global brands of the above-mentioned and Dunkin' Donuts.^{[8][9][10][11][12]}

According to an article in Adweek, California Fried Chicken was founded by three Indonesians who wanted to introduce the taste of Pioneer Chicken to their homeland that they had enjoyed during their stay in California while attending the University of Southern California.^[3]

The Los Angeles Times mentioned that California Fried Chicken had stores in China during the 1990s.^[13] However, these stores do not appear to currently exist.

In 2008, the firm opened new outlets in Salatiga and Central Java, marketed in a way that meets local demands by serving traditional Indonesian food staples of fried noodles and rice with chicken.^[14]

Logo

The logo and marketing of California Fried Chicken is very similar to that of a covered wagon. Like the KFC logo, CFC uses red and white with the letters CFC and features a cartoon Old Western white and blue wagon on a yellow circular background.^[15] Its advertising slogan was "Bukan Cuma Ayam", a translation of "Not Just Chicken" in the Indonesian language.

See also

• List of fast-food chicken restaurants

References

1. "Pioneerindo" (in Indonesian). CFC Indonesia. Archived from the original on 15 May 2015. Retrieved 16 June 2011.
2. Indonesian capital market directory. Institute for Economic and Financial Research. 2003. p. 98. OCLC 23194779.
3. "Countries To Go". Adweek. 20 May 1985. Link via LexisNexis.
4. Yip, George S. (2000). Asian advantage: key strategies for winning in the Asia-Pacific region. Basic Books. p. 27. ISBN 978-0-7382-0351-5. OCLC 43673661.
5. Pecotich, Anthony & Shultz, Clifford J. (2006). Handbook of markets and economies: East Asia, Southeast Asia, Australia, New Zealand. M.E. Sharpe. p. 273. ISBN 978-0-7656-0972-4. OCLC 166883790.
6. Guharoy, Debnath (6 March 2008). "More people want to eat out more often, but most aren't able to". The Jakarta Post. Retrieved 16 June 2011.
7. Pecotich, Anthony & Asia Pacific Centre (1998). Marketing and consumer behavior in East and South-East Asia. McGraw-Hill. p. 304. ISBN 978-0-07-470480-6. OCLC 38901014.
8. Indonesia magazine. Vol. 22. Yayasan Harapan Kita. 1991. p. 61.
9. Witton, Patrick; Elliott, Mark; Greenway, Paul & Virginia Jealous (2003). Indonesia. Lonely Planet. p. 676. ISBN 978-1-74059-154-6. OCLC 53966465.
10. INSTATE Pty. Ltd; Rural Industries Research and Development Corporation (1995). Supermarket & retailing infrastructure development in Indonesia: implications for Australian agri-food exports : a report for RIRDC. RIRDC. p. 69. ISBN 978-0-642-20494-3. OCLC 38388906.
11. Lauter, Paul (2001). From Walden Pond to Jurassic Park: activism, culture, & American studies. Duke University Press. p. 64. ISBN 978-0-8223-2671-7. OCLC 45487390.
12. Wheeler, Tony (1992). South-East Asia on a shoestring. Lonely Planet Publications. ISBN 978-0-86442-125-8. OCLC 28991090.
13. Tempest, Rone (20 November 1995). "Fast-Food Fight Rages in China: Restaurateurs Aim at Potential Market of 1.2 Billion People". Los Angeles Times.
14. "CFC Perkuat Produk Lokal" (in Indonesian). Suara Medeka. 29 May 2008. Archived from the original on 22 March 2012. Retrieved 16 June 2011.
15. "CFC - California Fried Chicken". Bursa Franchise. Archived from the original on 12 August 2011. Retrieved 18 June 2011.

External links

• Official website