Twitter is a bit of a playground for the fast food industry.
Next-level marketing by savvy social media pioneers often entertains the masses.
Take, for example, the Twitter account of Kentucky Fried Chicken. It only follows eleven other accounts on the platform.
Not unlike President Donald Trump, it has a very specific reason for its follow choices.
The president’s is easy to figure out; he follows 45 other accounts, a nod to being the 45th President of the United States.
But the 11 people followed by KFC was a riddle of sorts until one Twitter user decided to take a look and figured it out.
The fried chicken giant follows the accounts of Herb Scribner, Herb J. Wesson, Jr., Herb Waters, Herb Dean, Herb Sendek and Herb Alpert along with each account of the Spice Girls, Geri Horner, Melanie Brown, Emma Bunton, Melanie Jayne Chisholm and Victoria Beckham.
Get it?
That is 11 herbs and spices. An homage to the fabled 11 herbs and spices recipe of KFC fried chicken.
.@KFC follows 11 people.
Those 11 people? 5 Spice Girls and 6 guys named Herb.
11 Herbs & Spices. I need time to process this.
— Edge (@edgette22) October 19, 2017
The tweet by @edgette22 that announced the discovery has been retweeted more than 300,000 times and people love it.
the person that runs the KFC account needs a raise. I don’t care how much they make now. GIVE THEM A RAISE.
— Samantha O’Pumpkins (@sicklittlejag) October 19, 2017
To whomever runs the @KFC twitter account and thought of this. Call me whenever you need a job. You a genius. https://t.co/KjWPvnTJuD
— Musa Tariq (@MusaTariq) October 20, 2017
This is one of the most masterful things I’ve ever seen on this website. https://t.co/uRNzfLXH2p
— Shannon Proudfoot (@sproudfoot) October 20, 2017
This is the most subtle genius bit of social media I’ve seen in ages https://t.co/nH1msNyrGd
— Zoe London (@zoelondondj) October 19, 2017
Ha! Well played Colonel, well played.
— Sandra St. Victor (@SandraStVictor) October 20, 2017
Guys, my mind is blown by this and cannot be unblown https://t.co/7HoIV9m9Gf
— Matt Lindner (@mattlindner) October 19, 2017
Fast food competitor Wendy’s was equally impressed.
Just realized they weren’t following back.
Rude.
Good joke though.— Wendy’s (@Wendys) October 20, 2017
But Wendy’s has nothing to be ashamed of. The fast food giant has been a Twitter legend including the one time it hilariously trolled McDonald’s.
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