--- title: KFC Plans to Debut Edible Coffee Cups in the U.K. description: The cups will be made out of wafer lined with white chocolate and wrapped in sugar paper canonical: https://time.com/3723399/kfc-uk-edible-cups/ author: Rishi Iyengar article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2015-02-26T03:12:15.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-08-04T07:48:34.383Z og:title: KFC Plans Edible Coffee Cups og:description: Made out of wafer lined with white chocolate and wrapped in sugar paper. og:url: https://time.com/3723399/kfc-uk-edible-cups/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: TIME og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: KFC Plans Edible Coffee Cups twitter:description: Made out of wafer lined with white chocolate and wrapped in sugar paper. twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- # KFC Plans to Roll Out Edible Coffee Cups in the U.K. > Sponsored content. 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The cups will be made from wafers lined with heat-resistant white chocolate and wrapped in sugar paper, and will be introduced to KFC along with Starbucks brand Seattle’s Best Coffee. “This type of edible packaging is definitely aligned with the global consumer mind-set in terms of sustainability and simplifying their life,” Shilpa Rosenberry, a senior director for global consumer strategy at consulting firm Daymon Worldwide, told the _Times._ \[[_NYT_](http://www.nytimes.com/2015/02/26/business/the-chicken-at-kfc-is-ok-but-the-cups-are-delicious.html)\] ## Transcript And I was driving by. I saw a, this giant Kentucky Fried Chicken bucket in my yard. And I thought for sure that I was hallucinating, so I called my teenagers who were at home and checked to have them go outside. And I know what you're thinking. The answer is no, there is no chicken in that seven foot bucket. Headrick tells me it appeared Thursday afternoon and she had no idea where it came from or who it belongs to. Maybe it's a sign. We've heard of heavenly manna, but what about original recipes? To often we need something to laugh about. And so I put it on Facebook and told them that I would bring chicken to the next potluck. The bucket has already become a popular landmark. Headrick says people have been stopping to take pictures with it, but I don't imagine anyone can steal it easily. I know from experience, it's very hard to move. Maybe we'll get giant mashed potatoes next to it. And about the owner, we found him. Freddie Taylor is Headrick's landlord. He collects signs like this, and he says this bucket, is quite a find. And that bucket right there, if you'll notice it, it don't say KFC. It says Kentucky Fried Chicken. That bucket's probably 40 years old. Taylor plans to have it mounted on a pole so it will be permanently displayed it for all to see. But Hedrick isn't mad. She says it will make her house hard to miss. It's unusual, but it makes really good landmarks for when people come to our house. You can just say, come down to the giant, you know, the giant KFC bucket and turn right. 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