World News – CA – KFC Gives Col. Sanders the Clean Shaved Look for Movember

A lot has happened this year, so you might have forgotten about the annual Movember movement, where men grow mustaches to raise funds or raise awareness of health issues like cancer testicles and prostate

Well, the European KFC and Pringles have decided to let Col. Sanders and M P get into the act So they shaved them

KFC has partnered with design agency Sid Lee Paris to replace Colonel Sanders’ bearded icon with a clean shaven version on its packaging and advertising throughout November and invites fans of the restaurants to be part of the Movember initiative Colonel’s mustache was shaved on day one and will grow over the next few days

Movember starts today To support the movement we shave and then we let grow all the month of November👨🏻‍🦳 https: // tco / pYCAYQNLme #Movember picTwittercom / oVwSjVvK77

For Mr P, this is the first time he’s been without a mustache since the launch of Pringles in 1968. Creative agency We Are Social gave him the makeover as part of the brand’s one-year partnership with Movember

Movember is a mustache growth charity event that raises funds and raises awareness about men’s health including prostate and testicular cancer Men are encouraged to shave their face and then leave their mustache in the spotlight for the whole month

According to the official Movember Foundation website, the initiative has funded more than 1,200 men’s health projects around the world in 15 years It predicted that by 2030 Movember will reduce the number of men by 25% who die prematurely Movember started in 2003 and has inspired the support of over 5 million people

In 2017, Burger King also jumped at the chance to show support for the movement by shaving off the king’s mustache Named Movember King, the mascot encouraged consumers to participate in the “kingstache challenge” and raise health awareness men by developing their own « epic stache » and sharing it on social networks

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