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TRADITIONAL jerk vendors in Morant Bay, St Thomas, are reporting a decline in their business since fast food giant KFC officially opened its historic first restaurant in the parish in January this year.
But the vendors say while sales are down they are not being squeezed out of the business which, for years, has attracted residents of the parish as well as scores of people passing through the town.
One jerk pork vendor, who gave his name only as Johnny, last Thursday told the Jamaica Observer that while his business remains open, “it’s not as warm as it once was”.
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