Smart-Service K&K, which operates 12 KFC branches in Israel, has filed an urgent motion asking the court to authorize approximately NIS 100,000 in cash payments to suppliers for essential food inventory, including chicken. The purchases would cover only the minimum quantities needed to keep the branches operating. The company warned that its food stocks are expected to run out within days and asked to continue operating pending a hearing on its request to appoint a temporary trustee, scheduled for Monday. It stressed that the branches remain open and are operating as usual, and that closing them would cause significant harm to both the company and its creditors.
According to the filing, the company has approximately NIS 411,000 in an…