RUBBER CHICKEN MOGUL: BUSINESS ISN'T FOWL

RUBBER CHICKEN MOGUL: BUSINESS ISN'T FOWL

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah (Wireless Flash) -- Here's a fowl story out of Utah: A man there is making a killing on rubber chickens. It turns out Salt Lake City is the home to the only manufacturer of novelty rubber chickens in the United States. Most of the world's supply of rubber chickens come from Asian countries, but the Loftus Novelty Supply is the last American holdout of rubber chicken manufacturers. Company president Gene Rose says there's a current bull market on rubber chickens and his factory is churning out hundreds of the phony fowl every day. Although he's been making rubber chickens for about 25 years, he admits he has no idea as to why they're so popular. Rose has also tried marketing rubber pigs, rubber turkeys and rubber fish, but none sell as well as rubber chickens.

CONTACT: Gene Rose, ***; Salt Lake City, UT; (801) 355-5335