Kebab van rebranding causes confusion near Chippenham

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 31 Oct, 06:22 · Archive

A kebab van near Chippenham changed ownership and was rebranded with a name resembling a nearby go-karting business, prompting concern among customers.

A kebab van near M4 Karting on Hullavington Airfield in Chippenham changed ownership and was rebranded to 'M4 Karting Kebab', causing confusion among customers. Visitors to the go-karting company received promotional text messages from the new kebab van owners and became concerned that a data breach had occurred.

M4 Karting management issued a statement on Wednesday clarifying the situation. A spokesperson said the business has nothing to do with the kebab van, which was previously called AJ's Kebab. The statement explained that the text messages were being sent to the previous kebab shop's customer list, not M4 Karting's database.

M4 Karting confirmed that no customer data had been sold, shared or passed on. The management said they had politely asked the new owners to consider a different name to avoid further confusion and wished them success.

How it is being reported

• Confusion after kebab van near M4 taken over by new ownerA kebab van caused confusion for customers after changing hands.Gazette & Herald · 31 Oct, 05:00
• Confusion after kebab van near M4 taken over by new ownerA kebab van caused confusion for customers after changing hands.Wiltshire Times · 31 Oct, 05:00

In this story: M4 Karting · AJ's Kebab · Chippenham · Hullavington Airfield

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