Waterville, Maine (AP) A Maine restaurant says news about the anger surrounding their french fry change has reached people all over the world.

Bolley’s Famous Franks co-owner Leslie Parsons tells the Kennebec Journal a newspaper in China wanted to try their fries, and they also received a call from people representing TV chef Rachael Ray.

The Journal had reported the Waterville restaurant faced threats of violence when they changed from crinkle-cut to straight-cut fries in June.

Parsons says the change was a financial decision because crinkle-cut fries required special blades that needed to be purchased monthly.

She says many people felt as new owners they were changing tradition. Bolley’s has served crinkle-cut fries since it opened in 1962.

Parsons says despite the criticism, “99.9 percent of our customers are awesome.”