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By 1993, KFC in the Asia Pacific region accounted for 22 percent of all KFC sales. [80] John Cranor announced, "We're looking at almost unlimited opportunity for growth in Asia". [ 99 ] By 1993, KFC was the leading Western fast food chain in South Korea, China, Thailand, Malaysia and Indonesia, and was second to McDonald's in most other Asian ...
This is a list of countries with KFC franchises. In 2024, there are at least 29,000 KFC outlets in 147 countries and territories in the world where 10,000 of those stores are in China alone. [1] The first KFC franchise opened in the United States in 1952. [2] The first overseas franchise was established in the United Kingdom in May 1965.
KFC Corporation, [4] doing business as KFC (also commonly referred to by its historical name Kentucky Fried Chicken), is an American fast food restaurant chain that specializes in fried chicken. Headquartered in Louisville, Kentucky , it is the world's second-largest restaurant chain (as measured by sales) after McDonald's , with over 30,000 ...
KFC’s attempts at value meals and limited time offerings haven’t resonated with consumers, causing it to struggle against trendier chicken chains, like Wingstop and Raising Cane’s.
KFC is the largest restaurant chain in China, with 10,000 outlets as of the end of March 2024. [36] They are operated by the Yum! China division. KFC became the first Western fast food company in China after its first outlet opened in Qianmen, Beijing in November 1987. [37]
For the most part the restaurants share the same concept, if not the same menus. In addition to fried chicken they may offer fried fish, hot wings, short ribs, shrimp, burgers, pizza, beef patties on coco bread, sandwiches, fries, corn on the cob, mashed potatoes, onion rings, sweet potato pies and a variety of flavors of ice cream for dessert.
KFC benefited from the economic boom in Japan during the 1980s, and grew to 1,000 outlets with annual sales of $1.2 billion by 1993. [ 8 ] [ 9 ] However, the rapid expansion of outlets saw franchisees competing for market shares with each other, and around 100 outlets closed down in the mid-1990s.
The series goes behind the scenes of the fast food restaurant chain KFC. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The series narrated by Ralf Little , distributed by BBC Television , music composed by Sandy Nuttgens and Spike Scott , executive produced by Paul Hamann , edited by Gwyn Jones , Mac Mackenzie and Jason Savage , directed and produced by Stephen Finnigan and ...