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KFC (also commonly referred to by its historical name Kentucky Fried Chicken) was founded by Colonel Harland Sanders, an entrepreneur who began selling fried chicken from his roadside restaurant in Corbin, Kentucky, during the Great Depression.
Today, KFC has the widest global footprint of any quick-service restaurant brand with 30,000+ restaurants in 150 countries and is one of the world’s fastest-growing retail brands. We didn’t build our fried chicken empire overnight.
KFC was founded by Colonel Harland Sanders (1890–1980), an entrepreneur who began selling fried chicken from his roadside restaurant in Corbin, Kentucky, during the Great Depression. Sanders identified the potential of the restaurant-franchising concept, and the first "Kentucky Fried Chicken" franchise opened in Salt Lake City, Utah, in 1952.
Before it became the world's second-largest fast-food chain, Kentucky Fried Chicken was the brainchild of a man named Harland "Colonel" Sanders, who cooked up simple country dishes at a roadside...
How KFC was started? Kentucky Fried Chicken, known today as KFC was incorporated in 1955 by Col. Harland Sanders in Corbin, Kentucky. But its story began a little before then. Sanders was born...
In 1964, when the 75-year-old Sanders sold his company for $2 million dollars, more than 600 franchises were distributing his fried chicken—made from the Colonel’s secret blend of...
Colonel Sanders is best known for creating a fried chicken recipe that would launch the world's largest fast-food chicken chain, Kentucky Fried Chicken. (1890-1980) Who Was Colonel Harland Sanders?
The story of original KFC restaurants is unique not just because the chain became a huge success, but also because the KFC founder — a real person who was actually named Colonel Sanders — started Kentucky Fried Chicken past the age when most men retired.
From a revolving door of early failed careers to clashes with corporate leadership, the curious history of KFC traces an unlikely path that led chicken fryer to global empire. Read on to uncover some little-known episodes in the rich history behind this iconic fried fowl juggernaut.
KFC (also commonly referred to by its historical name Kentucky Fried Chicken) was founded by Colonel Harland Sanders, an entrepreneur who began selling fried chicken from his roadside restaurant in Corbin, Kentucky, during the Great Depression.