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As of 2021, there are 960 KFC outlets in South Africa, and the fast food chain has more outlets in the country than any other fast food brand. [2] [3] [4] Ten percent of outlets are company owned, and 90 percent are franchise owned. [5] Outlets sell the regional pap dish as well as other dishes unique to their menu in South Africa. [6] [7]
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.
A KFC outlet in Quito, Ecuador; the largest market for the chain in the Caribbean and South America. Map of countries with KFC franchises as of January 2025. KFC is a subsidiary of Yum! Brands, one of the largest restaurant companies in the world. KFC had sales of $23 billion in 2013. [1]
Buying your own KFC franchise takes more than chicken feed. According to company documents, the cost to open a restaurant that is newly built ranges from $1.44 million to $3.16 million.
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 South Salt Lake, Utah, in
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DUBAI (Reuters) -Americana Restaurants, the Middle East and North Africa franchisee of fast-food restaurants KFC and Pizza Hut, said it planned to launch an initial public offering (IPO), followed ...
KFC is the most popular fast-food chain in South Africa according to a 2010 Sunday Times survey. [34] Chicken Licken, Wimpy and Ocean Basket along with Nando's, Steers and Hungry Lion are examples of homegrown franchises that are highly popular within the country. McDonald's, Subway and Pizza Hut have a significant presence within South Africa.