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KFC was one of the first fast-food chains to expand internationally, opening outlets in Britain, Mexico, and Jamaica by the mid-1960s. Throughout the 1970s and 80s, KFC experienced mixed success domestically, as it went through a series of changes in corporate ownership with little or no experience in the restaurant business.
The trademark expired in the US in 2006, and was replaced in that market with "Follow your taste" until 2010. [36] In 2011, the "finger lickin' good" slogan was dropped in favor of "So good", to be rolled out worldwide. [35] A Yum! executive said that the new slogan was more holistic, applying to staff and service, as well as food. [37]
Serving their signature meal in a paper bucket was to become an iconic feature of the company. [24] By 1963, there were 600 KFC restaurants, making the company the largest fast food operation in the United States. [21] KFC popularized chicken in the fast food industry, diversifying the market by challenging the dominance of the hamburger. [25]
KFC's current ad campaign stars a cartoonish Colonel Sanders played by "Saturday Night Live" alumnus Darrell Hammond, but the fast-food icon was a real person who followed an unlikely path to ...
Yum Brands Inc, (YUM) owner of the KFC and Pizza Hut brands, is taking aim at the fast-growing African market for fast food. The company, based in Louisville, Ky, plans to double the number of KFC ...
Winning a KFC scholarship can have more benefits than just paying for school. For Zapata, the Colonel's Scholars program offered her a. For college student Brandy Zapata, Kentucky Fried Chicken ...
In 2013, a few KFC locations in China supplied chicken found to contain "excess levels of chemical residue". Yum! had lost 6% of sales from publicity in China as of January 25, 2013. [31] The company opened its first restaurant in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, in May 2013. For Mongolia, KFC was the first western fast food to open its doors in the country.
Back in 1984, KFC begun using "Original Recipe" to refer to the company's famous blend of 11 herbs and spices. It feels impossible that Church's didn't know this. Ulf Wittrock/istockphoto