KFC | Fast Food Restaurant Company

KFC | Fast Food Restaurant Company

KFC also known as Kentucky Fried Chicken, is an American Fast Food Restaurant chain headquartered in Louisville, Kentucky, that specializes in fried chicken. It is the world's second-largest restaurant chain after McDonald's, with 22,621 location's globally in 136 countries as of December 2018

KFC Founder: Colonel Sanders

KFC CEO: Roger Eaton ( 18 Aug 2015)

Parent Organization: Yum! Brands

Kentucky Fried Chicken

What is the story behind KFC ?:

KFC was founded by Colonel Harland Sanders, 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 Utah in 1952.

Colonel Harland Sanders (1890-1980)

KFC Founder :

 Harland David Sanders was born on September 9, 1890, in Henryville, Indiana. After his father died when he was 6years old, Sanders become responsible for feeding and taking care of his younger brother and sister. Beginning at an early age he held down numerous jobs, including farmer, streetcar conductor, railroad fireman and insurance salesman.

Harland Sanders was running a popular Kentucky service station at the age of 40, He served food- so popular, in fact, that the governor of Kentucky (Ruby Laffoon) designated him a Kentucky Colonel in 1935.
Colonel Sanders is the best known for creating a fried chicken recipe that would launch the world's largest fast-food chicken chain, Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC).