Harland Sanders was born in and raised on a farm outside Henryville, Indiana near Louisville, Kentucky. Sanders was unhappy with the 35 minutes it took to prepare his chicken in an iron frying pan, but he refused to deep fry the chicken, which he believed lowered the quality of the product. In July , Sanders finalised what came to be known as his "Original Recipe" of 11 herbs and spices. By there were KFC restaurants, making the company the largest fast food operation in the United States.
In , Sanders sold the company to a group of investors led by John Y. In , Heublein was acquired by R. Reynolds , the tobacco giant. In , the KFC name was officially adopted, although it was already widely known by that initialism. Brands in May By , the company was struggling, having lost business to other retailers and being surpassed by Chick-fil-A as the leading chicken retailer in the U.
To combat this, the company launched a new initiative with a plan to revamp its packaging, decor and uniforms, as well as expanding its menu. Additionally, beginning in May , a new series of advertisements was launched featuring Darrell Hammond as Colonel Sanders.
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Brands, one of the largest restaurant companies in the world. By December , there were 18, KFC outlets in countries and territories around the world. Most restaurants are furnished with images of the company founder, Colonel Harland Sanders. Brands, Inc. The company hopes to expand its African operations, where it is already the regional leader among US fast food chains. Mauritius has over 21 KFC outlets. As of , the country is home to 23 KFC outlets.
In the Philippines , KFC opened its first store in The th store in Taiwan opened in It was the second-largest fast-food chain restaurant in Taiwan until Mos Burger exceeded the number of branches of KFC in Now KFC is the third-largest fast-food chain restaurant with stores as of KFC Pakistan's menu consists of burgers, sandwiches, fried chicken, nuggets, hot wings, french fries, rice dishes, twister wraps and drinks.
KFC is the largest restaurant chain in China, with 5, outlets as of China division. Local food items include rice congee and tree fungus salad, with an average of 50 different menu items per store. In December , the chain faced allegations that some of its suppliers injected antiviral drugs and growth hormones into poultry in ways that violated food safety regulations.
KFC opens its first outlet in Tibet in March There are KFC outlets in India. In this regard, about a third of its outlets, operated by several of its franchisees, have been sold to a newly formed entity—Sapphire Foods India Pvt. The company stated the recipe was no different than that used in any other KFC store. Nanjundaswamy claimed KFC would adversely affect the health of the impoverished, by diverting grain from poor people to make the more profitable animal feed.
KFC began to expand outside of Bangalore in , [94] with a localized menu that was the most extensive meat-free menu across the chain's worldwide operations. It introduced a vegetarian menu that included rice meals, wraps and side dishes and, like McDonald's, served eggless mayonnaise and sauces. Unnat Varma, marketing director of KFC India, states "The vegetarian offerings have made the brand more relevant to a larger section of consumers and that is necessary for KFC's growth.
By —09, KFC operated 34 outlets in India. The company has been up to a lot of innovation over the past few months with the launch of the first-ever no crust, all chicken KFC Chizza in December The city's dabbawalas, famed for their efficient delivery of office lunches, took on the role of KFC delivery men as part of an innovative marketing campaign. They supplied specially created 5-in-1 meal boxes to some office-goers instead of their regular dabbas.
The first outlet opened on Melawai Street in Jakarta in First introduced around , it is one of the bestselling items in the country. By , the restaurant has established a strong presence in the country, estimated to serve almost an equal proportion with the total population of Malaysia with 25 million customers every month by its 14, employees.
Embracing the local culinary tradition, the Malaysian KFC rice draws its inspiration from the local Hainanese chicken rice. Additionally, the KFC chicken nuggets also traced its origin from Malaysia before being expanded to many international outlets.
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Harland Sanders holding a bowl of his fried chicken batter, As a young man, he toiled as a farmhand and streetcar conductor before working for railroad companies across the South. Aspiring to be the next Clarence Darrow, Sanders studied law by correspondence and practiced in justice-of-the-peace courts in Arkansas until a courtroom brawl with a client derailed his legal career.
He operated a steamboat ferry that crossed the Ohio River between Kentucky and Indiana, and he sold life insurance and automobile tires.
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