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Kentucky Fried Chicken
Company typeSubsidiary of Yum! Brands, Inc.
IndustryFast food
FoundedSouth Salt Lake, Utah
HeadquartersUS flag Louisville, Kentucky
Key people
Colonel Sanders
ProductsChicken and related Southern foods
Number of employees
750,000
Websitehttp://www.kfc.com/

KFC, or Kentucky Fried Chicken, is a fast food restaurant chain based in Louisville, Kentucky, United States. Founded by Colonel Sanders and now a division of Yum! Brands, Inc., KFC is known mainly for its fried chicken.

The company adopted the abbreviated form of its name in 1991 for three reasons: to de-emphasize chicken (since the chain was moving to offer other foods), to avoid the unhealthy connotations of the word "fried", and because a shorter name was considered more appealing to the youth market.However they are in threat by there main customer Alex Renwich of peterborough england. he has sold out many department right around the world n kfc is underr seriouss threat. however he thinks the food is wubbish

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The Kentucky Fried Chicken name reappeared on the chicken buckets in 2006

Recently, the company has begun to re-embrace the Kentucky Fried Chicken name, and now uses both "Kentucky Fried Chicken" and "KFC" in its advertisements. The Kentucky Fried Chicken name can be seen on some buckets of chicken. As of 2006 KFC.com uses Kentucky Fried Chicken for the logo in the U.S.

History

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An older Kentucky Fried Chicken sign.

After having passed through several professions in his lifetime,[1] Sanders first served his fried chicken during the Great Depression at a gas station he owned in Corbin, Kentucky, and later at a restaurant and motel he bought across the street.[2] He generally served travelers, often those headed to Florida, so when plans for the new Interstate Highway System in the 1950s failed to include Corbin, he sold his properties and began to travel the United States to sell his chicken to restaurant owners. Sanders entered into agreements where he would receive five cents for each piece of chicken sold.[3] The first to take him up on the offer was Pete Harman in South Salt Lake, Utah; together, they opened the world's first "Kentucky Fried Chicken" outlet in 1952.[4] (The Corbin businesses did not bear that name.) Sanders sold the entire KFC franchising operation in 1964 for $2 million, and it has since been sold three more times, most recently to PepsiCo, which made it part of its Tricon Global Restaurants division, now known as Yum! Brands, Inc. In 1997, Tricon was spun off from PepsiCo.

Food

KFC's Original Recipe fried chicken and French fries

Other than fried chicken, KFC serves side dishes like coleslaw, various potato-based items (including potato wedges, whipped (mashed), and potatoes with gravy), biscuits, corn on the cob and, outside of the U.S., french fries and poutine. KFC also offers other entrées such as Popcorn Chicken, pot pies, chicken strips, hamburgers, pork ribs, buffalo wings, sandwiches and a variety of desserts — though not all may be found in all locations, particularly in non-U.S. locations. Some sides are also available only in a particular region.

Some menu items are innovations in regional stores. The Singaporean management, for example, introduced the Colonel Burger in 1977, the Hot & Crispy Chicken in 1990, and the Zinger burger in 1993.[5] In the summer of 2006, KFC introduced the "Famous Bowl", a bowl layered with mashed potatoes or rice, gravy, corn, popcorn chicken, and cheese. The bowl had been available at KFC's special test market store in Louisville since the Fall of 2005.

Secret recipe

The Colonel's "secret recipe" of eleven herbs and spices is marketed as one of the best-kept trade secrets in business. The original handwritten recipe is suggested to be locked securely in a vault in Louisville, Kentucky, with partial copies stored elsewhere as backup.[citation needed] The company claims that suppliers of the seasonings each provide only parts of the recipe, and do not know each other's identity. KFC also claims that not even the company's president knows the ingredient list, and the few people who do are subject to a strict confidentiality agreement.[citation needed] The "secret ingredient" myth is one of the cornerstones of the brand. Several people have contacted KFC, claiming to have found copies of the recipe, but KFC claims that none have been correct. A couple who purchased the Colonel's original home found another handwritten recipe in the basement, and, although it was written by Sanders, it was determined to be nothing like the original.[citation needed]

Some people think that what gives KFC chicken its distinctive taste is that, after being coated, it is cooked in hot oil in a pressure cooker instead of a conventional deep fryer [citation needed]. However, on his Food Network show Good Eats, Alton Brown stated the pressure cooker and oil only make the cooking time shorter. Alton states that The Colonel believed that properly fried chicken should take at least 45 minutes. However, this was too long for most restaurant operations. According to Brown on Good Eats, the pressure cooker shortens the cooking time but probably does not add any special flavor to the chicken. On the other hand, it does not adversely affect the flavor, either. As with the secret Coca-Cola formula, the stories surrounding the recipe for KFC also serve a marketing purpose, with the company playing heavily on the mystery surrounding The Colonel's secret recipe.

KFC in front of Keihan Moriguchi City station, Osaka, Japan

In 1983, writer William Poundstone tackled the recipe in his book Big Secrets. He reviewed Sanders' patent application, and advertised in college newspapers for present or former employees willing to share their knowledge.[6] From the former he deduced that Sanders had diverged from other common fried-chicken recipes by varying the amount of oil used with the amount of chicken being cooked, and starting the cooking at a higher temperature (about 400º F (202º C)) for the first minute or so and then lowering it to 250º F (120° C) for the remainder of the cooking time. Several of Poundstone's contacts also provided samples of the seasoning mix, and a food lab found that it consisted solely of sugar, flour, salt, black pepper and monosodium glutamate (MSG). He concluded that it was entirely possible that, in the years since Sanders sold the chain, later owners had begun skimping on the recipe to save costs (Sanders himself had been highly critical of changes made to the gravy).[7]

Advertising

Early television advertisements for KFC regularly featured Colonel Sanders licking his fingers & talking to the viewer about his secret recipe and the importance of a family joining one another for a meal. Despite his death in 1980, this angle was quite common through the 1980s and up until the early-mid 1990s.

Throughout the mid 1980s, KFC called on Will Vinton Studios to produce a series of humorous, claymation ads. These most often featured a cartoon-like chicken illustrating the poor food quality of competing food chains, mentioning prolonged freezing and other negative aspects.[8]

By the late 1990s, the stylized likeness of Colonel Sanders as the KFC logo had been modified. KFC ads began featuring an animated version of "the Colonel" with a lively and enthusiastic attitude. He would often start out saying "The Colonel here!" and moved across the screen with a cane in hand. The Colonel was often shown dancing, singing, and knocking on the TV screen as he spoke to the viewer about the product at hand.

The animated Colonel is uncommon today. Still using a humorous slant, the current KFC campaign revolves mostly around customers enjoying the food. It also features a modified version of Lynyrd Skynyrd's "Sweet Home Alabama" as the theme song for practically all its commercials, though the restaurant hails from Kentucky.

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The secret message in KFC's giant logo in the Mojave Desert, at 37°38′46″N 115°45′02″W / 37.64611°N 115.75056°W / 37.64611; -115.75056.

In 2006, KFC claimed to have made the first logo visible from outer space.[9] (In truth, however, Readymix has had one since 1965.[10]) KFC says "[It] marked the official debut of a massive global re-image campaign that will contemporize 14,000-plus KFC restaurants in over 80 countries over the next few years." The logo was built from 65,000 one-foot-square tiles, and it took six days on site to construct in early November. The logo measured a record-breaking 87,500 square feet and was placed at 37°38′46″N 115°45′02″W / 37.64611°N 115.75056°W / 37.64611; -115.75056 (NAD83/WGS84), in the Mojave Desert near Rachel, Nevada.[11]

On November 15 2006, there was a contest to win a free KFC Snacker Sandwich if one could find the secret message in the giant logo mentioned above. The hidden message was Finger Lickin' Good. It was found in the small white spot on the Colonel's tie, which was actually an "impostor" Colonel holding a sign.

Slogans

World's first KFC in South Salt Lake, Utah, since replaced by a new KFC on the same site
  • Kitchen Fresh Chicken 2005)
  • There's fast food, then there's KFC[12]
  • Finger lickin' good![13]
    • This was once translated into Chinese as "eat your fingers off"[14]
  • Nobody Does Chicken Like KFC! (Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, and UK)[15]
  • Can't Beat that Taste! (2005/06 — Australia and New Zealand)[16]
  • Kiwi For Chicken (2004/05 — New Zealand)
  • I Can't Wait — for the great taste of Kentucky Fried Chicken (Late 1980s — Australia)
  • Today's KFC I Like It Like That (1992)
  • Everybody Needs a little KFC. (1990s — United States) [17]
  • If you want Kentucky Fried Chicken, you have to visit me (1969, sung by Colonel Sanders)
  • If you can fry chicken like this — why cook? (1970)
  • Barrel of fun (1970s)
  • Real goodness from Kentucky Fried Chicken (1970s)
  • It's so nice — nice to feel — so good about a meal — so good about Kentucky Fried Chicken (late 1970s)
  • We do chicken right! (mid-1980s)[18]
  • Chicken Capital USA (2005 — United States)[19]
  • You've got to KFC what's Cookin' (2003-2004)[20]
  • Dinner's Ready At Kentucky Fried Chicken (1970s — Canada)[21]
  • Pick up Kentucky Fried Chicken in your neighborhood; Colonel Sanders and his boys make it finger lickin' good!" (Later changed to "Colonel Sanders' boys and girls") (1970s — Canada)[22]
  • Got Chicken Got Soul (2005-2006 — UK)[23]
  • There's More Inside The Bucket (2005-2006)
  • The Taste Lives Here (2006-present — Canada)[24]
  • So Real! (Hong Kong)[25]
  • You've got great taste! (2006-present — UK)
  • KFC, We know what to do with chicken (2006-present — the Netherlands)
  • Kapag Fried Chicken, KFC (Translated as "If it's Fried Chicken, It's KFC" — Philippines)

Industrial relations

Balmoral KFC workers and allies picket the store

KFC employs a high proportion of young and unskilled workers, and frequently pays at or just above minimum wages. Most KFC workers are not unionized.

In New Zealand, KFC youth workers earn NZ$7.13 an hour. Staff at the Balmoral, Auckland store went on strike for two hours on 3 December 2005 after Restaurant Brands, the franchise holder, offered no wage increase in contract negotiations.[26] In March 2006, Restaurant Brands agreed to phase out youth rates in New Zealand, although no date was set.

In Australia many KFC stores are covered by an enterprise bargaining agreement with the Shop, Distributive and Allied Employees Association (SDA). Despite this, their wages are barely above the Award rate of pay.

In Calgary, a KFC outlet was forced to close temporarily due to lack of staffing because of a labor shortage.

KFC is the most popular Western fast-food chain in Mainland China. Because of this success, Yum! Brands decided to open East Dawning, a new chain that serves quickly-prepared Chinese food within the same general business model and service format as KFC.

Co-branding

A Co-branded Taco Bell and KFC
A co-branded Long John Silvers and KFC

Like most YUM! Brand-owned restaurants, KFC has many locations adjacent to other Yum!-brand eateries, most notably Long John Silvers and Taco Bell. Long John Silvers/KFC combinations are frequently called "Kentucky Fried Silvers" and Taco Bell/KFC combinations have been referred to as "Taco Chickens". Similarly, Taco Bell/Long John Silver's combinations are colloquially referred to as "Taco Silvers".

Sometimes, KFC occupies the same building as a Pizza Hut and a Taco Bell. This threesome is generally known as a "KenTaco Hut".

Trivia

  • One of the most famous KFC restaurants in America is located in Marietta, Georgia. This store is notable for a 56-foot tall sign that looks like a chicken. The sign, known locally as the Big Chicken, was built for an earlier fast-food restaurant on the site called Johnny Reb's Chick, Chuck and Shake. It is often used as a travel reference point in the Atlanta area by locals and pilots.[27]
  • Wendy's restaurants founder Dave Thomas operated several Kentucky Fried Chicken franchises before starting Wendy's restaurants. He also invented the rotating-bucket-of-chicken sign that at one time was outside every KFC and decided that the chicken should be sold in paper buckets, in order to whisk away excess moisture. Incidentally, he was a Kentucky Colonel just like Colonel Sanders, figurehead of Kentucky Fried Chicken.
  • KFC items are the most popularly requested items for death row inmates final meal.[28]
  • KFC is one of the most popular fast food restaurants in China.[29] Local menu items include egg tarts, and lotus root salad. KFC in China also serves other poultry in addition to chicken.
  • KFC originally introduced its "Popcorn Chicken" snack in the early 1990s but discontinued it after several customers complained of sickness upon eating the food, which consisted primarily of chicken skin. In the early 2000s, it reintroduced the snack, now complete with more meat attached.[citation needed]
  • Separately-owned stores in Springfield, Massachusetts, Atlantic City, New Jersey, Baltimore, Maryland, Chester, Pennsylvania, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, Roxbury, Massachusetts, Boston, Massachusetts, Providence, Rhode Island, Kingston, New York and Brooklyn, New York are named "Kennedy Fried Chicken," an obvious reference to its mainstream competitor.
  • Similar copycat stores exist in Portsmouth, England under the name "Ken's Tuck-in Fried Chicken". The logo design on one of them is an almost exact copy of an older KFC sign. In Huron South Dakota, the KFC went out of business and Dakota Fried Chicken now serves similar food.
  • In Malaysia, there exists a KLG, which stands for 卡啦鸡(Ka La Gai) in Cantonese. The store also uses KFC elements in an altered form. For example, the lettering is of the same font and color as KFC. One visible difference is that their logo is that of a rather plump chicken wearing a bow tie, instead of Colonel Sanders.
  • In addition to Pamela Anderson, celebrities who have come out in protest of KFC's treatment of chickens include Richard Pryor, Elizabeth Berkley, Paul Wall, Ringo Starr, Tyra Banks, Dick Gregory, Bea Arthur and Jason Alexander.
  • KFC is so prevalent in Japan that many Japanese unknowingly consider it to be a Japanese Company. On Christmas day many families (who have made reservations weeks in advance), have their traditional Christmas dinner at KFC.[30] Sanders has become somewhat of a cult figure in Japan. Not only is there a life-sized statue of the Colonel in front of every KFC, but his memorabilia like wind-up toys and figurines can be found at many toy stores throughout Japan.[citation needed]
  • Japanese baseball team Hanshin Tigers is thought to be under the Curse of the Colonel, a curse coming from when an enthusiastic fan threw a store-front statue of Colonel Sanders into a local canal during a celebration for the Tigers victory in the 1985 Japan Series. The curse says that the Tigers will not win again until the statue is recovered.
  • KFC sponsors a cricket one-day tournament in the West Indies known as the "KFC Cup".
  • KFC stores in Queensland, Australia are the only stores in the world that are not available for franchise. They are in fact owned by Collins Foods Group Pty. Ltd., who has exclusive rights to set up KFC stores in that state.

Cultural references

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The KFC logo in Blue Springs, MO, USA, circa 2005
  • The Sega Dreamcast game, Crazy Taxi, has a KFC as a destination for patrons. However, in the Game Boy Advance version of the game, KFC has been renamed.
  • KFC's success in the 1970s influenced the first Muppet Movie where Kermit is being hunted down by a KFC-parodied franchise: "Doc Hopper's French-Fried Frog Legs".
  • The Beastie Boys have a song titled "Finger Lickin' Good" on their third album "Check Your Head"
  • Circa 1985. New Zealand comedian Billy T. James performed a skit on his variety show depicting a police raid on a KFC store. The raid supposedly being carried out after the police found out what the eleven "herbs" and spices were.
  • KFC was mentioned in the Mike Myers comedy film So I Married an Axe Murderer; according to the character of Stuart McKenzie (played by Myers himself), Colonel Sanders was not only involved as part of a theoretical "Pentavirate" that controlled every form of media in the world, but also placed an addictive chemical in his chicken that caused eaters to crave it "fortnightly".
  • An episode of The Simpsons featured a restaurant named KFP: Kentucky Fried Panda. As Homer Simpson said, "It's finger Ling-Ling good!" Another episode featured Colonel Sanders in heaven, feeding God his popcorn chicken. God tells him that one day, he'll have to reveal the 11 herbs and spices to Him.
  • In the movie Space Jam, Foghorn Leghorn, after being torched by one of the opposing players comments "Did you order original recipe or extra crispy?" referencing the styles of chicken available at KFC.
  • Kentucky Fried Chicken is considered the favorite food of Eric Cartman from the show South Park. In the episode The Death of Eric Cartman, Stan, Kyle, Kenny and Cartman are waiting for Stan's mother to bring home Kentucky Fried Chicken. When she arrives, Cartman distracts the others and manages to eat the skin off of every piece, leaving the other three to eat just the meat of the bird. The next morning, the boys are so angry at Cartman for eating "the best part", that they decide to totally ignore him. In the episode Tsst, Cesar Millan, the Dog Whisperer trains Cartman to be more obedient and submissive to his mother by eating Kentucky Fried Chicken in front of him.
  • In a Family Guy episode Peter Griffin goes to a KFC outlet in Kentucky and repeatedly asks to see the Colonel.[31]
  • Rock group The Happy Mondays were known to use the phrase "Kentucky Fried Chicken" as a euphemism for heroin; legend holds that the group broke up when lead singer Shaun Ryder left a contract meeting to go get some "Kentucky" and never returned. This scene was recreated in the 2002 movie 24 Hour Party People. In lieu of the heroin explanation however, Ryder is later seen walking down the street carrying a red bucket while imitating a chicken.
A KFC employee in standard uniform, circa 2003
  • In the UK numerous restaurants can be found that take the same approach, using many of the KFC brand elements in a slightly altered form, with names such as LFC, MFC, PFC, and FCKF, moving on to such diverse guises as Kansas, Tennessee, Mississippi, or Kennedy Fried Chicken (see above) and then the more unusual hybrids such as Hentucky, Dixy, Dallas, Texas, Texa, Tex-Ess and Kenssy Fried Chicken. Examples include YFC in Leeds, Yorkshire fried chicken, HFC in Middlesbrough, Halal Fried Chicken and Krunchy Fried Chicken in Liverpool and Manchester.
  • A Madonna song called Where Life Begins includes the line "Colonel Sanders says it best: Finger-lickin' good."
  • The Neil Gaiman book American Gods references the classic KFC urban legend as to why the company changed its name. According to Jackson, a man who served prison time with the main character, KFC was legally forced to remove the word 'chicken' from their name as the meat they served was no longer technically chicken, but was grown in a genetically engineered chickenoid meat-plant. However, according to the main character's former cell mate, KFC changed their name because "fried" had become a bad word.
  • Heavy Metal guitarist Buckethead is known for wearing a KFC bucket on his head.
  • The 2006 animated movie Barnyard has a scene where chickens throw darts at a picture of Colonel Sanders which is the logo of KFC that is on a dart board.
  • Colonel Sanders is a popular reference in numerous Japanese anime and manga. A particularly well known appearance is in the film "Project A-Ko," in which the protagonists watch a horror movie featuring an animated Colonel Sanders statue.
  • In an episode of Farscape, John Crichton distracts a man by expressing interest in depositing the secret ingredients to KFC. He claims to have found all eleven of them.
  • In the movie Spaceballs, a character's named "Colonel Sandurz." And in one point of the movie, he's asked "What's the matter, Colonel Sandurz? CHICKEN?!"
  • In the movie Around the Bend (2004) the main characters -one of them a vegetarian - eat at different KFC's.
  • Colonel Sanders made a guest appearance in Episode 23 of Big Brother All Stars after a house guest (Chicken George) was evicted. Colonel Sanders visited him with a bucket of KFC chicken after Julie Chen (host of Big Brother) made a promise to him that if he were to be evicted, there would be chicken wings waiting for him outside the house.
  • The song "Rock out with your Hawk out," by MC Hawking, includes the line "I've got more chicks than the colonel's got chicken, I've got to agree that it's finger lickin'."
  • In the popular children's television series Arthur, there is a parody of KFC called "Chicken Licken", in which the popular ice cream shop in Elwood City called the "Sugar Bowl" is threatened to be sold to the Chicken Licken chain.
  • The 2006 Japanese Animation series Higurashi no Naku Koro ni also makes reference of KFC (KCF in the show) where a main character is in urge to dig a plastic Colonel (named Kenta-kun) out of a Trash Dump.

Countries with KFC

A KFC franchise in Kuwait
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A KFC outlet in Dhaka, Bangladesh
Countries with KFC
Country Notes
Andorra Andorra Only has 2 outlets, one in the capital Andorra La Vella, another one in Escaldes.
Antigua and Barbuda Antigua and Barbuda Outlet in St. John's.
Aruba Aruba
Australia Australia 712+ locations in Australia & New Zealand combined (2006)[32][33]
Austria Austria 1 in Vienna, opened in May 2005
Bahamas Bahamas
Bahrain Bahrain One outlet in Manama
Bangladesh Bangladesh One outlet in Gulshan-1 Dhaka[34]
Barbados Barbados At least three outlets, in Oistins, Speightstown and Bridgetown.Oistins airconditioned.
Bermuda Bermuda The only U.S. fast food franchise in Bermuda
Botswana Botswana
Brazil Brazil
Bulgaria Bulgaria
Canada Canada founded in the 1960s and operates 786 locations in all 10 provinces and the NWT; known as PFK (Poulet Frit Kentucky) in Quebec and at three locations in New Brunswick; based in Vaughan, Ontario
Chile Chile
China China China has more than 1400 restaurants in more than 200 cities; known as 肯德基炸鸡 (Pinyin: Kěndéjī Zhájī) its literal translation.
Colombia Colombia
Costa Rica Costa Rica Costa Rica has 15 restaurants.
Curaçao Curaçao
Cyprus Cyprus
Czech Republic Czech Republic 44 outlets, first opened in 1994
Denmark Denmark KFC has only 3 outlets, all in Copenhagen, 3 outlets have been closed down (2 in Copenhagen, 1 in Århus), first opened in 1970s
Dominica Dominica one outlet in Roseau
Dominican Republic Dominican Republic
Ecuador Ecuador
El Salvador El Salvador
Egypt Egypt
France France 100 outlets
Germany Germany 49 outlets (2006), first opened in the late 1960s
Germany Grenada
Greece Greece
Guyana Guyana
Honduras Honduras
Hong Kong Hong Kong 51 outlets Also known as 肯德基 and managed by Birdland (Hong Kong) Limited
Hungary Hungary
Iceland Iceland
India India 13 total outlets in Bangalore, Chandigarh, Chennai, Hyderabad, Kolkata, Ludhiana, Mumbai , Pune and New Delhi
Indonesia Indonesia Outlet located in tourist destination of Kuta on the island of Bali.
Ireland Ireland Mostly in Dublin and Limerick but a lot of new drive-through restaurants appearing around the country, the newest in Wexford, located at the Wexford retail park.
Israel Israel Many all over the country, including a Kosher one in Mivasseret Tzion. Another one is opening in 2007 in the Jerusalem Mall which will also be Kosher.
Jamaica Jamaica
Japan Japan Opened its first franchise in 1970 and has since become the second-largest American fast-food chain in the country. 600 outlets
Jordan Jordan Opened in early 80s and is widely consumed in Amman (Jordan's capital) with many locations in popular areas.
Korea Korea 170
Kuwait Kuwait Outlets are Halal.
Lebanon Lebanon
Macau Macau 2 outlets and managed by Birdland (Hong Kong) Limited
Malaysia Malaysia KFC has roughly 358 outlets throughout Malaysia[35]. All Malaysian outlets are Halal.
Malta Malta One outlet in Gżira.
Mauritius Mauritius
Mexico Mexico first opened in 1963 and now has 300 outlets
Namibia Namibia
Netherlands Netherlands 22 outlets (2005), first opened in the 1970s
New Zealand New Zealand KFC has 97 outlets throughout New Zealand[36]
Oman Oman
Pakistan Pakistan KFC Pakistan has 40 outlets throughout Pakistan which all serve Halal chicken[37]
Panama Panama
Peru Peru KFC has 50 restaurants in Peru
The Philippines The Philippines KFC has 82 restaurants in the Philippines
Poland Poland KFC has 75 outlets (2006) throughout Poland
Portugal Portugal 15 outlets (2003), first opened in 1996
Puerto Rico Puerto Rico KFC has 170 restaurants in Puerto Rico
Qatar Qatar The first U.S. fast food franchise in Qatar, serving Halal food
Romania Romania 16 outlets
Russia Russia Will be co-branded with Rostiks [1] (150 outlets) starting 2006. Plans to convert all existing outlets by 2008 and build 300 new in 5 years
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia
Singapore Singapore 76 outlets since first store in 1952[2]; 15 are Halal
Slovakia Slovakia First restaurant opened in Trnava (autumn 2006).
South Africa South Africa
Spain Spain 19 outlets (2006)
Sri Lanka Sri Lanka 5 Outlets ,4 In Colombo ,1 in Kandy.
Switzerland Switzerland
Syria Syria Owned by Kuwaiti national Nasser Al-Kharafi
St. Lucia St. Lucia
Taiwan Taiwan Also known as 肯德基(Pinyin: Kěndéjī), the first restaurant was built in 1984. Now there are over 133 branches in Taiwan.[38]
Thailand Thailand
Trinidad and Tobago Trinidad and Tobago
Turkey Turkey 24
U.S. Virgin Islands U.S. Virgin Islands KFC has 10 restaurants in the U.S. Virgin Islands
United Arab Emirates United Arab Emirates
United Kingdom United Kingdom First KFC opened in Fishergate, Preston (Lancashire , England), KFC's a common sight across most of the UK and in all major cities and shopping malls.

One KFC in Belfast features a Loyalist Paramilitary wall mural and is pictured on another wall mural on the Shankill Road

United States United States 7000 in addition to the initial franchises.
Venezuela Venezuela
Vietnam Vietnam 24 outlets
Zimbabwe Zimbabwe


In French-speaking Quebec, Canada, KFC is known as PFK (Poulet Frit Kentucky); this is one of the few instances in which the KFC initialism is changed for the local language (even in France itself, it's called KFC). In Puerto Rico and Spanish-speaking areas of the United States, KFC is known as PFK (Pollo Frito Kentucky). In the 2004 version of Dawn of the Dead, which was filmed in Canada but is set in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, there is a goof where the survivors eat from the KFC restaurant in the mall and one of the soda cups actually reads PFK.

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  36. ^ http://www.kfc.co.nz/index.cfm?contentNodeID=428
  37. ^ http://www.kfcpakistan.com
  38. ^ http://www.kfcclub.com.tw/

See also

KFC restaurant in Cupertino, California

External links

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