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Kentucky did it!
KFC, or Kentucky Fried Chicken was founded 88 years ago in 1930. -
It all begins at "Sanders Court & Cafe"
Colonel Sanders opened his first restaurant in the small front room of a gas station in Corbin, Kentucky. -
Started from the bottom, and now we're kinda here!
The Sanders Court and Cafe was the first one to be listed in Duncan Hines' "Adventures in Good Eating." -
Too hot to handle!
Shortly after being awarded by Duncan Hines' "Adventures in Good Eating." A fire started in the building and destroyed most of the restaurant. Also while rebuilding the restaurant, in the area, a motel was built next to it. -
Pressure in kitchen
After the terrible fire, the Pressure Cooker was introduced to Colonel Sanders and he used it to make better chickens. -
OG Chicken
The recipe for the very famous chicken has been made. -
Chicken with motel.
The motel from before opened and and became a motel complex adjacent with Colonel Sander's restaurant. -
You get a chicken, that place gets a chicken, everybody gets a chicken!
Colonel Sanders began actively franchising his chicken business by traveling from town to town and cooking batches of chicken for restaurant owners and employees. -
Tons of chicken to be made
In 1955 a highway was built passing by Corbin. Colonel Sanders decides to go on the road to sell his Secret Recipe to restaurants. After that, he now sells chicken in buckets. In 1960, he has sold 190 KFC franchises and 400 franchise units in the U.S. and Canada. -
Goodbye Cafe, hello KFC!
Colonel decided to sell his "Sanders and Court Cafe." He made a new restaurant named KFC. -
IT'S FINGER LICKIN' GOOD!!!
After a local KFC television advertisement had featured Arizona franchisee Dave Harman licking his fingers in the background -
North America's Hospitality Dish.
Early official slogans included "North America's Hospitality Dish." -
We fix Sunday dinner seven nights a week
Another slogan was used for KFC. -
Chicken for Mexico
KFC was the first fast food restaurant opened in Mexico, in 1963 in Monterrey. By 2017, there were 341 outlets in the country. -
International Chicken
Kentucky Fried Chicken has more than 600 franchised outlets in the United States, Canada and the first overseas outlet, in England. -
Chicken on T.V.
KFC began to advertise nationwide from 1966, with a US television budget of US$4 million. -
Chicken with Leo
In 1969, KFC hired its first national advertising agency, Leo Burnett. -
More Chicken for the world!
More than 3,500 franchised and company-owned restaurants are in worldwide operation. -
One big Chicken
By 1976 KFC was one of the largest advertisers in the US. -
Just tons of chicken
KFC cooks up 2.7 billion pieces of chicken. There are approximately 6,000 KFC restaurants worldwide with sales of more than $2 billion. -
Under the wing of R.J. Reynolds Industries.
Kentucky Fried Chicken becomes a subsidiary of R.J. Reynolds Industries, Inc. -
Pokemon with Chicken.
Between November 1998 and January 2000, KFC US teamed with Nintendo, Game Freak and 4 Kids Entertainment in a Pokémon tie-in. Pokémon themed promotional days were held, Pokémon Beanie Babies were sold, and Pokémon toys were given away free with children's meals. -
Darth Vader wants you to join the KFC-side.
In 1999, PepsiCo signed a $2 billion agreement with Lucasfilm in order to market Star Wars themed meals in its KFC. -
Now with healthy chicken
KFC proudly introduces a new recipe that keeps the Colonel's 11 herbs and spices and finger-lickin' flavor, but contains Zero Grams of Trans Fat per serving thanks to new cooking oil. -
New face, Better chicken
The Colonel has a new look! New Logo. KFC is always the kitchen cooking delicious, high-quality, freshly prepared chicken by hand, just the way Colonel Sanders did 50 years ago. -
Fried to Grilled.
KFC introduces Kentucky Grilled Chicken™ - a better-for-you option for health conscious consumers who love the flavor of KFC. Kentucky Grilled Chicken has less calories, fat and sodium than KFC’s Original Recipe® chicken, without sacrificing the great taste of KFC. -
KFC meets The World
By December 2013, there were 18,875 KFC outlets in 118 countries and territories around the world. There are 4,563 outlets in China, 4,491 in the United States, and 9,821 across the rest of the world. -
More Chicken for the World
In Myanmar, the first KFC outlet was officially opened on Bogyoke Aung San Road in Yangon in 2015. -
More Chicken for the World
The company is slowly expanding across the African continent, opening 70 outlets, but progress has been hampered by sourcing issues, such as a lack of quality suppliers. KFC is the leading fast food chain in Africa.
