Priority development : International
Countries/Regions already covered : International

In 1939, Colonel Harland Sanders first gave the world a taste of his most famous creation, Original Recipe Kentucky Fried Chicken, featuring that secret blend of 11 herbs and spices. Since that time, millions of people the world over have come to love his one of a kind chicken, homestyle side dishes and hot and fresh biscuits.We still take pride in doing things The Colonel's way, utilizing only the highest quality ingredients, innovative recipes, and time-tested cooking methods.

Cost & Fees for : United States
Franchise Fee : 25K
Personnal investment : -
Total investment : 1,1M - 1,7M
Royalty fee : 4%

KFC Corporation, based in Louisville, Ky., is the world's most popular chicken restaurant chain specializing in Original Recipe®, Extra Crispy™ and Colonel's Crispy Strips® and Honey BBQ Wings® with home-style sides and freshly made chicken sandwiches. Since its founding by Colonel Harland Sanders in 1952, KFC has been serving customers delicious, already-prepared complete family meals at affordable prices. There are over 13,000 KFC outlets in more than 80 countries and territories around the world.

KFC was founded in Corbin, Ky., by Colonel Sanders, an early developer of the quick-service food business and a pioneer of the restaurant franchise concept. Colonel Sanders began franchising his chicken business at the age of 65.

In 1939, Colonel Sanders perfected his secret blend of 11 herbs and spices and his innovative pressure cooking technique. He traveled across the United States by car from restaurant to restaurant, cooking batches of chicken for restaurant owners.

Building on a foundation of family-orientation, quick service, high-quality food, and affordable prices, the Colonel signed up his first franchisee, Pete Harman, in 1952. Soon after, Colonel Sanders created the restaurant franchise concept and quickly expanded throughout the United States.

By 1964, Colonel Sanders had more than 600 franchised outlets for his chicken in the United States and Canada. That year, a group of investors bought KFC and is credited with growing the chain to its segment dominance. PepsiCo, Inc. acquired the company in 1986 and in 1991 Kentucky Fried Chicken switched to KFC as its official identifier.

In October of 1997, PepsiCo spun-off KFC, Pizza Hut and Taco Bell thereby forming Tricon Global Restaurants Inc., the world's largest restaurant company in terms of system units.

In May of 2002, Tricon Global Restaurants, Inc. acquired Long John Silver's and A&W Restaurants to accelerate the Company's multibranding strategy and drive global growth by offering consumers two brands and more choice in one restaurant. The Company changed its name to Yum! Brands, Inc. from Tricon Global Restaurants, Inc., to reflect its expanding portfolio of brands and its ticker symbol on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE: YUM).

- salads
- sandwiches
- chicken
- crispy strips
- popcorn chicken
- pot pie
- wings
- breads

- Proven support!
You become part of an organization with tremendous franchise support including advertising, business coaching, training, development and cooperative sourcing. We strive to work as “one system” because it’s the best way to meet our customer’s needs. You invest in us. We invest in you. Compare that to other franchise systems!

- Advertising & Marketing
KFC has annual promotional calendars featuring a variety of special offers. These promotions are designed to excite customers and increase that store’s traffic.

National marketing news is communicated regularly throughout the year. Many markets have local advertising cooperatives to coordinate local marketing activity. Franchisees are encouraged, but not required, to participate in system promotions.

- Franchise Recruiters
Franchise Recruiters will help you through the new franchise approval process — from qualification to discovery day, to site identification and registration. Franchise Specialists will explain how to qualify
A Franchise Recruiter will show you the areas of greatest development opportunity and ensure you understand the site registration process, start-up costs, and training needs.

- Coaching

- Training

Business Experience:
- Industry experience
- General business experience
- Marketing skills

KFC
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1441 Gardiner Ln. - KY 40213 - Louisville - United States