Colonel Sanders is moving to Texas: KFC headquarters relocating to Plano. Here's why
In the press release, Yum! Brands Chief Executive Officer David Gibbs said this transfer will benefit the brand in the near future.
Why KFC Is Moving to Texas
"This strategic decision will involve relocating KFC U.S. corporate office employees currently in Louisville, Kentucky, to the KFC and Pizza Hut Global headquarters in Plano, Texas. In addition, U.S.-based remote employees will be asked to relocate to the campus where their work happens."
KFC Is Leaving Kentucky for Texas and Fans Are Shocked
"Just another example of profit over ruling common sense. KFC is doomed because of this behavior. I remember way back when at KFC, the most important things were the quality of its food and the dining experience. Now it is just an overpriced box," wrote Dead Poet on MSN.
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Kentucky Fried Chicken moving to Texas to join Pizza Hut in global HQ
Kentucky is losing a piece of its identity as Kentucky Fried Chicken, known these days as just KFC, decamps to Texas nearly a century after its founder began serving his childhood favorite at a
The Colonel is leaving Kentucky as KFC moves headquarters to Texas
Fried chicken giant KFC is leaving Kentucky and moving to Texas. KFC announced on Tuesday that the company will switch its U.S. headquarters from Louisville, Kentucky, to Plano, Texas, causing 100 employees to relocate alongside the headquarters within the next six months.
KFC leaving Kentucky for Texas
KFC started in a motel in a small town in Kentucky 95 years ago and continued its operations in the Bluegrass State. It was Kentucky Fried Chicken until it was rebranded as KFC in the 1990s and had been headquartered in Louisville since 1997, The Lexington Herald-Leader reported.
KFC Is Leaving Its Ancestral Home as Parent Company Moves Its Corporate Office to Texas
Kentucky Fried Chicken is being uprooted from its ancestral home state in a shake-up announced Tuesday by its parent company that will relocate the chain's U.S. corporate office to Texas. The food chain now known as KFC — launched by Colonel Harland Sanders and his secret blend of 11 herbs and spices — will be based in Plano,
Kentucky Fried Chicken now technically Texas fried chicken after moving south to a state with lower taxes
Kentucky Fried Chicken’s parent company announced that the restaurant chain’s U.S. headquarters would be leaving Kentucky. It’s the second time the chain would leave the state, having relocated its HQ to Nashville just after being purchased by Colonel Harland Sanders in the 1960’s.
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