KFC's move to Texas ignites a fast food turf war, but it's not the only chain with an identity crisis. Here's what it says about American food culture.
In a move that’s ruffling more than just feathers, KFC’s parent company, Yum Brands — also the owner of Taco Bell and Pizza Hut — announced it would be relocating KFC’s corporate headquarters from Kentucky to Texas,
Why KFC Is Moving to Texas
On Tuesday it was announced that KFC, the fast food giant formerly known as Kentucky Fried Chicken, is moving its U.S. headquarters from Louisville in Kentucky to Plano, a city on the northern outskirts of Dallas.
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Greg Abbott Wants KFC To Become 'Texas Fried Chicken'
Texas Governor Greg Abbott has suggested Kentucky Fried Chicken should change its name to Texas Fried Chicken, after KFC announced it is moving its U.S. headquarters to the Lone Star State. Newsweek contacted Yum! Brands, KFC's parent company, for comment on Thursday outside of regular office hours.
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KFC slammed over leaving Kentucky for Texas: ‘Disappointed by this decision’
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 US corporate office to Texas.
KFC is moving to Texas, but it hasn’t been called ‘Kentucky’ for years. Here’s why
The relocation to Texas by Yum! Brands, which Pepsico spun off in 1997, is a move to help keep the company growing. Today, KFC has more than 30,000 restaurants in 150 countries and is considered the second-largest restaurant chain in the world, behind only McDonald’s.
KFC is moving its corporate headquarters from Kentucky to Texas
KFC's corporate staff will relocate from the brand's headquarters in Louisville, Kentucky, to Plano, Texas, Yum says.
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Colonel Sanders shaking a tail feather to be near fellow Yum! Brand Pizza Hut in Texas
While Kentucky is in the name, the fast food chain known as KFC is moving to Texas. According to a press release from their parent company, Yums! Brand informed investors that it would move about ...
KFC moving US headquarters from Kentucky to Texas, citing better prospects for growth
KFC will be moving its longtime headquarters from Kentucky, the only home its ever known, to Plano, Texas, the company announced on Tuesday.
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KFC Is Leaving Kentucky — Here's Where the Restaurant Chain Is Moving
The chicken chain is moving its operations and joining its sister brand Pizza Hut in Texas Luke Sharrett/Bloomberg/Getty KFC, formerly known as Kentucky Fried Chicken, is leaving its birthplace of ...
KFC to take the Kentucky out of its fried chicken and move HQ to Texas
KFC is moving its U.S headquarters from Louisville, KY to Plano, TX in a move to consolidate its business operations.
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Why KFC Is Moving to Texas
Matt Cardy/GETTY While shifting its corporate headquarters to Texas, KFC intends to maintain a corporate office in Louisville, and also plans to open a flagship restaurant in the Kentuckian city.