Business Chief US+CAN Magazine April 2019 | Page 101

‘ The firm ’ s first franchise was in 1952 , and by 1963 there were 600 restaurants across the US — making KFC the largest fast food operation in the nation at the time ’

‘ The firm ’ s first franchise was in 1952 , and by 1963 there were 600 restaurants across the US — making KFC the largest fast food operation in the nation at the time ’

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Est . 1937

Headquartered in Louisville , Kentucky , Harland Sanders founded his first restaurant in 1937 under the name Sanders Court & Café . The firm ’ s first franchise was in 1952 , and by 1963 there were 600 restaurants across the US – making KFC the largest fast food chain in the nation at the time . The company claims to be “ one of the few brands in America that can boast a rich , decades-long history of success and innovation .” The business established the KFC Foundation in 2015 , which has provided $ 18mn in funding to more than 6,400 of its employees and students to help with education and personal finance .
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