KFC

Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC) is a fast food restaurant chain that specializes in fried chicken and is headquartered in Louisville, Kentucky, in the United States. It is the world's second largest restaurant chain (as measured by sales) after McDonald's, with 18,875 outlets in 118 countries and territories as of December 2013. The company is a subsidiary of Yum! Brands, a restaurant company that also owns the Pizza Hut and Taco Bell chains.

KFC was founded by Harland Sanders, an entrepreneur who began selling fried chicken from his roadside restaurant in Corbin, Kentucky, during the Great Depression. Sanders identified the potential of the restaurant franchising concept, and the first "Kentucky Fried Chicken" franchise opened in Utah in 1952. KFC popularized chicken in the fast food industry, diversifying the market by challenging the established dominance of the hamburger. By branding himself as "Colonel Sanders", Harland became a prominent figure of American cultural history, and his image remains widely used in KFC advertising. However, the company's rapid expansion saw it overwhelm the ageing Sanders, and in 1964 he sold the company to a group of investors led by John Y. Brown, Jr. and Jack C. Massey.

KFC (disambiguation)

KFC, formerly Kentucky Fried Chicken, chain of fast-food restaurants based in Louisville, Kentucky, US

KFC may also refer to:

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in Belgium (Koninklijke, hence initial "K", means "Royal" in Flemish and Dutch)

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KFC '71

KFC '71 was a women's football club from Delft, Netherlands.

The team was founded in 1971 and got dissolved after the 2009-10 season, after failing to better their financial situation. The team won two national championships by winning the Hoofdklasse in 1986 and 1989 and three national cups, the KNVB Women's Cup in 1987, 1990 and 1991.

In its last season the team played in the third tier but was getting relegated to fourth tier football.

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