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title: "Origin of KFC"  
description: "A short explanation about the origin of KFC and its interesting story"  
author: "Anjita D."  
published: 2023-10-06  
canonical: https://yourviews.mindstick.com/story/2802/origin-of-kfc  
category: "entrepreneur"  
tags: ["KFC", "foods", "facts", "general knowledge"]  
reading_time: 1 minute  

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# Origin of KFC

![Origin of KFC](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/163d7fc3-1a96-48b6-b1e4-fbcb236d0260/images/f4684341-e117-4571-bd2b-dac26c246d69.jpeg) ![Origin of KFC](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/163d7fc3-1a96-48b6-b1e4-fbcb236d0260/images/d8964e92-c9ee-4d7e-bdc2-9780134fbafc.jpeg) KFC, or Kentucky Fried Chicken, is a multinational fast food corporation best known for its fried chicken and KFC origin dates back to the 1930s. ![Origin of KFC](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/163d7fc3-1a96-48b6-b1e4-fbcb236d0260/images/c7484ebf-aad7-4fb3-bb8b-724a35499f90.jpeg) Harland Sanders, an entrepreneur who started selling fried chicken from a roadside eatery in Corbin, Kentucky, during Great Depression, developed KFC. ![Origin of KFC](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/163d7fc3-1a96-48b6-b1e4-fbcb236d0260/images/ff4ca12a-1a45-4701-867b-10afa62abc1e.jpeg) In 1952, the first KFC franchise opened in Salt Lake City, Utah, and the brand swiftly spread across the United States. ![Origin of KFC](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/163d7fc3-1a96-48b6-b1e4-fbcb236d0260/images/7a9088e0-c162-4ced-a171-75ed1971b299.jpeg) In 1964, Sanders sold KFC to investors led by John Y. Brown Jr. and Jack C. Massey, leading to rapid expansion and over 3,000 restaurants worldwide. ![Origin of KFC](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/163d7fc3-1a96-48b6-b1e4-fbcb236d0260/images/d792f5d8-33d7-4166-a024-10a56501c966.jpeg) KFC was purchased by PepsiCo in 1986, allowing it to expand internationally and become the world's largest fast-food business.

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