KFC and global international strategies
KFC: 50 years of frying and franchising By Bruce Schreiner Associated Press Writer LOUISVILLE, Ky. ... Harman would eventually own more than 300 KFC franchises in four states. ... KFC changed hands a few more times. ... PepsiCo acquired KFC from RJR Nabisco in 1986 for about $840 million. ... The recipe itself is locked in a vault at KFC headquarters. ... " Harman, now in his 80s, and his wife own 307 KFC stores in Utah, Colorado, Washington state and California. ... Cheryl Bachelder, KFCs president and chief concept officer, is a former pizza executive who arrived at KFC about 18 months ago. ... " Important dates in KFC history Important KFC dates: 1939: Colonel Harland Sanders perfects his secret blend of 11 herbs and spices in a Corbin, Ky. ... 1964: KFC is sold for $2 million to a group of investors headed by John Y. ... 1969: KFC is listed on the New York Stock Exchange. ... acquires KFC. ... acquires KFC for $840 million. 1987: KFC opens the worlds first Western-style quick-service restaurant in China. 1991: A new logo is introduced to emphasize chicken variety -- replacing Kentucky Fried Chicken with KFC. 1995: KFC opens its first restaurant in Moscow. ... spins off domestic and international KFC, Taco Bell and Pizza Hut restaurants to form Tricon Global Restaurants. 2002: Tricon Global Restaurants changes name to YUM! ... - The Associated Press He did chicken right KFC, co-founded by Los Altos Hills resident Pete Harman, celebrates 50th anniversary printer friendly version