Finger-Lickin’ Texan: Gov. Abbott Has Idea for KFC Name Change
Kentucky Fried Chicken is leaving Kentucky & moving to Texas. Welcome to Texas, Colonel & company. Many hungry Texans appreciate your move. Now, and hear me out, any chance you would consider a name like Texas Fried Chicken or TFC? It’s a great brand https://t.co/nYKqi9DayO
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!
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.
Kentucky Fried Chicken now technically Texas fried chicken after moving south to a state with lower taxes
Kentucky Fried Chicken’s parent company announced that the restaurant chain’s U.S. headquarters would be leaving Kentucky. It’s the second time the chain would leave the state, having relocated its HQ to Nashville just after being purchased by Colonel Harland Sanders in the 1960’s.
Why KFC Is Moving to Texas
"This strategic decision will involve relocating KFC U.S. corporate office employees currently in Louisville, Kentucky, to the KFC and Pizza Hut Global headquarters in Plano, Texas. In addition, U.S.-based remote employees will be asked to relocate to the campus where their work happens."
Kentucky Fried goodbye: KFC’s headquarters are moving out of Louisville
“This strategic decision will involve relocating KFC U.S. corporate office employees currently in Louisville, Kentucky, to the KFC and Pizza Hut Global headquarters in Plano, Texas. In addition, U.S.-based remote employees will be asked to relocate to the campus where their work happens,” Yum! Brands said in a news release.
KFC is bidding farewell to Kentucky and moving its headquarters to this state
KFC, formerly known as Kentucky Fried Chicken, is officially leaving the state it’s named after. The fast food chain’s parent company, Yum! Brands, announced on Tuesday that KFC will be moving its corporate headquarters to Texas.
KFC relocating its US headquarters out of Kentucky to Texas
Kentucky Fried Chicken is being uprooted from its ancestral home state of Kentucky in a shake-up announced Tuesday by its parent company.
Kentucky Fried Chicken is leaving... Kentucky
KTLA's David Lazarus reports on KFC's decision to relocate its corporate headquarters. Feb. 19, 2025.
'Call it Texas Fried Chicken': Concerns raised over KFC corporate's move away from Louisville
Some of Louisville's elected officials believe the city has reached an inflection point after Yum! Brands dropped the bombshell that home-grown, and internationally known, Kentucky Fried Chicken would be moving its U.
KFC Makes Big Move to Texas—Cementing State as the Fastest-Growing Place in the Country
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Marshalltown KFC closes permanently
After 45 years in Marshalltown, the Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC) restaurant at 3007 S. Center St. closed its doors ...
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Mike Copeland: KFC Texas-bound; Hewitt DQ closed; Magnolia's faux flowers; Income for self-sufficiency
KFC is moving from Kentucky to Texas. Hewitt has lost a Dairy Queen and will gain a McDonald's elsewhere. Magnolia introduced ...
KFC to take the Kentucky out of its fried chicken and move HQ to Texas
KFC is taking the Kentucky out of Kentucky Fried Chicken. The fried chicken chain is officially moving to Texas. Its owner, ...
You Can Take the Fried Chicken Out of Kentucky
KFC, formerly named Kentucky Fried Chicken, disappointed state leaders when it announced it was moving to Texas.
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KFC’s Announcement That it’s Relocating Headquarters from Kentucky to Texas Sets Internet Ablaze | VIDEO
KFC is moving its headquarters to Texas, sparking backlash from unhappy customers who quickly voiced their displeasure.
KFC Is Leaving Kentucky — and It's Ruffling Feathers in the Process
KFC is making a shocking move: relocating its corporate headquarters from Kentucky to Texas. And Kentuckians are not thrilled ...
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 ...