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KFC moves U.S. headquarters from Kentucky to Texas
CNBC ^
| 02/18/2025
| Amelia Lucas
Posted on 02/18/2025 1:40:42 PM PST by DFG
KFC is leaving Kentucky.
The fried chicken chain’s U.S. headquarters will move from Louisville, Kentucky, to Plano, Texas, owner Yum Brands said Tuesday.
About 100 KFC U.S. employees will be required to relocate over the next six months.
The relocation is part of Yum’s broader plan to have two corporate headquarters: one in Plano, the other in Irvine, California. KFC and Pizza Hut’s global teams are already based in Plano, while Taco Bell and the Habit Burger & Grill’s teams are located in Irvine.
Additionally, Yum’s U.S. remote workforce, roughly 90 workers, will also be asked to move to the campus where their work is based.
But Yum isn’t entirely abandoning Kentucky. The company and the KFC Foundation plan to maintain corporate offices in Louisville. Plus, KFC still plans to build a new flagship restaurant in its former hometown.
Since the Covid-19 pandemic, many employers have been rethinking the location of their corporate headquarters, often spurred to move because of lower taxes and changes to office space needs due to the hybrid or remote workforce. With its business-friendly policies, Texas has been the most popular relocation choice, according to a 2023 report from CBRE.
In 2020, Yum rival Papa Johns moved its headquarters from Louisville to Atlanta. It later canceled plans to sell its old headquarters, instead opting to hold on to the building for the corporate workers who stayed in Louisville.
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TOPICS: Business/Economy
KEYWORDS: food; kfc; texas; tfc
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posted on
02/18/2025 1:40:42 PM PST
by
DFG
To: DFG
So will they now change the name to Texas Fried Chicken (TFC)?
Asking for a friend.
2
posted on
02/18/2025 1:42:09 PM PST
by
Dr. Franklin
("A republic, if you can keep it." )
To: DFG
Kentucky Texas Fried Chicken
3
posted on
02/18/2025 1:43:22 PM PST
by
Responsibility2nd
(Nobody elected Elon Musk? Well nobody elected the Deep State either.)
To: DFG
It serves the state right. They were trying to shake “Kentucky Fried Chicken” down for trademark fees on “Kentucky”! That was part of the impetus leading to the corporate name change. The state backed off, but too late. Damage was done.
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posted on
02/18/2025 1:43:45 PM PST
by
Dr. Sivana
("Whatsoever he shall say to you, do ye." (John 2:5))
To: DFG
5
posted on
02/18/2025 1:43:50 PM PST
by
albie
(U)
To: Responsibility2nd; Dr. Franklin
I thought Church’s was considered Texas fried chicken.
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posted on
02/18/2025 1:46:55 PM PST
by
Larry Lucido
(Donate! Don't just post clickbait!)
To: DFG
KFC moves U.S. headquarters from Kentucky...
That's a crime! It's Kentucky Fried Chicken.
To: Dr. Sivana
A Beshear fiasco, or GOP arrogance?
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posted on
02/18/2025 1:49:03 PM PST
by
alstewartfan
(Child slavery, rape and drug OD's mean nothing to Roberts and Barrett. )
To: Dr. Franklin
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posted on
02/18/2025 1:50:20 PM PST
by
Mark17
(Retired USAF air traffic controller. Father of USAF pilot. Both bitten by the aviation bug)
To: alstewartfan
A Beshear fiasco, or GOP arrogance?
Predates Beshear by a lot. I will leave a knowledgeable Kentuckian to answer your question.
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posted on
02/18/2025 1:51:15 PM PST
by
Dr. Sivana
("Whatsoever he shall say to you, do ye." (John 2:5))
To: Tommy Revolts
Where Obama is from, they call it Kenyan Fried Chicken.
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posted on
02/18/2025 1:51:17 PM PST
by
alstewartfan
(Child slavery, rape and drug OD's mean nothing to Roberts and Barrett. )
To: Dr. Sivana
Now hiring people who want to work. IMO, that’s what stopped me from going to KFC.
To: Larry Lucido
I thought Church’s was considered Texas fried chicken. They use that name abroad, especially in Muslim countries where people might be offended at a business called Church's. I don't know that they use it here in the U.S.
Church's Texas Chicken
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posted on
02/18/2025 1:56:28 PM PST
by
Dr. Franklin
("A republic, if you can keep it." )
To: DFG
Anybody ever try Habit Burger & Grill? I never heard of them until this article.
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posted on
02/18/2025 2:02:30 PM PST
by
Hillarys Gate Cult
(“History doesn't repeat itself but it often rhymes” - Possibly Mark Twain.)
To: Larry Lucido
It’s good. But where I come from it’s Bill Miller‘s fried chicken.
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posted on
02/18/2025 2:04:36 PM PST
by
Responsibility2nd
(Nobody elected Elon Musk? Well nobody elected the Deep State either.)
To: alstewartfan
Where Obama is from, they call it Kenyan Fried Chicken. Tastes like dog.
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posted on
02/18/2025 2:13:05 PM PST
by
Tell It Right
(1 Thessalonians 5:21 -- Put everything to the test, hold fast to that which is true.)
To: DFG
Cane’s is based in Plano too.
Get ready for Chicken Wars!
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posted on
02/18/2025 2:13:08 PM PST
by
al_c
(Democrats: Party over Common Sense)
To: Dr. Sivana
Chicken and Ribs....Coming soon...
To: al_c
Get ready for Chicken Wars!
Likely winners are Taco Bell or Carl’s Jr.
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posted on
02/18/2025 2:22:53 PM PST
by
Dr. Sivana
("Whatsoever he shall say to you, do ye." (John 2:5))
To: Hillarys Gate Cult
I guess Kentucky Fried Hobbit hasn’t been taken yet.
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posted on
02/18/2025 2:23:07 PM PST
by
Cold Heart
(It's a good time to be ashamed to be a democrat)
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