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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Cane’s isn’t good.
It’s bland. And the “Cane’s Sauce” isn’t that great, either.
Just my opinion, but like pineapple on pizza, everyone’s got an opinion.
that bites...
Kenyan fried monkey.
“Monkey! The other white meat”
No it is Yum Brands which ruins everything they touch. (IMO)
“The relocation is part of Yum’s broader plan to have two corporate headquarters: one in Plano, the other in Irvine, California”
Wait a second here. In California? Are they insane?
This bad decision ranks right up there with when they stopped making their fried chicken using their original recipe that they built their empire on.
That’s one company that should be broken up.
Can a state copyright its name?
100% agree!!!!!
There's a Kentucky Fried Chicken place within walking distance of my home, but I haven't eaten there in years and will probably never eat there again. They ruined their chicken with the new recipe. When I'm hungry for fried chicken, I now go to the "other" KFC--Korean fried chicken joints that are popping up all over the Southland.
For a moment, I thought this was Babylon Bee.
It took some cross-examination, but I got this out of co-pilot ai:
“Generally, geographical names like state names cannot be trademarked by individuals or businesses in a way that allows them exclusive rights over the name. This means that no private entity can completely own a state name.
However, the situation with Kentucky was unique. The Commonwealth of Kentucky didn’t “trademark” its name in the conventional sense used for brands and logos. Instead, it enacted legislation that required businesses using “Kentucky” in their names for commercial purposes to obtain a license and pay fees. This was more of a regulatory measure than a traditional trademark.
KFC’s agreement with the state was a way to comply with this regulation without having to continually pay the fees, allowing them to continue using “Kentucky” in their brand name. So, while it might sound like a trademark, it was actually a form of state regulation.”
I have both an in and out and a habit near me i find i like the habits burger, fries and onion rings much tastier
Next you’ll tell me Outback Steakhouse isn’t headed out of Australia...
Monkey is red meat.
LOL. It’s still KFC over there.
I would think if Kentucky HAD a trademark, and didn’t enforce it for 94 years, it wouldn’t go well in court.
But who knows. Sounds like the State lost out.
I would think if Kentucky HAD a trademark, and didn’t enforce it for 94 years, it wouldn’t go well in court.
But who knows. Sounds like the State lost out.
Texas fried chicken is Church’s Chicken.
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