Fried chicken at Kentucky (Kfc) flies away from Kentucky, moving from his state of ancestral origin and heads for Texas.
The upheaval was announced Tuesday by the parent company of KFC, Yum! Brands, who moves the chain’s American headquarters to Plano, Texas.
According to Yum! Brands, which has KFC, Taco-cloche And Hut pizza.
Many political leaders of Kentucky have spoken of the relocation of the headquarters of KFC in Louisville, Kentucky.
Andy BeshearKentucky governor said he was “disappointed” by the news.
“I am disappointed by this decision and I think that the founder of the company would also be,” Beshear said in a statement. “The name of this company begins with Kentucky, and it has marketed the heritage and culture of our state in the sale of its product. I hope the company will rethink the employees of the Kentucky Fried Chicken outside Kentucky. »»
The mayor of Louisville, Craig Greenberg, also expressed his disappointment at the reshuffle of workers in Texas, noting that the brand “was born here and is synonymous with Kentucky”.
“I asked to meet the CEO of Yum soon and I am encouraged that Yum will keep his head office and 560 employees here,” Greenberg said in his press release. “I will work tirelessly with Yum leadership to continue to increase his presence in Louisville.”
Sarah Davasher-Wisdom, president and chief executive officer of Greater Lousiville Inc., said, “KFC is a large local company in Louisville which has become one of the largest restaurant chains in the world in the past 90 years. Although GLI is disappointed to see the relocation of certain employees in our region, we are optimistic that Yum! will continue its long -standing partnership with our community. »»
Others on social networks have criticized the brand’s decision to change the locations.
“Ummm … If #KFC moves its headquarters from Louisville, Kentucky, in Plano, Texas, is it still Kentucky Fried Chicken?”! ” a person wrote.
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“KFC moving from the Kentucky headquarters in Texas. Rebrand of fried chicken in Texas ”, another added.
“To all meaning, it is not as if the KFC means Kentucky or something like that”, another X user wrote.
“Do we call it from Texas Fried Chicken now?” another wrote.
Yum! The brands said that this decision was one of its larger plan to designate two brand seats in the United States in Plano and Irvine, California to the company. They added that 90 US employees who worked at a distance will be invited to move to campus in the next 18 months.
The company said that Yum! The brands and the KFC foundation will keep business offices in Louisville.
“These changes position us for sustainable growth and will help us to serve our customers, employees, franchisees and shareholders better,” said Yum CEO David Gibbs, in a press release.
The company also said that KFC will continue its brand presence in Louisville in order to build a flagship restaurant of the first kind.
KFC – Launched by Colonel Harland Sanders with his secret mixture of 11 herbs and spices – ties run almost a century in Kentucky. In 1930, in a Corbin service station, in Kentucky, Sanders began feeding travelers and spent the next nine years to perfect its mixture of herbs and spices, as well as the basic kitchen technique, According to the KFC website.
When Sanders died in 1980, Kentucky’s state flags stole half and more than 1,000 people attended his funeral, where Pat Boone sang.
According to the Fritical chicken chain websiteThere are now more than 30,000 KFC outlets in more than 150 countries and territories around the world.
– With files from the Associated Press
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