Kentucky Fried Chicken

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  • [[Yum! Brands]]-owned Kentucky Fried Chicken is a fast food franchise specializing in fried chicken and other southern foods. The trademark product of KFC is their "original recipe" chicken, though their "extra crispy" variety is also a consistently popular menu item.

    From May 5-May19 Oprah Winfrey posted a coupon for a free two piece meal at the restaurant to introduce the new grilled chicken recipe.

  • History

    Colonel Harland Sanders served fried chicken for decades before the first Kentucky Fried Chicken was opened in 1952. Sanders created franchise agreements with several restauranteurs and sold his chicken to over 600 restaurants by the 1960s. Sanders sold all ownership of the franchises for $2 million in 1964 and the brand name went through several owners before being bought by PepsiCo.

  • PETA Controversy

    PETA and other animal rights organizations have protested the treatment of chickens on factory farms and slaughterhouses that supply KFC. Pamela Anderson, Ryan Gosling and other celebrities have lent their support to the PETA website "Kentucky Fried Cruelty." KFC has defended their practice, saying that their chicken suppliers are consistently monitored for ethical practices.

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