Kentucky Fried Chicken (often abbreviated to “KFC”) is the World’s most popular chicken restaurant chain and specializes in fried chicken and other southern foods.http://www.kfc.com/about/ Current poultry items on the menu include “’’[Original Recipe Chicken]], Extra Crispy Chicken, Kentucky Grilled Chicken™ and Original Recipe Strips, Honey BBQ Wings, freshly made chicken sandwiches, and home-style sides.”’’ Source KFC Website - http://www.kfc.com/about/

KFC is based in Louisville, Kentucky. The trademark product of KFC is their "original recipe" chicken, though their "extra crispy" variety is also a consistently popular menu item.

KFC operates 5,200 restaurants within the USA. There are in excess of 15,000 other restaurants throughout the world. Many of the restaurants operate on a franchised basis.

KFC is owned by Yum Brands Inc. In the 2008 Fortune 500 list of World Companies, Yum Brands were ranked the 253rd largest company in the world.http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune500/2008/snapshots/10556.html

Colonel Harland Sanders was born on September 9, 1980 in Henryville, Indiana. Sanders first served Chicken meals from a service station in Corbin, Kentucky in 1930.http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=926 Sanders opened his first Kentucky Fried Chicken in 1952 (when he was aged 62). Sanders created franchise agreements with several restaurateurs 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 in 1986.http://www.kfc.com/about/history.asp

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.http://www.kentuckyfriedcruelty.com/