KFC’s, like this Tates Creek Centre Drive location in Lexington, were called Kentucky Fried Chicken until 1991 when the restaurant changed its name to boost the company’s image, particularly ...

It was Kentucky Fried Chicken until it was rebranded as KFC in the 1990s and had been headquartered in Louisville since 1997, The Lexington Herald-Leader reported. The company will keep Yum!

Beshear isn’t the only Kentuckian disappointed by KFC’s departure. “Kentucky’s right there in the name, and we’re proud of that,” Lexington native Zack Lester told Yahoo News.

The KFC chain — launched by Colonel Harland Sanders and his secret blend of 11 herbs and spices — will be based in Plano, Texas, and about 100 KFC corporate employees will be relocated in the ...

On May 12, WWE Monday Night Raw returns to the KFC Yum! Center in Louisville ... the biggest WWE Friday Night SmackDown will visit Rupp Arena in Lexington. On June 13, Undisputed WWE Champion ...

Among the fast-food chains operated by Yum Brands, KFC is relocating its U.S. corporate headquarters from Louisville, Kentucky, to Plano, Texas, Yum announced on Tuesday. About 100 corporate ...

KFC, the fast food chain formerly known as Kentucky Fried Chicken, is leaving the state where it all began. The chicken chain’s parent company, Yum Brands, announced Tuesday that KFC’s ...