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Global fast food chain KFC is a subsidiary of YUM BRANDS INC. In the 2024 financial year, KFC accounted for * restaurants worldwide. This figure shows an increase of around seven percent over the previous year's total *.

KFC's history

KFC is a quick service chicken restaurant chain, founded by Harland Sanders commonly known as Colonel Sanders. The first restaurant was opened under the name Kentucky Fried Chicken in 1952 in Salt Lake City, Utah. The name was formally changed to KFC in the in an attempt to create a healthier brand image. Despite the restaurant chain’s efforts to appear healthier to consumers, KFC’s most famous dishes are still fried chicken based, such as their original recipe buckets, popcorn chicken and fried chicken wings. As of 2024, KFC operated in ***countries across the globe.

Is KFC the largest QSR chain in the world?

KFC’s international expansion has helped it to become one of the most recognizable quick service restaurant brands in the world. Yet, despite its solid performance year-over-year, it was unable to beat other leading QSR chains in the market. Still in the lead was McDonald’s which had an estimated brand value of around *** billion U.S. dollars in 2024.