Kentucky, KFC and Yum! Brands

Yum! Brands takes KFC's headquarters out of its longtime home of Kentucky
Yum! Brands (NYSE:YUM) announced that the KFC chicken chain would be moving its corporate headquarters from Kentucky to Plano, Texas. The restaurant chain operator said 100 KFC corporate employees will be relocated in the next six months.
KFC is bidding farewell to Kentucky and moving its headquarters to this state
KFC, formerly known as Kentucky Fried Chicken, is officially leaving the state it’s named after. The fast food chain’s parent company, Yum! Brands, announced on Tuesday that KFC will be moving its corporate headquarters to Texas. Specifically, the Dallas suburb of Plano, where KFC will join sister brand Pizza Hut’s offices.
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Despite the move, Yum! Brands says it remains committed to maintaining ties to Kentucky. The company has pledged a $1 million endowment to the University of Louisville’s College of Business to fund scholarships. It will also continue supporting the Yum! Center for Global Franchise Excellence.
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KFC relocating its US headquarters out of Kentucky to Texas
Kentucky Fried Chicken is being uprooted from its ancestral home state of Kentucky in a shake-up announced Tuesday by its parent company.
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