KFC, Texas and Kentucky

Greg Abbott Wants KFC To Become 'Texas Fried Chicken'
Texas Governor Greg Abbott has suggested Kentucky Fried Chicken should change its name to Texas Fried Chicken, after KFC announced it is moving its U.S. headquarters to the Lone Star State. Newsweek contacted Yum! Brands, KFC's parent company, for comment on Thursday outside of regular office hours.
KFC is moving to Texas, but it hasn’t been called ‘Kentucky’ for years. Here’s why
The relocation to Texas by Yum! Brands, which Pepsico spun off in 1997, is a move to help keep the company growing. Today, KFC has more than 30,000 restaurants in 150 countries and is considered the second-largest restaurant chain in the world, behind only McDonald’s.
KFC is moving its corporate headquarters from Kentucky to Texas
KFC's corporate staff will relocate from the brand's headquarters in Louisville, Kentucky, to Plano, Texas, Yum says.
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.
'Call it Texas Fried Chicken': Concerns raised over KFC corporate's move away from Louisville
Some of Louisville's elected officials believe the city has reached an inflection point after Yum! Brands dropped the bombshell that home-grown, and internationally known, Kentucky Fried Chicken would be moving its U.
KFC is leaving its ancestral home as parent company moves its corporate office to Texas
Yum! Brands is moving 100 corporate employees from KFC U.S. in Kentucky to Texas. On Tuesday, the company said it plans to designate two brand headquarters in the U.S., located in Plano, Texas, and Irvine,
Church’s Texas Chicken® Appoints Roland Gonzalez as New Chief Executive Officer to Lead Legendary Brand’s Next Phase of Global Growth
Church’s Texas Chicken®, one of the largest quick-service chicken restaurant chains in the world, has named Roland Gonzalez ...
Kentucky Fried Chicken now technically Texas fried chicken after moving south to a state with lower taxes
Kentucky Fried Chicken’s parent company announced that the restaurant chain’s U.S. headquarters would be leaving Kentucky. It ...
Employees, former staff claim raw chicken put North Texas fast food customers at risk, question company's response
Consuming raw chicken can be dangerous, even deadly. Current and former employees of Salad and Go are calling out the company ...
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EDITORIAL | Taste for Texas : Iconic brand leaving Kentucky for new HQ in Lone Star State
The nation's best-known fried chicken chain is leaving its old Kentucky home for new digs in the Lone Star State.
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Church's Texas Chicken names Roland Gonzalez CEO
Church’s Texas Chicken on Friday said that it has promoted Chief Operations Officer Roland Gonzalez to CEO. He takes over for ...
Colonel Sanders is moving to Texas: KFC headquarters relocating to Plano. Here's why
In the press release, Yum! Brands Chief Executive Officer David Gibbs said this transfer will benefit the brand in the near ...
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KFC’s Announcement That it’s Relocating Headquarters from Kentucky to Texas Sets Internet Ablaze | VIDEO
KFC is moving its headquarters to Texas, sparking backlash from unhappy customers who quickly voiced their displeasure.
Why KFC Is Moving to Texas
"This strategic decision will involve relocating KFC U.S. corporate office employees currently in Louisville, Kentucky, to ...
You Can Take the Fried Chicken Out of Kentucky
KFC, formerly named Kentucky Fried Chicken, disappointed state leaders when it announced it was moving to Texas.