Kentucky Fried Chicken

Also known as KFC Corporation, KFC Restaurant

Franchise-Systemgastronomie-Unternehmen der Yum! Brands Unternehmensgruppe

AI overview

KFC is an American fast food chain specializing in fried chicken and chicken sandwiches, operating over 31,980 locations across 150 countries and ranking as the world's second-largest restaurant chain by sales. It matters as a major global business and cultural presence, owned by parent company Yum! Brands alongside Pizza Hut and Taco Bell.

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Vinony's link graph records 2,645 inbound references to Kentucky Fried Chicken, and connects out to salad, fries and fast food.

The entry is geolocated on the map in landmark_region, across 3 mapped points.

It sits within the topics 1930 establishments in Kentucky, 1964 mergers and acquisitions and 1971 mergers and acquisitions.

Vinony links it to 97 Wikipedia language editions.

Key facts

Company.name: KFC Corporation
Company.logo: KFC logo-image.svg
Company.logo_size: 160px
Company.trade_name: KFC
Company.image: KFC Paraparaumu 154510.jpg
Company.image_caption: KFC drive-through restaurant in Paraparaumu, New Zealand, in 2024
Company.type: Subsidiary
Company.hq_location: 1441 Gardiner LaneLouisville, Kentucky, U.S.Dallas, Texas, U.S. (global)
Company.num_locations: 31,981
Company.num_locations_year: 2025
Company.key_people: Scott Mezvinsky (CEO)
Company.area_served: Worldwide (145 countries)
Company.industry: Restaurant
Company.genre: Fast food
Company.revenue: US$2.83 billion (2023)
Company.parent: Yum! Brands

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: public company
Named after: Kentucky
Country: United States
Founded by: Colonel Sanders
Headquarters: Louisville
Parent organization: Yum! Brands
Industry: fast food
Legal form: subsidiary company
Official website: www.kfchk.com
Image: A modern KFC restaurant in Murphy, North Carolina.jpg

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Commons category: Kentucky Fried Chicken
topic's main category: Category:KFC
inception: 1930-01-01
history of topic: history of KFC
phone number: +1-800-225-5532
product or material produced: fast food
social media followers: 473000
location of formation: North Corbin
short name: KFC
location information URL: order.kfc.co.za/find-store
hashtag: kfc

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Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC) ist ein auf Geflügel spezialisiertes US-amerikanisches Fast-Food-Franchise-Systemgastronomie-Unternehmen, das zu Yum! Brands gehört. Mit über 20.000 Restaurants gehört es zu den weltweit größten Restaurantketten.

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