KFC Franchise Press Releases and Franchise News

Leading Kfc Franchise Sold
THE credit crunch and retail slowdown isn't souring our taste for fast food, a fact reflected by the sale yesterday of one of Britain's largest KFC franchise operations. Marsden Caterers of... more (3/29/2008)

Kfc Contest To Find Best Holiday Decorator
Fast-food chain KFC Corp. has launched the "Festive Fanatics Contest" to find the best holiday decorator in America. Contestants can visit www.kfc.com to enter photos and videos of their fe... more (11/28/2007)

Qsr Secures Kfc Franchise In Cambodia
QSR Brands Bhd has secured the KFC franchise from Yum! Restaurants Asia Pte Ltd to operate the fast food chain in Cambodia after obtaining the latter's approval in principle, and may expand the Pi... more (8/31/2007)

Kfc To Test Online Ordering
Kentucky Fried Chicken, one of the oldest fast-food restaurant chains in the country, is going high-tech, and South County is in the thick of a test market that will determine whether online ordering ... more (6/20/2007)

Yum Enters Franchise Agreement In Brazil
Yum Brands Inc.'s (YUM.N: Quote, Profile , Research) international unit entered a franchise agreement to expand its KFC chain in Brazil with a large fast-food chain operator in the South American ... more (3/29/2007)

New Kfc-taco Bells Planned In Small U.s. Communities
If you're looking for fast food in this town, most of your options are visible from the front steps of the courthouse on Main Street. There's a McDonald's a few blocks to the north, a D... more (1/7/2007)

The Colonel Can Now Be Spotted From Space
KFC, with the launch of a new marketing ploy, has become the world'''s first brand to be visible from outer space. The purveyor of "finger-licking good" fried chicken has built an ... more (11/15/2006)

Kfc Franchise Plans 'Important' Trans Fat 'Milestone'
The chicken kingpin, often mocked as a poster child of fast food's nutritional negatives, on Monday will unveil plans to switch to a new soybean oil from a partially hydrogenated oil by April and ... more (10/30/2006)

Kfc''s Colonel Sanders Inducted Into Advertising Walk Of Fame
Colonel Sanders, the founder of the KFC Restaurant chain may have begun building his legendary chicken empire almost a century ago, but he'''s still going places today! His most recent ach... more (10/4/2006)

Kulim Wins Prize Kfc Franchise
As expected, Kulim (Malaysia) Bhd finally succeeded in its bid for the prize KFC franchise following the non-reelection of nine KFC Holdings (Malaysia) Bhd (KFCH) directors at the latter's AGM o... more (6/27/2006)

Kfc Makes It Easier To Buy A Franchise
KFC, Yum! Brands Inc's fried chicken outlet operator, eased franchise limits in China's second- and third-tier cities for the first time so it can expand aggressively. KFC said the franchi... more (4/21/2006)

Chicken Franchise Industry Shows Strong International Growth
Fast food chicken franchising has come a long way from 1939, when Colonel Harlan Sanders introduced Kentucky Fried Chicken. Since then, brands like Church's, Chester's, and Popeyes have spread... more (4/12/2006)

Kfc Franchise Owners Flock To Convention
Coming off a year of solid sales growth at KFC, franchise owners from around the world began gathering Wednesday in Kissimmee for their annual convention. More than 13,000 KFC franchisees and comp... more (2/23/2006)

Score The Ultimate In-home Tailgate For The Big Game
KFC is giving hungry football fans the chance to win some "super" football prizes just in time for the Big Game. Starting on January 9, chicken lovers and pigskin fans can visit www.ChooseYour... more (1/9/2006)

Kfc To Have Bird Flu Commercials On The Ready In Event Of Outbreak, Chain Will Be Prepared To Ease Customers' Fears
In coming days, KFC will have television commercials ready to reassure customers that its chicken is safe to eat in the event of a bird flu outbreak. The chicken chain said Tuesday it hopes the sp... more (11/8/2005)

KFC and Pizza Hut Announce No Smoking Policy
Citing the importance of customer and employee health, restaurant leaders KFC (Kentucky Fried Chicken) and Pizza Hut both announced today they will enact a No Smoking Policy for all company-owned rest... more (8/11/2005)

KFC and BET "Get Together" for 2nd Annual National Celebration of Family Sweepstakes
KFC Corporation (KFCC) announced this week the launch of its second annual National Celebration of Family Sweepstakes. In a partnership with Black Entertainment Television, Inc.(BET) network, the nati... more (6/28/2005)

KFC President Gregg Dedrick's Press Conference Statements to Pilgrim's Pride Incident
The reason I'm here today is to set the record straight on this Pilgrim's Pride incident. As we stated publicly yesterday, KFC is appalled by the actions of Pilgrim's Pride employees a... more (7/21/2004)

KFC Response Statement to Pilgrim's Pride Incident
KFC finds the actions in the videotape appalling, wherever they have occurred. We do not tolerate animal abuse by any of our suppliers, under any circumstance. We have notified Pilgrim's Pride... more (7/20/2004)

KFC Responds to FTC Resolution of Advertising Inquiry
"We resolved this matter in a mutually agreeable manner with the FTC. We have always believed our ads to be truthful and factually accurate. We're sorry if anyone may have misinterpreted these... more (6/3/2004)

Move Over Madison Avenue...KFC Challenges the Public to Create a Reality TV Commercial for Bigger, Better Popcorn Chicken
Taking a page from television's "real" people mania, KFC is inviting Americans to create a nationally televised commercial, which will become KFC's first foray into the reality commerc... more (9/2/2003)

World's Top Female Golfer Annika Sorenstam Tees Off For KFC®
Two-time U.S. Women's Open champion Annika Sorenstam is taking a swing at national advertising for KFC. Sorenstam will appear in ads that debut Monday, July 7 and highlight KFC Honey BBQ Wings and... more (7/1/2003)

KFC® Announces Adoption of Industry-Leading Poultry Guidelines
Kentucky Fried Chicken Corporation (KFC) today committed to the adoption of comprehensive industry-leading guidelines and audits for the humane raising and handling of poultry. The company additionall... more (5/1/2003)

Kfc Opens 700th Restaurant In China; Kfc Is China's Largest, Most Popular And Fastest Growing Qsr
KFC, a subsidiary of Yum! Brands, Inc. and the leading quick-service restaurant chain in China, announced the grand opening of the country's 700th KFC restaurant. The new restaurant is located in ... more (9/13/2002)

Kfc Opens China's First Drive-thru
KFC, a subsidiary of Yum! Brands, Inc. (NYSE:YUM) and the leading quick-service restaurant chain in China, announced the debut of the country's first drive-thru restaurant. The drive-thru restaura... more (9/3/2002)