10 Interesting Facts about KFC

• The creator of KFC, “Colonel Sanders”, was actually a gas station manager, whose real name was Harland Sanders.
• The first KFC restaurant was opened outside of Sanders gas station, and was originally called Sanders Court & Cafe.
• The first ever bucket of KFC chicken was sold in 1952.
• KFC is consumed by nearly 8 million people per day in the US alone
• The KFC franchise is open in 80 countries around the world.
• In 1982, KFC was acquired by Nabisco. But after some time Pepsi Co acquired Nasisco , so now KFC is acquired by Pepsi Co.
• THe original, still secret recipe, was invented in 1940.
• The secret recipe for KFC chicken is kept in a safe in Louisville, KY.
• In 2007, KFC decided to keep the original recipe, but fry the chicken in a different type of oil so that trans fat was removed.
• KFC is routinely boycotted by organizations like PETA for what they consider animal rights violations committed against chickens.