HISTORY KFC (formerly known as Kentucky Fried Chicken) is a trademark franchise of Yum! Brands‚ Inc.‚ headquartered in Louisville‚ Kentucky‚ United States .Founded by Col. Harland Sanders‚ KFC is known mainly for his fried chicken‚ which is usually served in a bucket . Col. Sanders began selling fried chicken at his gas station in the year 1939 in Corbin‚ Kentucky which subsequently moved to a motel. He closed his business in the late 1940s when the Interstate highway through town. In the early
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Global Fast-Food Industry: KFC : world’s largest chicken restaurant chain and third largest fast-food chain in 2004 One of the first fast-food chains to go international‚ one of the world’s most recognizable brands. KFC’s early international strategy: grow its company and franchise restaurant base throughout the world refocused in 2004 on several high growth markets (China‚ Canada‚ UK‚ Australia‚ South Africa‚ and more) company-owned restaurants (greater control over product quality‚ service
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In 1939‚ Colonel Harland Sanders‚ the founder of KFC first gave the world of his most famous creation‚ Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC)‚ featuring the secret blend of 11 herbs and spices. Since then‚ millions of people the world over have come to love his one of a kind chicken‚ home style side dishes and hot and fresh biscuits. Over many years‚ KFC has been spread and well known in almost every country around the world. The first outlet KFC Malaysia situated in the heart of the city‚ Kuala
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Introduction about KFC KFC‚ known as Kentucky Fried Chicken‚ is a chain of fast food restaurants based in Louisville‚ Kentucky. In the midst of the depression‚ Harland Sanders who was born just outside Henryville( Indiana)‚ opens his first restaurant in the small front room of a gas station in Corbin‚ Kentucky. Sanders serves as station operator‚ chief cook and cashier and names the dining area "Sanders Court & Café." In 1936‚ Kentucky Governor Ruby Laffoon makes Harland Sanders an honorary
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KFC Case Study Introduction If one international brand must be selected as the most favourite one for Chinese consumers‚ it would be Kentucky Fried Chicken‚ or KFC as it is known more commonly. According to questionnaire survey conducted by the globally-renowned marketing researching company AC Nielsen in 30 China cities in 1999‚ KFC was accepted by Chinese consumers as “the most popular brand” and ranked as the No.1 among top ten international brands in China. With the increasing abundance
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Case Study 1 Introduction KFC (Kentucky Fried Chicken) is a global brand fast-food chains which expands rapidly and achieves an impressive success in Chinese market during last decades. More than 40 precent of Yum’s operating profit is generated by KFC China with over 4‚500 stores. (Junheng 2012) However‚ KFC China is facing a serious of challenges about perceived negatives of fast food‚ the changing nature of Chinese consumer and the rising competitions. It needs to localise their offerings and
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KFC Group 3 * Anirudha * Abhijeet * Ismail * Mohmmed * Michelle * Sulaksha * Tirtharaj Company profile Company profile * Industry: Restaurants * Founded: 1930 North Corbin‚ Kentucky * Founder: Harland Sanders * PepsiCo Inc. took over in 1986 * Changed its name and logo to KFC in 1991 * Today KFC is owned by Yum! Brands.(since 1997) * Industry: Restaurants * Founded: 1930 North Corbin‚ Kentucky * Founder: Harland Sanders * PepsiCo Inc. took over
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CONTROL OF FOOD QUALITY IN KFC In theory an employer must eliminate risks‚ or if not control them to the fullest extent possible. In the fast food industry there are certain regulations that are intended to eliminate the risk of bad food quality but these regulations do not eliminate the ability of a fast food outlet to produce food that is harmful to those who consume it. For example the Food Act (2003) and the Food Regulation Act (2004)‚ that cover issues such as food standards and handling
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internationalisation of KFC into India‚ and will discuss the key issues that led to the successes and failures of their internationalisation process. From the outset‚ expanding into a foreign market such as India looked like it could only be accompanied by huge gains for KFC. A booming Indian economy and millions of the population hungry for consumerism meant that KFC could expand rapidly into the market to beat their competitors to the punch and capitalise on such a promising opportunity. Unfortunately for KFC‚ they
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Background to KFC KFC is part of Yum! Restaurants International‚ a global company which also includes Pizza Hut‚ Taco Bell‚ Long John Silvers and All American Foods in its portfolio. In Southern Africa‚ KFC is the largest player in the Quick Service Restaurant (QSR) Industry and as a brand it is has the largest TV spend in South Africa (followed by MTN‚ Cell C and then Vodacom). As a marketing team we are involved in making over 30 television commercials in a year so it is a very busy and fast
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