.jpg) China's first KFC restaurant at Qianmen, Beijing | |
| Company type | Subsidiary |
|---|---|
| Industry | Restaurants |
| Genre | Fast food restaurant |
| Founded | First franchise: November 12, 1987 Qianmen, Beijing, China |
Number of locations | 10,000[1] (2024) |
Key people | Joey Wat (CEO of Yum China) |
| Products |
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| Revenue | US$7.219 billion (2022)[2] |
| Parent | Yum China |
| Website | www www (Chinese KFC website) |
Kentucky Fried Chicken (Chinese: 肯德基; pinyin: Kěndéjī) is a fast food restaurant chain founded by Colonel Harland Sanders in North Corbin, Kentucky, in 1930. The first franchise opened in Salt Lake City, Utah in 1952.
KFC specializes in selling fried chicken. As of the end of March 2024, KFC operated over 10,000 outlets in around 2,000 cities across China.[1] According to research by Millward Brown, KFC was the most powerful foreign brand in China in 2013.[3]
- ^ a b "Our Brands | KFC". Yum China. Retrieved August 1, 2024.
- ^ "Yum China 10-K". Retrieved October 12, 2023.
- ^ Walshe, Peter (July 23, 2013). "Top 20 foreign brands in China". Retrieved April 5, 2014.