KFC Franchise Agreement/Rule book
date: label: date made
content: 1960s
notes: label: Description
content: This KFC Franchise Agreement and Rulebook was given to KFC franchisees during the 1960s. The Franchisee Agreement set up the rules for owning and operating KFC franchises. Harland Sanders had perfected his fried chicken recipe with “11 herbs and spices” by 1940, and the invention of pressure cookers helped him quickly fry the chicken without resorting to deep frying. By 1955, Sanders decided to sell his method and recipe to franchisees, traveling the country to teach owners how to make his chicken, biscuits, and gravy. Sanders received five cents on every head of chicken sold, by 1964 there were more than 600 franchisees, and Sanders sold his interest in the company for $2 million dollars.
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content: Currently not on view
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content: Work and Industry: Retail and Marketing
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content: Food
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content: American Enterprise
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Gift of Kentucky Fried Chicken
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 2014.3056.02
label: catalog number
content: 2014.3056.02
label: nonaccession number
content: 2014.3056
objectType: label: Object Name
content: brochure
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: paper (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 11 in x 8 1/2 in x 1/16 in; 27.94 cm x 21.59 cm x .15875 cm