KFC Calls On Competitors To Halt The Chicken Sandwich Wars For One Day Only To Fight A Bigger Enemy: Hunger View News 1 2 3 HISTORY OF THE BRAND AND COLONEL SANDERS KFC, a subsidiary of Yum! Brands, Inc. (NYSE: YUM.), is a global chicken restaurant brand with a rich, decades-long history of success and innovation. It all started with one cook, Colonel Harland Sanders, who created a finger lickin’ good recipe more than 75 years ago, a list of secret herbs and spices scratched out on the back of the door to his kitchen. Today we still follow his formula for success, with real cooks breading and freshly preparing our delicious chicken by hand in more than 25,000 restaurants in over 145 countries and territories around the world. View Our Locations MEDIA CONTACT ASSET LIBRARY FACT SHEET LATEST NEWS ABOUT KFC Company Values Social Impact Stories Press Releases Heritage Locations Leaders Sitemap MEDIA RESOURCES Media Contact Asset Library Fact Sheet STAY CONNECTED Linkedin Instagram © 2021 Yum! Ltd. All rights reserved. The KFC name, logos and similar signs are registered trademarks of Yum! Ltd. Privacy Statement Terms of Use