Colonel Sanders got fired from a dozen jobs; was a lawyer who once assaulted his own client in court; started a restaurant that when went out of business and found himself broke at the age of 65. That’s when he started KFC.
The most popular Christmas dinner tradition in Japan is to eat…
The most popular Christmas dinner tradition in Japan is to eat fried chicken from Kentucky Fried Chicken.
Colonel Sanders, as he got older, wasn’t a fan of KFC…
Colonel Sanders, as he got older, wasn’t a fan of KFC. According to the Consumerist, in the 1970s, Sanders commented publicly that KFC’s gravy reminded him of “sludge” and the mashed potatoes of “wallpaper paste.” KFC ended up suing its founder, but lost. Why? In part, because, as the court found, “the assertion that the chicken served by Kentucky Fried Chicken Corp. was not prepared exactly according to Sanders’ original recipe was not defamatory. It is almost inevitable that at least slight deviations would occur. Indeed, prospective customers would expect that.”
Members of the band “Good Charlotte” protested against KFC’s treatment…
Members of the band “Good Charlotte” protested against KFC’s treatment of chickens. Then in 2012 and 2013 appeared in a number of KFC commercials in Australia and even tried to set a world record for eating KFC on “Australia’s Got Talent”.
Before establishing KFC, Colonel Sanders worked at a gas station and….
Before establishing KFC, Colonel Sanders worked at a gas station and got into a gunfight with a rival gas station manager.