10 Interesting facts about KFC

• The creator of KFC, “Colonel Sanders”, was actually a gas station manager, whose real name was Harland Sanders.

• The first KFC restaurant was opened outside of Sanders gas station, and was originally called Sanders Court & Cafe.

• The first ever bucket of KFC chicken was sold in 1952.

• KFC is consumed by nearly 8 million people per day in the US alone

• The KFC franchise is open in 80 countries around the world.

• In 1982, KFC was acquired by Nabisco. But after some time Pepsi Co acquired Nasisco , so now KFC is acquired by Pepsi Co.

• The original, still secret recipe, was invented in 1940.

• The secret recipe for KFC chicken is kept in a safe in Louisville, KY.

• In 2007, KFC decided to keep the original recipe, but fry the chicken in a different type of oil so that trans fat was removed.

• KFC is routinely boycotted by organizations like PETA for what they consider animal rights violations committed against chickens.