Yum! Brands-owned fast-food chain KFC is looking to make a comeback as it rolls out an offer of free buckets of fried chicken and makes some menu additions.

The fast-food chicken chain is kicking off what it calls a “Kentucky fried comeback” with the help of Matty Matheson and by ...

As KFC prepares its move from Kentucky to Texas, the news isn’t landing well with some locals. (Paul Sakuma/AP) Colonel Sanders holding a bowl of his fried chicken batter in 1974.

If you’ve been craving fried chicken but haven’t turned to KFC lately, you’re not alone. Today, Kentucky Fried Chicken ...

Kentucky Fried Chicken announced its "comeback" era with a new menu item and a promotion that could get you free chicken.

KFC U.S. has officially declared it’s entering a comeback era, and it’s starting by giving away free fried chicken. The company, which is celebrating its 75th anniversary this year, wants to move ...

The KFC chain — launched by Colonel Harland Sanders and his secret blend of 11 herbs and spices — will be based in Plano, Texas Bettmann/CORBIS “I am disappointed by this decision and ...

Why KFC Is Moving to Texas. Published Feb 19, 2025 at 4:47 AM EST Updated Feb 19, 2025 at 5:19 PM EST. By . James Bickerton is a Newsweek U.S. News reporter based in London, U.K.

KFC's relocation from Louisville, Kentucky, to Plano, Texas, cost parent company Yum! Brands approximately $7 million. The move resulted in the loss of 100 KFC U.S. corporate jobs in Louisville.

KFC's relocation from Louisville to Plano, Texas, will result in the loss of 91 jobs. Impacted employees have the option to relocate or face termination by the end of September.

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, meanwhile, was thrilled, even joking on X that the company should change its name to “Texas Fried Chicken.”. Political jabs aside, experts say the reaction to KFC’s ...