Kentucky Fried Chicken is getting the heat after announcing that it is moving its headquarters to Texas.
Within hours of KFC’s parent company going public on the relocation from Louisville to Plano, ‘Texas Fried Chicken’ was trending on X (formerly Twitter).
‘Tf??? Texas Fried Chicken don’t even sound right. The colonel is rolling in his grave,’ wrote one X user, referring to KFC’s late founder, Colonel Harland David Sanders.
Another user commented: ‘Are they changing the name to Texas Fried Chicken TFC?’
Yum! Brands, Inc, stated on Tuesday that it is moving about 100 KFC corporate office employees currently working in Louisville to the new KFC and Pizza Hut Global headquarters in Plano.
Employees will get relocation aid over the six-month period of the process.
‘These changes position us for sustainable growth and will help us better serve our customers, employees, franchisees and shareholders,’ stated Yum! Brands CEO David Gibbs.
‘Ultimately, bringing more of our people together on a consistent basis will maximize our unrivaled culture and talent as a competitive advantage.
‘I’m confident this is another important step in growing our iconic restaurant brands globally.’
The company which also owns Taco Bell and Habit Burger & Grill is designating another headquarters in Irvine, California, where those two brands will stay based out of.
Yum! Brands is also requiring its remote employees to move to their new offices over the coming 18 months.
As of Tuesday, KFC had 114 locations nationwide including 21 in Louisville.
The KFC Foundation and Yum! Brands will keep their corporate offices in Louisville.
Yum! Brands added that ‘to commemorate its deep-rooted history in Kentucky’, it will give a $1million endowment to the College of Business at the University of Louisville for school scholarships.
Beside fast food lovers, others were not pleased by the news.
‘This city should do everything in its power to become a business friendly city. However, if KFC doesn’t give a crap about us I don’t know why we should reciprocate. Call it Texas Fried Chicken and make it official,’ wrote Louisville Metro Councilman Anthony Piagentini on X.
‘Let’s find companies that want to be here and support them.’
The relocation comes just days after casual diner chain Denny’s confirmed that it will close 38 more locations in addition to the 150 it previously announced would be shuttered.
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