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Colonel

Harland Sanders

Sanders in his iconic out t, c. 1974


Born Harland David Sanders
September 9, 1890
Henryville, Indiana, U.S.
Died December 16, 1980
(aged 90)
Louisville, Kentucky, U.S.
Resting place Cave Hill Cemetery,
Louisville
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Education La Salle Extension
University
Occupations • Businessman restaurateur
Years active 1930–1980
Known for Founding Kentucky Fried
Chicken
Spouses • Josephine King
(m. 1909; div. 1947)
• Claudia Price (m. 1949)
Children 3
Military service
Service / United States Army
branch
Years of 1906–1907
service
Rank Private
Unit Wagoner
Battles / wars Occupation of Cuba
Awards Cuban Paci cation Medal
Signature

Colonel[a] Harland David Sanders (September 9, 1890 –


December 16, 1980) was an American businessman and founder of
fast food chicken restaurant chain Kentucky Fried Chicken (also
known as KFC). He later acted as the company's brand
ambassador and symbol. His name and image are still symbols of
the company.

Sanders held a number of jobs in his early life, such as steam


engine stoker, insurance salesman, and lling station operator. He
began selling fried chicken from his roadside restaurant in North
Corbin, Kentucky, during the Great Depression. During that time,
Sanders developed his "secret recipe" and his patented method of
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cooking chicken in a pressure fryer. Sanders recognized the
potential of the restaurant franchising concept, and the rst KFC
franchise opened in South Salt Lake, Utah, in 1952. When his
original restaurant closed, he devoted himself full-time to
franchising his fried chicken throughout the country.

The company's rapid expansion across the United States and


overseas became overwhelming for Sanders. In 1964, then 73
years old, he sold the company to a group of investors led by John
Y. Brown Jr. and Jack C. Massey for $2 million ($19.6 million today).
However, he retained control of operations in Canada, and he
became a salaried brand ambassador for Kentucky Fried Chicken.
In his later years, he became highly critical of the food served at
KFC restaurants, and cost-cutting measures that he said reduced
its quality, referring to the food as "God-damned slop" with a "wall-
paper taste".

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