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Why change name

Can someone say why they changed their name from Kentucky Fried Chicken to KFC. --203.220.170.134 07:42, 24 Jul 2004 (UTC)

Here are two links for name change. Not sure. [1]

[2] Ht1848 04:10, 2004 Aug 18 (UT

The name change did NOT have to do with Kentucky trademarking its name. The Snopes article is a spoof contained within the site. See this link and also the Wikipedia article Snopes for more details. --Tom Allen 05:48, July 23, 2005 (UTC)

The "First" KFC

That store in Utah must be the first franchised KFC. The truly first one was the one owned and operated by Harlan Sanders himself in Corbin, Kentucky. He developed the recipe and the cooking process (pressure frying) there, and owned a couple of other places in adjacent states. (His early establishments were a combination of restaurant, gas station, and motel.) When his originial establishment was bypassed by Interstate 65, he decided to franchise the concept. Rlquall 18:11, 8 Dec 2004 (UTC)

I've been going by the plaque outside of that place in Salt Lake City. Probably true that it was the first franchise. Why else would it have been called Kentucky Fried Chicken and not Utah Fried Chicken. Are there more references to the first one in Corbin? BigBen212 20:53, 2 Mar 2005 (UTC)
KFC got its start at Sander's Cafe in Corbin, Kentucky. Technically, it wasn't a Kentucky Fried Chicken back then. (It had a broader menu than the franchise. The relationship of KFC to Sander's Cafe is sort of like that of Chick-fil-A to Truett Cathy's Dwarf Grill.) I'll try to write a little section on the history and include a photo of Sander's Cafe. (I live in Corbin.) --Tom Allen 00:36, May 25, 2005 (UTC)

Dishes and side-dishes

What places have hamburgers and chicken nuggets sold at KFC restaurants? I've never seen either where I live. Is it just a regional thing (I live in downstate Illinois), or are they not even sold in the United States? --ɛvɪs 06:08, Mar 6, 2005 (UTC)

Here in Australia, there's a diverse range of sides featuring Nuggets, Burgers, "Popcorn Chicken", Twisters, Potato and Gravy and the like.

Nuggets are certainly in the ones here (western Middle Tennessee), which at least recently were part of a small franchise called Little Food Systems (reference to the name of a principal, not the company's relative size). At one point, most of the KFC restaurants of my aquaintence in nearby Western Kentucky also featured "Colonel Sanders Beef 'n' Ham", which seemed a lot like Arby's and probably had nothing to do with the Colonel beyond the fact that their franchise agreement gave them the right to attach his name to them. An interesting fact is that the Colonel was once sued by the Bowling Green, Kentucky francisee for slander when he publicly criticized their food; the Colonel used the "truth" defense and the judge found for him; the result was that they were forced to upgrade their quality to a higher standard. Rlquall 02:59, 8 Jun 2005 (UTC)

In australia, they also put ghb on their wicked wings! They stuffed the mixture up and I had brain shocks and dizziness for the next two weeks

KFC name change

Whoever edited that 50 stores will be named Kentucky Fried Chicken is correct. [3] Mike H 10:35, Apr 24, 2005 (UTC)

Yes, *but* KFC isn't changing its name back to Kentucky Fried Chicken *overall*. — Stevie is the man! Talk | Work 18:27, 24 Apr 2005 (UTC)

KKK Comment

can someone comment if Colonel was in the KKK or if this is a myth -

It is an urban legend...and the question belongs on the Col's page not the KFC one!

NOTE: Snopes Site is a Spoof

The Urban Legends Reference (http://snopes.com) is generally a reliable source, often cited on Wikipedia. However, in a series of pages, known as The Repository of Lost Legends (TROLL), the Snopes site spoofs itself. Among those pages is this one about KFC. The acronym TROLL is a clue that the pages in that particular section, including the KFC page, are not to be taken seriously. Please read their explanation before altering this article. In particular, note that Kentucky Fried Chicken did not change its name because Kentucky decided to trademark its name. --Tom Allen

Thanks for the explanation. I did think the story had been discredited, but couldn't easily find a rebuttal, and in general, I don't allow anons to remove material without an explanation.-gadfium 03:46, 25 December 2005 (UTC)
Oh! Well, I didn't mean you in particular! This particular Snopes page has caused considerable confusion, as the comments below indicate. I do agree that this article should include the link that you added to the Snopes page, along with the explanation. And I also agree that any edits by anons deserve close attention. --Tom Allen 01:08, 26 December 2005 (UTC)

Zbikowski Trivia

Why? You might as well add that I ate there last week in honor of Bob Hope. Not worthy of keeping. 63.84.231.3 17:10, 17 July 2006 (UTC)

Very peculiar non-sequitur

" The company claims that suppliers of the seasonings each provide only parts of the recipe, and do not know each other's identity. (This is undoubtedly true, since the company that makes the tomato soup mix and the company that makes the Italian salad dressing mix are unrelated to each other.) "

That's a huge non-sequitur; the suppliers of the seasonings could know each other regardless of whether or not the salad dressing company is related to the tomato soup company. 194.72.81.2 19:00, 17 November 2006 (UTC)

Southpark

Anyone catch that southpark episode where the mum brings back "cornol" for the kids to eat and they are all excited? Lol, cartman eats the skin, it's so true ^_^ JayKeaton 08:38, 30 July 2006 (UTC)

Laxatives?

Why is KFC in the laxatives category? Is that trolling or what? Marikun 21:14, 28 August 2006 (UTC)

MSG included among the spices possibly in their food?

Should it be mentioned within the food section of the article that MSG is a probable if not definite part of their '11 herbs and spices'?

Vandalism

Due to recent vandalism, I'm adding this to my watchlist and the WikiProject Louisville watchlist. Stevie is the man! Talk • Work 18:50, 7 September 2006 (UTC)

Looks as if it's been vandalized again, anyone know how to revert to the last edit? User:RiverHockey
Go to the "page history", click on the last good version of the page, go into edit, and then save. Be sure to include an edit summary like "rv to last edit by {user}". Stevie is the man! Talk • Work 01:30, 22 September 2006 (UTC)

KFC in china?

Ive noticed that the article said nothing much about the popularity of KFC in China. There seems to be more KFC's there than Mcdonalds in the city of Shanghai when i visited China last year.

Why? This is not only the case with China, but heppens in many East Asian countries ex. Thailand where KFC. have singularly outnumbered most other foreign based fastfood chains, especially McDonald's. In other word, KFC is already the most popular brand--one that have become synonymous with the word "fast food", in place of McDonald's--in many Asian countries. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 125.24.217.200 (talk • contribs)