query: who owns taco bell and kentucky fried chicken

pos: Yum! Brands Yum! Brands Yum! Brands, Inc., or Yum! and formerly Tricon Global Restaurants, Inc., is an American fast food company. A Fortune 500 corporation, Yum! operates the brands Taco Bell, KFC, Pizza Hut, and WingStreet worldwide, except in China, where the brands are operated by a separate company, Yum China. Prior to 2011, Yum! also owned Long John Silver's and A&W Restaurants. Based in Louisville, Kentucky, it is one of the world's largest fast food restaurant companies in terms of system units—with 45,084 restaurants (including 1,481 that are company-owned and 43,603 that are franchised) around the world in over 135 countries

pos: Taco Bell Taco Bell Taco Bell is an American chain of fast food restaurants based out of Irvine, California and a subsidiary of Yum! Brands, Inc. The restaurants serve a variety of Tex-Mex foods that include tacos, burritos, quesadillas, nachos, novelty and specialty items, and a variety of "value menu" items. , Taco Bell serves more than 2 billion customers each year at 7,000 restaurants, more than 80 percent of which are owned and operated by independent franchisees and licensees. Taco Bell was founded by Glen Bell, an entrepreneur who first opened a hot dog stand called Bell's Drive-In in San Bernardino,

neg: KFC KFC KFC, also known as Kentucky Fried Chicken, is an American fast food restaurant chain that specializes in fried chicken. Headquartered in Louisville, Kentucky, it is the world's second-largest restaurant chain (as measured by sales) after McDonald's, with almost 20,000 locations globally in 123 countries and territories . The chain is a subsidiary of Yum! Brands, a restaurant company that also owns the Pizza Hut, Taco Bell, and WingStreet chains. KFC was founded by Colonel Harland Sanders, an entrepreneur who began selling fried chicken from his roadside restaurant in Corbin, Kentucky during the Great Depression. Sanders identified the potential of

neg: KFC in Japan KFC in Japan KFC (the name was originally an initialism for Kentucky Fried Chicken) is a fast food restaurant chain that specializes in fried chicken and is headquartered in Louisville, Kentucky, United States (US). It is the world's second largest restaurant chain (as measured by sales) after McDonald's, with 18,875 outlets in 118 countries and territories . The company is a subsidiary of Yum! Brands, a restaurant company that also owns the Pizza Hut and Taco Bell chains. Japan is the third-largest market for KFC after China and the United States with 1,165 outlets as of December 2014. In Japan,

neg: Mac n' Cheetos menu item sold out within the first few weeks. Fried macaroni and cheese sans the Cheeto branding has been done before. The Cheesecake Factory sold it. Wayback Burgers, which collaborated with Burger King to produce a Peace Day burger, sold triangular pieces of fried macaroni and cheese. Other fast food restaurants like Taco Bell have previously employed a similar strategy. In 2010, Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC) introduced the Double Down as an April Fools' Day joke. In 2012, Taco Bell, which is owned by Yum! Brands, introduced the Doritos Locos Taco, whose taco shell is composed of the Doritos chip.

neg: Zantigo narrator with an accent who ended the commercials with the tag line, "Zantigo – you'll be back, amigo." In 1977, it was reported that average annual sales for a Zantigo location, $300,000, exceeded those for a Taco Bell store, $230,000, and the Louisville-based Zantigo was eager to challenge Taco Bell in the market. But by 1980, KFC had put expansion plans for Zantigo on hold in order to focus on its core Kentucky Fried Chicken business. Heublein was acquired by R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company in 1982. Following the 1985 takeover by Reynolds of Nabisco, the new company, RJR Nabisco divested

neg: Taco Bell shelled burrito. In April 2017, Taco Bell announced that it will begin testing the Naked Breakfast Taco in Flint, Michigan in mid-April. The breakfast taco, which uses a fried egg as the shell for potato bites, nacho cheese, shredded cheddar, and bacon or sausage crumble. In 2017, the company released the Naked Chicken Chalupa that uses a chalupa shell made from chicken, using a similar idea to the Double Down and later that year the Naked Chicken Chips, which are chicken nuggets shaped like chips with nacho cheese. In July 2017, Taco Bell announced a partnership with Lyft in which

neg: WingStreet the restaurant usually offers additional sides such as fried cheese sticks, chicken tenders, apple pies, french fries (Ranch or Cajun style) and potato wedges. Moreover, certain locations may offer curly fries, jalapeno poppers and onion rings. WingStreet WingStreet is a restaurant chain specializing in chicken. The restaurant chain is owned by Yum! Brands, which also owns its sister franchises Taco Bell, Pizza Hut, and KFC. As of March 2014, there are close to 5,000 locations in the U.S. and Canada. They are always co-located with Pizza Hut. In 2003, Yum! launched WingStreet as a hybrid combo unit with an existing

neg: Leigh Anne Tuohy Wade Roberts. Growing up, she was close to her maternal grandmother, Virginia "Virgie" (Collins) Cummings, who lived with her family. She graduated from Briarcrest Christian School in Memphis, Tennessee. In the early 1980s, she graduated from University of Mississippi, where she became a member of the Kappa Delta sorority, was a cheerleader, and met her future husband, Sean Tuohy, a basketball player for the Ole Miss Rebels. Tuohy and her husband own more than 85 fast food franchises, including those of Taco Bell, Kentucky Fried Chicken, Pizza Hut, and Long John Silver's. Tuohy is also an interior designer. In 2010,

neg: Fast Food Mania Fast Food Mania Fast Food Mania is an American television series that airs in the United States on Destination America. The series premiered on June 3, 2012. Recently it is being aired in TLC India in India. The series features its host, Jon Hein, traveling around the United States and visiting various fast food restaurants. Hein discusses the history of the restaurants, along with how their food is prepared. For example, Hein may visit the cities of a restaurant's origin (such as Corbin, Kentucky for Kentucky Fried Chicken), or the restaurant's headquarters (such as Taco Bell headquarters in Irvine, California).

neg: KFC in China KFC in China KFC is a fast food restaurant chain that specializes in fried chicken and is China's largest restaurant chain. KFC restaurants in China are owned or franchised by Yum China, a restaurant company that also owns the Pizza Hut and Taco Bell chains in China and was spun off from Yum! Brands in 2016. KFC has 5,138 outlets in China as of 2017. According to research by Millward Brown, KFC was the most powerful foreign brand in China in 2013. KFC became the first Western fast food company in China after its first outlet opened in Qianmen, Beijing,

neg: D'Angelo Grilled Sandwiches They owned Progressive Foods distribution center which delivered all the food to each store every week and they owned a USDA meat processing plant to shave the 50,000 lbs. of steak consumed each week. D'Angelo had the highest weekly volume of any sub chain store in 1993. PepsiCo bought up D'Angelo in 1993 with the intent to grow the chain into a national brand alongside its other properties such as Taco Bell, Pizza Hut and Kentucky Fried Chicken; however, this plan never came to fruition. Pepsi eliminated D'Angelo's ice cream brand, "Chips," after purchasing the chain. During the time it

neg: Sean Tuohy in the Southeastern Conference with 260. Tuohy is only the fourth basketball player ever chosen to the Ole Miss Sports Hall of Fame. Drafted by the NBA's New Jersey Nets with the 218th pick (Round 10) in 1982, he opted to continue his career overseas before returning to the U.S. to be with his father in his final days. Tuohy and his wife own over 85 fast food franchises, including those of Taco Bell, Kentucky Fried Chicken, Pizza Hut and Long John Silver's. Tuohy has also been a broadcaster for the Memphis Grizzlies of the NBA since 2001. He has

neg: Taco Bell would be launching a new line of breakfast menu items including a Johnsonville Foods sausage and egg wrap, breakfast burritos, hash browns, Cinnabon Delights, Seattle's Best Coffee, and orange juice. Taco Bell is releasing a Mountain Dew infused drink called Mountain Dew A.M. On June 6, 2012, Taco Bell announced it would be testing a new "Cantina Menu" with upscale items in their Kentucky and California restaurants. The new menu was created by celebrity chef Lorena Garcia, which will feature black beans, cilantro rice, citrus and herb marinated chicken and cilantro dressing. The Cool Ranch Doritos taco began being sold

neg: Like a Prayer (song) of Pepsi and PepsiCo's subsidiaries, including fast food chains Kentucky Fried Chicken, Taco Bell and Pizza Hut. Pepsi initially wanted to continue airing the commercial, although were taken aback by the protests. They explained the differences between their advertisement and Madonna's artistic opinions in the video. Ultimately Pepsi gave up to the protests and cancelled the campaign. According to Taraborrelli, the company was so eager to extricate themselves from the collaboration that they even allowed Madonna to keep the $5 million advance. In the meantime, Pope John Paul II involved himself in the matter and encouraged fans to boycott the

neg: Moline, Illinois stores like [[Best Buy]], [[Toys R Us]], [[Many Small Plazas]] and [[Petco]]. Also many restaurants are adjacent to this neighborhood, most in the outparcel of SouthPark Mall including [[Taco Bell]], [[Kentucky Fried Chicken]], [[Arby's]], [[A&W Restaurants|A&W]] and [[Long John Silver's]] combination restaurant, [[IHOP]], [[Buffalo Wild Wings]], and [[Qdoba Mexican Grill]]. Outside the outparcel of SouthPark Mall restaurant include Miss Mamies, Los Agaves Mexican Restaurant, Osaka Japanese Steakhouse, New Mandarin Chinese Restaurant, and [[McDonald's]]. Park Hill: Park Hill is bounded by 4th Avenue to the north, 12th Avenue to the south, 19th Street to the west, and 27th Street to the

neg: T. Graham Brown more bands, "Reo Diamond" (1975) and "T. Graham Brown's Rack of Spam" (1979). He married his wife Sheila in 1980; the couple has a son, Acme Geronimo Brown (born 1989). Brown moved to Nashville in 1982 and found work singing advertising jingles for companies such as McDonald's, Disneyland, Budweiser, Coors, Stroh's, Almond Joy, Coca-Cola, Sears, Dodge Trucks, Ford, Hardee's, Kentucky Fried Chicken, The Nashville Network, B.C.Powders, Dr. Pepper, Mountain Dew, 7-Up, Harrah's and many others. He was also the singing narrator in the Taco Bell "Run For the Border" television spots. Brown also found work as a songwriter for E.M.I.

neg: Memorial Stadium (Bakersfield) Tailgating is an encouraged tradition Food businesses nearby include: Tony's Firehouse Pizza, La Pizza Veloz Italian restaurant, Loma Linda Mexican restaurant, Lam's Chinese restaurant, Renegade's Pride convenience store, and Fastrip/Exxon convenience store all located across Mt. Vernon Avenue from the stadium. A mile south at the intersection of Mt. Vernon Avenue and Columbus Avenue near Highway 178 are Rosa's Italian Restaurant, Kentucky Fried Chicken, McDonald's, Burger King, Long John Silver's/A&W Root Beer restaurant, Denny's Restaurant, Coco's Restaurant, AM/PM & Arco Mini Mart, City Sandwich Shop, Taco Bell, CVS, and Albertson's Supermarket. Just south of Highway 178 on Mt. Vernon Avenue

neg: Jr. Food Mart during that time period. The current model of convenience store/fast food hybrids that include Mc Donald's, Taco Bell, and others into convenience store locations, can well be traced back to the successful implementation of Creole Fried Chicken into the Jr. Food Mart store designs. This chain is not related to a different chain called Jr. Food Stores that operates in south central Kentucky and northern middle Tennessee. Jr. Food Mart In the 1960s, Jr. Food Mart was chartered as a subsidiary to the supermarket chain Jitney Jungle. Today, the company is an independent company with many leased locations. They operate

neg: Chalupa Traditional chalupas, as found in Cholula in the state of Puebla, are small, thick, boat-shaped fried masa topped only with salsa, cheese and shredded lettuce. Other regions in Mexico add variations, which can include chorizo, pork, shredded chicken, or bean paste in addition to the classic cheese, salsa, and lettuce toppings. In other instances, the fried masa shape is round, resembling a tostada, with traditional chalupa toppings. The widespread popularity of chalupas across Mexico has also influenced Mexican-style restaurant fare in the neighboring United States. Among notable examples in that country is the Taco Bell version. As served by Taco

neg: Taco Bell different menu item) Taco Lite; Taco Grande; Chilito (Chili Cheese Burrito); Beefy Crunch Burrito; Beefy Melt Burrito; Seafood Salad; Chicken Fiesta Burrito; Potatorito; Volcano Taco; BLT Taco; Cheesarito; Cinnamon Crispas; Nacho Crunch Grilled Stuft Burrito; Chicken Caesar Grilled Stuft Burrito; Grilled Stuft Nacho; Fully Loaded Nachos; Spicy Chicken Crunchwrap Supreme; Blackjack Taco. In 2003 Taco Bell entered the Chinese market by opening a restaurant in Shanghai's People's Square named "Taco Bell Grande". Three more TBG restaurants opened before they were closed in 2008. Taco Bell relaunched in the Chinese market when a store opened in Pudong, Shanghai in late 2015.

neg: Kentucky Fried Chicken murders Kentucky Fried Chicken murders The Kentucky Fried Chicken murders were an armed robbery and mass murder which took place at a Kentucky Fried Chicken restaurant in Kilgore, Texas in 1983. For over two decades it was unsolved. On the evening of September 23, 1983, just before the restaurant closed, armed robbers held up the Kentucky Fried Chicken restaurant in Kilgore, Texas, USA. The five people in the restaurant at the time (who were either employees or waiting for someone there) were abducted, taken to a nearby field on County Road 232, and each executed with a shot to the back

neg: The Fried Chicken Flu chicken and fries, right before they pass out. Originally entitled "Kentucky Fried Flu", the episode was written by Aaron McGruder and directed by Sung Dae Kang. In an interview preceding the season 3 premiere of "The Boondocks", McGruder stated that the episode of the season would most likely get him into a lawsuit. "Kernel's Fried Chicken" is a reference to fast food restaurant Kentucky Fried Chicken. Both restaurants have the same acronyms, and many aspects of "Kernel's Fried Chicken" are based on the real-life Kentucky Fried Chicken, such as the designs of their restaurant buildings, their employees' uniforms, and even

neg: History of KFC allegations that it had supplied KFC with expired meat. Yum! immediately terminated its contract with the supplier, and stated that the revelation had led to a "significant" decline in sales. History of KFC KFC (Kentucky Fried Chicken) was founded by Colonel Harland Sanders, an entrepreneur who began selling fried chicken from his roadside restaurant in Corbin, Kentucky, during the Great Depression. Sanders identified the potential of restaurant franchising, and the first "Kentucky Fried Chicken" franchise opened in Salt Lake City, Utah in 1952. KFC popularized chicken in the fast-food industry, diversifying the market by challenging the established dominance of the

neg: History of KFC History of KFC KFC (Kentucky Fried Chicken) was founded by Colonel Harland Sanders, an entrepreneur who began selling fried chicken from his roadside restaurant in Corbin, Kentucky, during the Great Depression. Sanders identified the potential of restaurant franchising, and the first "Kentucky Fried Chicken" franchise opened in Salt Lake City, Utah in 1952. KFC popularized chicken in the fast-food industry, diversifying the market by challenging the established dominance of the hamburger. Branding himself "Colonel Sanders", the founder became a prominent figure of American cultural history, and his image remains widely used in KFC advertising. The company's rapid expansion made it

neg: Medicinal Fried Chicken in appearance, which has drawn national media attention to the marijuana dispensary. Colonel Harland Sanders, the founder of KFC who died in 1980 but is still used heavily in the chain's advertisements, is portrayed as a living character in "Medicinal Fried Chicken", with his trafficking in illegal fast food likening him to a drug kingpin, and Corbin, Kentucky, the home town of the first Kentucky Fried Chicken, depicted to resemble a South American hacienda/narcoplantation. "Medicinal Fried Chicken" includes several jokes about Pope Benedict XVI and the child sexual abuse scandals that surrounded the Catholic Church when the episode first aired.

neg: Kentucky Fried Chicken murders of Darnell Hartsfield. It ruled that there was sufficient evidence for the conviction. DNA evidence taken from Opie Hughes' body – found some distance away from the rest of the victims – indicated she had been sexually assaulted. However it did not match Hartsfield, Pinkerton, Mankins, nor any other suspects. This led investigators to the possibility of a third man. Neither of the two convicted felons ever revealed the identity of any accomplice. Kentucky Fried Chicken murders The Kentucky Fried Chicken murders were an armed robbery and mass murder which took place at a Kentucky Fried Chicken restaurant in Kilgore,

neg: Winston L. Shelton fryer for cooking chicken to replace the dangerous process then used by Kentucky Fried Chicken. Workers at Kentucky Fried Chicken franchises fried chicken in stove top pressure cookers using 400-degree shortening, leading to burns and exploding pressure cookers. Shelton said "I watched that madness and thought, 'That's an engineer's dream, man!' There were so many problems to solve, and that was just the low-hanging fruit." After inventing a fryer with Mies, Shelton then invented the Collectramatic in 1969, a stationary, self-filtering fryer, employing precision time and temperature controls to meet Kentucky Fried Chicken founder Colonel Harland Sanders' legendary exacting standards.

neg: The Fried Chicken Flu their slogan. The episode also references Kentucky Fried Chicken's controversial promotion for their Kentucky Grilled Chicken; free coupons could be printed out on the website of talk show host Oprah Winfrey, who had partnered with KFC. The promotion resulted in shortages of grilled chicken at KFC restaurants, which in turn caused riots. These two situations also take place in the episode. The "fried chicken flu" pandemic is a reference to the 2009 swine flu pandemic; Granddad even mentions the swine flu pandemic directly in the episode. The episodes features a satirical animation of American president Barack Obama (voiced by Cedric

neg: Taquito small tacos sold in stands, rather than the rolled taco dish. Taquito A taquito (, literally Spanish for "small taco"), tacos dorados, rolled taco, or flauta (, literally Spanish for "flute") is a Mexican food dish that typically consists of a small rolled-up tortilla that contains filling, including beef, cheese or chicken. The filled tortilla is then crisp-fried or deep-fried. The dish is often topped with condiments such as sour cream and guacamole. Corn tortillas are generally used to make taquitos; the dish is more commonly known as flautas when they are larger than their taquito counterparts, and can be

neg: Value menu footlong menu (). In 1988, Taco Bell lowered the prices of all new items and launched the first three-tiered pricing strategy and free drink refills. In 2010, Taco Bell introduced the $2 Meal Deals menu, featuring a menu item (i.e., a chicken burrito, a beefy 5-layer burrito, a double decker taco, or a Gordita supreme), a bag of Doritos, and a medium drink. In August 18, 2014, Taco Bell launched a new value menu called Dollar Cravings that included eleven food items each priced a $1. On December 15, 2017, Taco Bell launched a new advertising campaign called "The Belluminati"

neg: Tastee Fried Chicken the American fast food chicken restaurant Kentucky Fried Chicken, where she had previously worked as a manager. Since opening its first location, it has grown to 14 restaurants. In 2006, Tastee Fried Chicken launched a partnership with Oando, a petroleum company, that has begun locating Tastee Fried Chicken restaurants inside Oando's service stations. As part of the partnership, TFC will open a restaurant in every Oando filling station. Tastee Fried Chicken Tastee Fried Chicken (also known as "TFC" or "De Tastee Fried Chicken Nigeria LTD") is a fast food fried chicken restaurant based in Victoria Island, Lagos, Nigeria. It has

neg: Islamic dietary laws company's decision to use machine-slaughtered birds. The fourteen Toronto area outlets are instead using hand-slaughtered halal birds, and are suing the company so that they can continue to do so. Halal Food is generally available in Trinidad and Tobago, however not all fast food outlets and poultry shops are halal certified. In the United Kingdom, China, Indonesia, Malaysia, or Singapore, halal fried chicken restaurants having thousands of outlets serve halal foods, such as the Adenya Beach Halal Resort, Kentucky Fried Chicken, Nando's, Brown's Chicken, and Crown Fried Chicken companies. As of February 2009, Kentucky Fried Chicken restaurants in the U.K.

neg: Kennedy Fried Chicken since the 1990s Kentucky Fried Chicken has tried to enforce trademark rules against some of the Kennedy Fried Chicken restaurants, many of which used the "KFC" abbreviation, and have been known to decorate their restaurants in red and white colors similar to that of KFC. In 2005 Abdul Haye, an Afghan immigrant since 1989 and a resident of Whitestone, Queens in New York City, registered Kennedy Fried Chicken as a trademark. He has been attempting to enforce the trademark against other restaurants with mixed results. Kennedy Fried Chicken Kennedy Fried Chicken and Crown Fried Chicken are common restaurant names primarily

neg: Kennedy Fried Chicken Kennedy Fried Chicken Kennedy Fried Chicken and Crown Fried Chicken are common restaurant names primarily in the New York-New Jersey, Philadelphia, and Baltimore areas of the United States, but also in nearby smaller cities or towns along the Northeastern United States. Kennedy Fried Chickens typically compete with Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC) in the inner city neighborhoods of several states along the East Coast. There are also a number in the West Coast, primarily in California. A number of these restaurants, located in other states, are named New York Fried Chicken, essentially designed in the same manner and offering the same

neg: Faubourg Livaudais Magnolia Marketplace and includes Ross, TJ Maxx, Shoe Carnival, Ulta, Pet Smart and Michael’s along with Raising Cane’s fried chicken, Taco Bell, Capital One Bank. It is adjacent to the Harmony Oaks community, on the site of the former C.J. Peete/Magnolia public housing development. An outdoor marketplace called the Market on Lasalle has been developed, and the youth art group YaYa is building their facility just next door. The famous historic Dew Drop Inn on Lasalle is in the process of renovations for a new use. Between the old historical landmarks and the new developments that are being put into

neg: Colonel Sanders Lawrence Wetherby. In 1952, Sanders franchised his secret recipe "Kentucky Fried Chicken" for the first time, to Pete Harman of South Salt Lake, Utah, the operator of one of that city's largest restaurants. In the first year of selling the product, restaurant sales more than tripled, with 75% of the increase coming from sales of fried chicken. For Harman, the addition of fried chicken was a way of differentiating his restaurant from competitors; in Utah, a product hailing from Kentucky was unique and evoked imagery of Southern hospitality. Don Anderson, a sign painter hired by Harman, coined the name "Kentucky

neg: The Fried Chicken Flu Fried Chicken-Oprah Winfrey promotion for the former's then-new Kentucky Grilled Chicken products. The episode features Marion Ross guest-starring as Ms. Von Hausen, a resident of Woodcrest. The episode received mixed reviews from critics, who compared its overall quality to an episode from the show's first season. Granddad and Riley are in the living room, eagerly watching TV coverage about the latest special at Kernel's Fried Chicken, a new type of chicken with 13 spices. Meanwhile, Huey and Jazmine Dubois are busy testing out a generator in the Freemans' garage. The power at the Freeman house then goes out as a

neg: Harold's Chicken Shack it soaks up the sauce. Harold's fried chicken is different from that served at other fast food chicken restaurants (Kentucky Fried Chicken, Brown's Chicken, Popeyes, etc.) in two ways. The first is the cooking medium: Harold's chicken is cooked in a mix of half beef tallow and half vegetable oil, while most chains use only vegetable oil. This provides a taste that is closer to the traditional fried chicken that was invented in the American South. The second major difference between Harold's chicken and most other restaurants is that at Harold's, the chicken is not fried until it is ordered,

neg: California Fried Chicken California Fried Chicken California Fried Chicken (CFC) is an Indonesian fast food restaurant chain, serving principally fried chicken. Its major competitors are KFC, McDonald's, A&W, and Texas Chicken and as of June 2011 it runs 215 locations across Indonesia. The chain, established in 1983 in Jakarta as a franchise of the American-based Pioneer Take Out, has an American name and is now entirely Indonesian owned. The chain is supplied by the same group, the Sierad Group, which also supplies chicken to Wendy's and Kentucky Fried Chicken. It is the main brand of PT Pioneerindo Gourmet International Tbk which was listed

neg: Taquito Taquito A taquito (, literally Spanish for "small taco"), tacos dorados, rolled taco, or flauta (, literally Spanish for "flute") is a Mexican food dish that typically consists of a small rolled-up tortilla that contains filling, including beef, cheese or chicken. The filled tortilla is then crisp-fried or deep-fried. The dish is often topped with condiments such as sour cream and guacamole. Corn tortillas are generally used to make taquitos; the dish is more commonly known as flautas when they are larger than their taquito counterparts, and can be made with either flour or corn tortillas although using corn is

neg: Sincronizada Sincronizada In traditional Mexican cuisine, the quesadilla sincronizada (, "synchronized quesadilla") is a tortilla-based sandwich made by placing ham and sometimes refried beans and chorizo and a portion of Oaxaca cheese (or any type of cheese) between two flour tortillas. They are then grilled or even lightly fried until the cheese melts and the tortillas become crispy, cut into halves or wedges and served, usually with salsa and pico de gallo, avocado or guacamole on top and/or other toppings or condiments. In some American Tex-Mex eateries, such as Taco Bell, some quesadillas and/or sincronizadas may include chicken fajita meat. Fajita

neg: Scottish Americans Glasgow-born Microsoft employee Richard Tait helped develop the "Encarta" encyclopedia and co-created the popular board game Cranium. Scottish Americans have helped to define the modern American diet by introducing many distinctive foods. Fried chicken was introduced into the Southern Colonies by Scottish settlers. Philip Danforth Armour founded Armour Meats in 1867, revolutionizing the American meatpacking industry and becoming famous for hot dogs. Campbell Soups was founded in 1869 by Joseph A. Campbell and rapidly grew into a major manufacturer of canned soups. W. K. Kellogg transformed American eating habits from 1906 by popularizing breakfast cereal. Glen Bell, founder of Taco

neg: Kennedy Fried Chicken in inner-city locations, Kennedy, Crown, and New York Fried Chicken are sometimes referred to as "ghetto chicken". In 2008 one Kennedy Fried Chicken restaurant in Harlem, New York changed its name to "Obama Fried Chicken" in honor of the election of President Barack Obama. This particular one was believed to be owned and operated by immigrants from Burkina Faso in Western Africa. The restaurants are traditionally owned and operated mostly by Afghan-Americans but are not formally connected, although their concept, menus and prices are similar. The multitude of owners has caused problems for Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC) in New York;

neg: History of KFC distinguished his product from the deep-fried "Southern fried chicken" product found in restaurants. Harman claimed that in his first year of selling "Kentucky Fried Chicken", his restaurant sales more than tripled, with 75 percent of the increase coming from the sale of fried chicken. In Utah, a product from Kentucky was exotic and evoked imagery of Southern hospitality. As a franchise-led operation, KFC's success depended on the work of the early franchisees, and Harman has been described as the "virtual co-founder" of the chain by Sanders' biographer. Harman trademarked the phrase "It's finger lickin' good", which was eventually adopted as

neg: California Fried Chicken Indonesian food staples of fried noodles and rice with chicken. The logo and marketing of California Fried Chicken is very similar to that of Kentucky Fried Chicken. Like the KFC logo, CFC uses red and white with the letters CFC and features a cartoon old western white and blue wagon in a yellow circular background. Its advertising slogan is "Bukan Cuma Ayam" which is featured in the logo, meaning "Not Just Chicken". Although the chain has become a major success, it has not been without its criticism as globalization of American culture takes full swing. It has been criticized for

neg: Double Down (sandwich) Double Down (sandwich) The Double Down is a dish offered by Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC) restaurants where a "sandwich" is formed by two pieces of fried chicken rather than the more usual halves of a bread roll. The Double Down contains bacon, cheese, and The Colonel's secret sauce between two pieces of fried chicken fillet. Variants offered by KFC have included grilled instead of fried chicken fillets and fillets with Zinger spicy coating. KFC South Africa premiered the Double Down in March 2013. To obtain its halal certification, the bacon is replaced with a slice of processed smoked chicken. On

neg: Omurice an omelet over taco rice. Fried hotdog and Spam are also two popular meats to include in the dish. A similar dish exists in Southeast Asia, especially in Malaysia, Indonesia and Singapore, and is called "nasi goreng pattaya". It is a Southeast Asian fried rice dish, covering chicken fried rice, in thin fried egg or omelette. A scene in the 1985 comedy film Tampopo shows omurice being made. Omurice Omurice or is an example of yōshoku (a Western-influenced style of Japanese cuisine) consisting of an omelette made with fried rice and usually topped with ketchup. With omu and raisu being

neg: Colonel Sanders Colonel Sanders Colonel Harland David Sanders (September 9, 1890December 16, 1980) was an American businessman, best known for founding fast food chicken restaurant chain Kentucky Fried Chicken (now known as KFC) and later acting as the company's brand ambassador and symbol. His name and image are still symbols of the company. The title 'colonel' was honorary – a Kentucky Colonel – not the military rank. Sanders held a number of jobs in his early life, such as steam engine stoker, insurance salesman and filling station operator. He began selling fried chicken from his roadside restaurant in North Corbin, Kentucky, during

neg: Carlos Alazraqui Fairly OddParents", Winslow T. Oddfellow and Lube on "CatDog", and Scooter on "SpongeBob SquarePants". He also voiced several additional voices for the Cartoon Network shows, "Cow and Chicken", "KIDSCITY: The Village Dome of Kids" and "I Am Weasel" during their runs in the mid-late 1990s. He also voiced Spyro in "Spyro the Dragon". He was later replaced by Tom Kenny, who voiced Spyro in "", "", and "". He also voiced the Taco Bell chihuahua in the Taco Bell commercials, Rikochet in the first two seasons of "¡Mucha Lucha!" and Mr. Weed (the head of the "Happy Go Lucky" toy

neg: WingStreet WingStreet WingStreet is a restaurant chain specializing in chicken. The restaurant chain is owned by Yum! Brands, which also owns its sister franchises Taco Bell, Pizza Hut, and KFC. As of March 2014, there are close to 5,000 locations in the U.S. and Canada. They are always co-located with Pizza Hut. In 2003, Yum! launched WingStreet as a hybrid combo unit with an existing Pizza Hut franchise. In 2007, Pizza Hut/WingStreet opened their 1,000th restaurant. In 2007 and 2008, a thousand WingStreet stores a year were opened. On October 19, 2009, Company president Steve Udovic publicized WingStreet's national launch. The

neg: Manuel Rodríguez Patriotic Front operation is believed to be planned by the leaders of the movement Galvarino Apablaza, Mauricio Hernández Norambuena and Juan Gutiérrez Fischmann, who had been planning the murder of Guzman since the 80s. In 1993 was reported that, FPMR guerrillas bombed two McDonald's restaurants and attempted to bomb a Kentucky Fried Chicken restaurant. After the restoration of democratic rule in Chile in 1990, main FPMR targets included LDS Chapels and temples, the kidnapping of Cristian Edwards, son of the owner of the nation's most prominent newspaper, "El Mercurio", and US businesses in Chile such as McDonald's and Kentucky Fried Chicken restaurant

neg: Minit Mart Foods Inc. location in the entire Godfather's Pizza chain nationwide, with one of Minit Mart's Bowling Green locations taking second place. Minit Mart’s main competitors include Jr. Food Stores and Crossroads IGA locations. Both of those chains are owned by Houchens Industries, which also owns their flagship supermarket chain, Houchens Markets, and several IGA Foodliner stores in south central Kentucky. Minit Mart’s other competitors include several locally owned convenience stores around southern Kentucky, some of which offer pizza and/or fried chicken, as well as some Speedway locations. Phillips 66-branded stores under the name “Traveler’s Food Plaza” in areas around Glasgow, Edmonton, and

neg: The Fried Chicken Flu The Fried Chicken Flu "The Fried Chicken Flu" is the 13th episode of the third season of the American animated television series "The Boondocks". It first aired in the United States on Cartoon Network's programming block Adult Swim on August 1, 2010 and on Centric on November 15, 2010. In the episode, the Freemans must survive in a post-apocalyptic world after a virus originating from fried chicken erupts across the country. The episode was written by Aaron McGruder and directed by Sung Dae Kang. The episode's plot makes references to the 2009 flu pandemic, as well as a controversial Kentucky

neg: Burger King grilled chicken sandwiches chicken sandwich, the BK Broiler, was introduced in 1990. It was made with lettuce, tomato and a dill ranch sauce served on an oat dusted roll. At that time, more than 90% of chicken products sold by the major chains were fried. By a month after its introduction, it was selling more than a million units per day, and poaching sales from fried chicken chains such as Kentucky Fried Chicken. The sandwiches were part of an industry trend towards the diversification of menus with healthier products such as reformulated cooking methods and salads. At the time, the sandwich had 379

neg: North Corbin, Kentucky North Corbin, Kentucky North Corbin is a census-designated place (CDP) in Knox and Laurel counties in the U.S. state of Kentucky. The population was 1,779 at the 2010 census. The city of Corbin is located south of North Corbin. The Harland Sanders Café and Museum, the restaurant where Colonel Harland Sanders developed the fried chicken recipe that would later become famous as Kentucky Fried Chicken, is located in the Laurel County portion of North Corbin. North Corbin is located at (36.960433, -84.093867). According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 1.8 square miles (4.7

neg: John Y. Brown Jr. John Y. Brown Jr. John Young Brown Jr. (born December 28, 1933) is an American politician, entrepreneur, and businessman from the U.S. state of Kentucky. He served as the 55th governor of Kentucky from 1979 to 1983, although he may be best known for building Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC) into a multimillion-dollar restaurant chain. The son of a U.S. congressman, Brown's talent for business became evident in college, where he made a substantial amount of money selling "Encyclopædia Britannica" sets. After briefly practicing law with his father, he purchased Kentucky Fried Chicken from founder Harland Sanders in 1964. Brown turned

neg: Kentucky Fried Cruelty that there were difficulties encountered when applying for a passport and credit card were the impetus. Kentucky Fried Cruelty Kentucky Fried Cruelty is a People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) campaign that began in 2001, and seeks to change KFC's (also known as "Kentucky Fried Chicken") treatment of the chickens that are raised for its restaurants. According to PETA, since the launch of the campaign in 2003, more than 12,000 protests against KFC have occurred. KFC is the fourth fast food restaurant chain targeted by PETA, following campaigns against McDonald's, Burger King, and Wendy's. "KentuckyFriedCruelty.com" was the legal

neg: Kentucky Fried Cruelty Kentucky Fried Cruelty Kentucky Fried Cruelty is a People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) campaign that began in 2001, and seeks to change KFC's (also known as "Kentucky Fried Chicken") treatment of the chickens that are raised for its restaurants. According to PETA, since the launch of the campaign in 2003, more than 12,000 protests against KFC have occurred. KFC is the fourth fast food restaurant chain targeted by PETA, following campaigns against McDonald's, Burger King, and Wendy's. "KentuckyFriedCruelty.com" was the legal name of Christopher Garnett, a youth outreach worker for PETA, after he changed his name to

neg: Burrito as it consists of burrito fillings served without the tortilla. The fillings are placed in a bowl, and a layer of rice is put at the bottom. In 2017, a Meal, Ready-to-Eat version of a burrito bowl was introduced. It is not to be confused with a taco salad, which has a foundation of lettuce inside a fried tortilla (tostada). A chimichanga is a deep-fried burrito popular in Southwestern and Tex-Mex cuisines, and in the Mexican states of Sinaloa and Sonora. Taco Bell research chef Anne Albertine experimented with grilling burritos to enhance portability. This grilling technique allowed large burritos

neg: Colonel Sanders a settlement with Heublein, he sold the Colonel's Lady restaurant, and it has continued to operate, currently as the Claudia Sanders Dinner House. It serves his "original recipe" fried chicken as part of its non-fast-food dinner menu, and it is the only non-KFC restaurant that serves an authorized version of the fried chicken recipe. Sanders remained critical of Kentucky Fried Chicken's food. In the late 1970s he told the "Louisville Courier-Journal": Sanders died on December 16, 1980. After being recommissioned as a Kentucky colonel in 1950 by Governor Lawrence Wetherby, Sanders began to dress the part, growing a goatee and

neg: Taco John's matter. The source of the outbreak was traced back to the growing fields in California. This incident came about at the same time as an unrelated "E. coli" outbreak at Taco Bell restaurants in the midwestern United States. Taco John's Taco John's is a Cheyenne, Wyoming-based fast-food restaurant featuring Mexican-inspired fast food (which it calls "West-Mex"). The chain was founded in 1969 in Cheyenne, Wyoming, and now comprises more than 380 restaurants in about 27 states. Potato Olés are the company's signature dish, which are bite-sized deep-fried potato nuggets coated with a proprietary blend of spices and seasonings. As of

neg: Ronni Lundy region's best food writing. She was also the editor of a short-lived online food magazine, The Zenchilada. Lundy was born in Corbin, Kentucky in 1949 and grew up in the Louisville area. Her hometown of Corbin is where the Indiana native Harland Sanders developed his recipe for Kentucky Fried Chicken, but in "Shuck Beans" Lundy wrote: "I was born in Kentucky and Colonel Harland D. Sanders was not, so you can believe me when I say that I, not the Colonel, know the secret to making honest fried chicken." She has also lived in Albuquerque, Galisteo, Cerrillos, Madrid and Santa

neg: Pamela Anderson her clothes off if the event raised enough money for PETA, which it did. She campaigned against Kentucky Fried Chicken. In 2001, Anderson released a letter in support of PETA's campaign against Kentucky Fried Chicken, stating "What KFC does to 750 million chickens each year is not civilized or acceptable." She later made a video about KFC's treatment of chickens. In January 2006, Anderson requested that the Governor of Kentucky remove a bust of Colonel Sanders, the founder of KFC, from display but her request was refused even when she offered her own bust in exchange. In February 2006, Anderson

neg: History of KFC brand of chicken nuggets, called "Kentucky Nuggets" in 1985. In 1984, Reynolds dedicated $168 million for capital expansion at KFC. In July 1986, Reynolds sold KFC to PepsiCo for a book value of $850 million (around US$1.8 billion in 2013). At the time, PepsiCo had interests in soft drinks and snacks, and also owned the restaurant chains Pizza Hut and Taco Bell. Reynolds divested KFC in order to pay off debt related to its recent purchase of Nabisco and to concentrate on its tobacco and packaged food business. It was anticipated that PepsiCo would bring their merchandising expertise to the

neg: Chalupa Bell, the chalupa does not resemble or taste much like its Mexican inspiration, but is instead a thick fried wheat flour gordita shell filled with ground beef, sour cream, cheese, tomatoes, and shredded lettuce. More closely resembling a taco, the Taco Bell version of the chalupa may be termed a rather distant relative of the Mexican original. Chalupa A chalupa () is a specialty of south-central Mexico, including the states of Puebla, Guerrero, and Oaxaca. Chalupas are made by pressing a thin layer of masa dough around the outside of a small mold, in the process creating a concave container

neg: Pioneer Chicken deep fried chicken, menu option of gizzards and livers as appetizers, Pioneer Pete the company mascot and main character in comic books that were given out with their kid's meals. In 1988 founder H. R. Kaufman and business associate Terrence P. Goggin filed for chapter 11 in Federal bankruptcy court. Pioneer Chicken has 220 franchise owners and 270 stores. The company faltered under competition pressure from Kentucky Fried Chicken and Church's Chicken. In 1993, Popeyes Chicken & Biscuits owner AFC Enterprises purchased the franchise and converted most locations to Popeyes. There are two remaining locations in the Los Angeles area:

neg: Taco Bell chihuahua of Carlos Alazraqui (who was the voice of the Taco Bell chihuahua), said that Hispanic advocacy groups lobbying for the end of the campaign led to the cancellation of the Taco Bell dog. Other reports say the use of the dog was discontinued because it failed to increase Taco Bell's revenue stream in spite of the dog's popularity. In 2003, Taco Bell lost a lawsuit by two Michigan men, who had pitched the concept of the Chihuahua to Taco Bell six years earlier at a Licensing Show in NYC. Taco Bell worked with Thomas Rinks and Joseph Shields for over

neg: Medicinal Fried Chicken scandals that had been surrounding the Catholic Church at the time. The concept of a former KFC restaurant becoming a marijuana dispensary came from a news story about a real marijuana dispensary in Palms, Los Angeles, built at a site formerly housing a Kentucky Fried Chicken franchise. "Medicinal Fried Chicken" received generally positive reviews, with many commentators praising the social commentary and sophomoric testicle jokes alike. According to Nielsen Media Research, the episode was seen by 2.99 million viewers, making it one of the most successful cable programs of the week. Although a KFC spokesman had a lukewarm response to

neg: Popeyes 30 countries worldwide. About thirty locations are company-owned, the rest franchised. Popeyes was founded in Arabi, Louisiana, a suburb of New Orleans in St. Bernard Parish. It first opened its doors on June 12, 1972, as "Chicken on the Run". Owner Al Copeland wanted to compete with Kentucky Fried Chicken, but his restaurant failed after several months. As the company's history states, it sold "traditional mild fried chicken [but] business was slow, and the chicken team realized they'd have to sell a spicier alternative to their standard chicken recipe if they wanted to impress flavor-seeking New Orleanians." Copeland reopened the

neg: Kenny Rogers Roasters Kenny Rogers Roasters Kenny Rogers Roasters is a chain of chicken-based restaurants. It was founded in 1991 by country musician Kenny Rogers and former KFC CEO John Y. Brown, Jr., who is a former governor of the U.S. state of Kentucky. John Y. Brown Jr. had also been an investor in Kentucky Fried Chicken from 1964 to 1971. In addition to his successful music career, Kenny Rogers had also appeared in a number of commercials for the Dole Food Company before this restaurant chain was founded. The menu of Kenny Rogers Roasters was originally centered on wood-fired rotisserie chicken. After

neg: Petronas Kentucky Fried Chicken, Dunkin' Donuts, Konsortium Transnasional Berhad, Maybank, and CIMB Bank. Involved in the provision of gas processing and transmission services to PETRONAS and its customers as a throughput company. Owns and operates the Peninsular Gas Pipeline which is 2,550 kilometres in length and runs from Kerteh in Terengganu to Johor Bahru in the South and Kangar in the North of Peninsular Malaysia. Involved in ship-owning, ship-operating and other logistics and maritime transportation services and activities. Currently has the largest fleet of LNG transport vessels Involved in the development and the management of the Kuala Lumpur City Centre project

neg: Marcus Corporation remains with Marcus as a first run theater, the Campus Cinema, with titles appealing to both adults and families. It was also a restaurant franchisee, operating the Marc's Big Boy affiliate of the Big Boy Restaurants chain and serving as the Milwaukee area franchise for Kentucky Fried Chicken. Marcus sold the KFC franchises by 1992 and closed the last Marc's in 1995. Marcus Theatres is a United States movie theater chain that owns and/or manages screens in Wisconsin, Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, and Ohio. In 2000, the chain partnered with MovieTickets.com for advanced ticketing capabilities. This partnership

neg: George Myers (hotelier) was created in 1992. The Myers Group owns the Bahamian franchises for Burger King, Dunkin' Donuts, Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC), and Quiznos Subs. The group previously operated the Radisson Cable Beach Hotel. Myers was executive vice president of Resorts International from 1977 to 1992. Myers has served in the past as president of the Bahamas Hotel Employers Association, the Bahamas Hotel Association, and the Caribbean Hotel Association. In 1998, Myers was given the Government’s Silver Jubilee Award in recognition of “outstanding contribution to national development, in particular, in tourism”. In 2006, Myers was awarded the Sir Clement Maynard Lifetime Achievement

neg: Kourtney Brown Brown was selected as the face of MTV's "TRL" summer campaign. He has participated in an array of film, TV and commercial projects, including being a martial arts stuntman on the UPN television show, "South Beach". Since, Brown has starred in commercials for MTV, Nokia and Kentucky Fried Chicken, became the face of Sean Jean's "Unforgivable" cologne spray Viacom campaign and starred in "My Games Fever", a teo hour, commercial daytime TV gameshow on Fox affiliated My Network TV stations. Throughout his career he has starred in national and international campaign advertisements for "Kentucky Fried Chicken", "KFC Wrap Star", "Nokia",

neg: Corbin, Kentucky voted in 2004 to allow sales of alcohol by the drink in larger restaurants. Corbin has an association with Kentucky Fried Chicken, having been the location of the chain's first restaurant, opened in 1930. Corbin appears in the animated cartoon "South Park"s episode "Medicinal Fried Chicken", wherein Eric Cartman visits the town to meet with Harland Sanders. Corbin is depicted as located in a lush rain forest in parody of the 1983 film "Scarface", wherein Tony Montana and Omar Suarez visit Bolivia to meet with a drug kingpin. Corbin is governed by a mayor and city commission; along with a

neg: KFC United Kingdom – KFC's largest market in Europe – forcing the company to temporarily close hundreds of restaurants around the country. KFC apologized by taking out ads in British newspapers with the company's initials scrambled to read "FCK" on it followed by an apology, which was well received. KFC KFC, also known as Kentucky Fried Chicken, is an American fast food restaurant chain that specializes in fried chicken. Headquartered in Louisville, Kentucky, it is the world's second-largest restaurant chain (as measured by sales) after McDonald's, with almost 20,000 locations globally in 123 countries and territories . The chain is a

neg: History of KFC and the pot pie was similarly developed alongside franchisees. Meanwhile, less popular items, such as corn muffins, were removed from the menu. At the same time, Enrico scaled back the increasing competition between KFC and its sister companies, Taco Bell and Pizza Hut; Taco Bell had begun offering its own chicken products, and KFC had attacked Pizza Hut in its marketing. In 1996 the company repaired its relationship with its franchisees by immediately dropping the most contentious of the contract terms that had been proposed by chairman John Cranor five years previously. The 1976 contract was restored, including the 1.5

neg: KFC Original Recipe KFC Original Recipe The KFC Original Recipe is the secret mix of ingredients that fast food restaurant chain KFC uses to produce fried chicken. By the late 1930s, Harland Sanders' Corbin, Kentucky gas station was so well known for his fried chicken, that Sanders decided to remove the gas pumps and build a restaurant and motel in its place. While perfecting his secret recipe with 11 herbs and spices, Sanders found that pan frying chicken was too slow, requiring 30 minutes per order. French frying the chicken in a wire basket immersed in deep fat required half the time, but

neg: Chicharrón are usually made from various cuts of pork but sometimes with mutton, chicken or other meats. In some places they are made from pork ribs with skin attached and other meatier cuts rather than just rinds. The pork rind variant is the skin of the pork after it has been seasoned and deep fried often to a crispy, puffy state. Other styles may be fatty or meaty, not fried as much, and sometimes attached to ribs or other bones. In Mexico, they are eaten in a taco or with . Serving styles vary widely, including main course, side dish, filling

neg: You Bet Your Life celebrities: "nature boy" health advocate Robert Bootzin; Mexican-American entertainer Pedro Gonzalez-Gonzalez; comedian Phyllis Diller; author Ray Bradbury; virtuoso cellist Ennio Bolognini; blues singer and pianist Gladys Bentley; strongmen Jack LaLanne and Paul Anderson; actors John Barbour and Ronnie Schell all appeared as contestants while working on the fringes of the entertainment industry. Harland Sanders, who talked about his "finger-lickin'" recipe for fried chicken that he parlayed into the Kentucky Fried Chicken chain of restaurants, once appeared as a contestant. A guest purporting to be a wealthy Arabian prince was really writer William Peter Blatty; Groucho saw through the disguise, stating,

neg: Tavan Bogd Group systems of Oracle and Hitachi. The company owns and operates the Ulaanbaatar Print Factory and the Xerox Centre. Additionally, the company is an official distributor of XEROX and DOUBLE A, an integrated pulp and paper production company based in Thailand. Since establishing an agreement with the globally known American fast food company YUM! in 2012, Tavan Bogd Foods launched the first-ever Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC) restaurants in Mongolia. As of April 2017, Tavan Bogd Foods operated 10 KFC restaurant branches in the capital city, Ulaanbaatar. Tavan Bogd Foods Pizza acquired a license for pizza delivery franchising of Pizza Hut from

neg: Indian fast food are normally located on much bigger premises and may provide seating facility in addition to the stand and eat arrangement. Typically one entrepreneur owns or takes on lease the entire premises and promotes the place under one name. He then lets out individual counters to different independent operators to offer different menu. Internal competition is avoided by not allowing more than one counter to offer similar food. Several international fast food chains like Kentucky Fried Chicken, McDonald's, and Barista Coffee have their outlets in major cities. Café Coffee Day, again a brainchild of Bangalore-based businessman, is the only Indian chain

neg: Economic diplomacy China: "We also need to promote the free flow of capital, too. Investment in both directions, backed by well-enforced rules, is vital to creating growth and jobs here at home. For example, last year, the Kentucky-based company that owns KFC and Pizza Hut, two iconic American brands, actually made more money selling pizza and fried chicken in China than in the United States. But this creates jobs at headquarters in Louisville and it creates jobs as well in China. When Tom Friedman warns that the Chinese will “eat our lunch,” I’m not sure that’s what he had in mind." On

neg: KFC in Japan billion by 1993. However, the rapid expansion of outlets saw franchisees competing for market shares with each other, and around 100 outlets closed down in the mid-1990s. In 2000, KFC Japan reported sales of nearly $598 million. In December 2007, Mitsubishi assumed majority control of KFC Japan in a JP¥ 14.83 billion transaction. KFC in Japan KFC (the name was originally an initialism for Kentucky Fried Chicken) is a fast food restaurant chain that specializes in fried chicken and is headquartered in Louisville, Kentucky, United States (US). It is the world's second largest restaurant chain (as measured by sales) after

neg: Agnes Is My Name Indonesian music scene, Agnes Monica's record label collaborated with the Indonesian franchise of the American fast food restaurant, KFC (Kentucky Fried Chicken) to distribute the album in all KFC stores throughout Indonesia. The album was Monica's first album to sell over 1 million copies. The album was available for purchase separately, but it also came with most of the large combo meals, free of charge. Agnes Is My Name Agnes Is My Name is a greatest hits album by Indonesian singer, Agnes Monica. It was released on February 2, 2011 by Aquarius Musikindo and Kentucky Fried Chicken. The album marked

neg: Burger Baron acquired the rights to the name for northern Alberta in 1995. The local Burger King chain had previously held franchising rights to Kentucky Fried Chicken, and had buildings in the then-standard KFC design. The Burger Baron on 111 Avenue formerly housed the Burger King headquarters along with a Burger King/Kentucky Fried Chicken outlet. An attempt in the 1980s to return to a franchise system ended when independent owners were unable to reach agreement. A legal dispute over the trademark between family members of early owners was settled in the 1990s. Burger Barons typically provide multiple variations of hamburger, such as

neg: Medicinal Fried Chicken "Medicinal Fried Chicken", officials from the KFC hometown of Corbin, Kentucky were pleased the city was featured in the episode. New state laws prohibiting fast food restaurants in low-income neighborhoods result in the closure of all KFC eateries in Colorado, much to the dismay of Cartman, who is addicted to the food. When Randy Marsh learns that South Park's KFC outlet is now a medical marijuana dispensary, he attempts to give himself cancer so he can get a doctor's referral for marijuana after first gaining a clean bill of health from his doctor since he had assumed permits are given

neg: Flav's Fried Chicken shut down FFC. Flav's Fried Chicken Flav’s Fried Chicken (FFC) was a fried chicken restaurant in Clinton, Iowa cofounded by American hype man Flavor Flav in January 2011. The restaurant closed in April 2011. Flavor Flav partnered with Nick Cimino to open Flav's Fried Chicken in Cimino's hometown of Clinton, Iowa. Flav met Cimino through his brother Peter, who runs Mama Cimino's in Las Vegas. After enjoying the rapper's homemade fried chicken, Peter Cimino began selling chicken wings using Flav's recipe. The founders hoped that Flav's Fried Chicken would be the first of a national restaurant franchise; like KFC, it

neg: Flav's Fried Chicken Flav's Fried Chicken Flav’s Fried Chicken (FFC) was a fried chicken restaurant in Clinton, Iowa cofounded by American hype man Flavor Flav in January 2011. The restaurant closed in April 2011. Flavor Flav partnered with Nick Cimino to open Flav's Fried Chicken in Cimino's hometown of Clinton, Iowa. Flav met Cimino through his brother Peter, who runs Mama Cimino's in Las Vegas. After enjoying the rapper's homemade fried chicken, Peter Cimino began selling chicken wings using Flav's recipe. The founders hoped that Flav's Fried Chicken would be the first of a national restaurant franchise; like KFC, it used a secret

neg: The Kentucky Fried Movie juvenile and tasteless. Lawrence Van Gelder of "The New York Times" wrote, "Lots of people will probably like 'The Kentucky Fried Movie,' just as they like Kentucky Fried Chicken and McDonald's hamburgers. But popularity is still no reason for deifying mediocrity." Gene Siskel of the "Chicago Tribune" gave the film two stars out of four and wrote that the best moments were "one-joke gags; its writers can't sustain their humor for longer pieces. So, what you're left with is a half-dozen decent gags, one overlong karate flick, and a few shots of bare breasts thrown in to titillate teenage boys."

neg: Roy Rogers Restaurants company with revenues of $20 million in 2009. As of 2017, Plamondon owns and operates 24 Roy Rogers Restaurants and oversees 30 franchised locations in the Mid-Atlantic region. The company seeks franchisees to continue Roy Rogers expansion in the Mid-Atlantic Region. Popular items on the menu are roast beef sandwiches and fried chicken, which was advertised by Roy Rogers under the "Pappy Parker" name in the 1980s using a cartoon prospector (the Pappy Parker name was inherited from Marriott's original Hot Shoppes chain). Other signature items at Roy Rogers are the Gold Rush chicken sandwich (a fried chicken breast with

neg: Fast food restaurant 2005 during a midst of plummeting sales in Japan, McDonald's added a shrimp burger to the Japanese menu. The choice to introduce a shrimp burger was no coincidence, as a 1989 study stated that world consumption of shrimp was "led by Japan." In March 2010, Taco Bell opened their first restaurant in India. Because non-consumption of beef is a cultural norm in light of India's Dharmic beliefs, Taco Bell had to tailor its menu to the dietary distinctions of Indian culture by replacing all of the beef with chicken. By the same token, completely meatless options were introduced to the

neg: Roger Eaton Roger Eaton Roger Eaton is the current Chief Executive Officer of YUM! Brands Inc. and Director of Molson Coors Brewing Company. Born in South Africa, Eaton moved to Australia in 1984. Prior to becoming President and Chief Concept Officer of Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC), he was Senior Vice President/Managing Director of YUM! Restaurants International South Pacific from 2000 to 2008. In April 2009, he appeared in an American commercial promoting the introduction of Kentucky Grilled Chicken to the KFC menu. In May 2009, he appeared again in an American commercial to announce the ending of the free Kentucky Grilled Chicken

neg: North Star Computers The company was formed by Mark Greenberg and Charles Grant, who started Kentucky Fried Computer to handle retail and mail order sales of IMSAI computers in Berkeley in June 1976. According to one source, a lawsuit from Kentucky Fried Chicken led to the name change. North Star's first product was the Floating Point Board, an S-100 bus card that implemented a floating point coprocessor for 8080-based machines. The company later added RAM boards and Z80A processor cards to their lineup. North Star's next product was a hard sectored floppy disk system based on a 5-inch Shugart Associates SA-400 mechanism with

neg: The Film Group as salesman. Hedman left the company by the end of 1966 and Shea left in 1967. Gray then took over as cameraman. Cottle left in 1969 and the company changed its name to Mike Gray Associates and moved to 120 West Kinzie. The company was dissolved in 1973 with Gray’s move to California. From 1965 to 1972 they made TV commercials for national and local clients including Eli Lilly and Company, Montclair cigarettes, Hills Bros Coffees, Mogen David, Sara Lee, WBIB TV, Aunt Jemima, Blue Cross Blue Shield, Illinois Bell, Quaker Oats, Chicago Tribune, Kentucky Fried Chicken, and Sears. They

neg: Taco Bell and built the first Taco Bell in Downey in 1962. The first Taco Bell franchise opened in Torrance in 1964, and by 1967, the company rapidly expanded, opening its 100th restaurant in the same year. PepsiCo purchased Taco Bell in 1978, and later spun off its restaurants division as Tricon Global Restaurants, which later changed its name to Yum! Brands. Taco Bell was founded by Glen Bell, who first opened a hot dog stand called Bell's Drive-In in San Bernardino, California in 1948 when he was 25 years old. In 1950, he opened Bell's Hamburgers and Hot Dogs in San

neg: Roanoke, Texas Home Depot are also in the community.The Martin-Brower Distribution Center is also located in Roanoke. There are some major food chains in Roanoke such as Subway, Wendy's, Taco Bell, Taco Bueno, Taco Casa, Sonic, Chick-fil-A, Chili's, McDonald's, Whataburger, Dairy Queen, Panda Express, Krispy Kreme, On the Border and Dickey's Barbecue. Oak Street in Roanoke is the newly redeveloped Old Town District which is the home for a number of restaurants, such as the first original Babe's Chicken Dinner House, Twisted Root Burger Company, Tacos n' Avocados, Hard 8 BBQ, Bayou Jack's Cajun Grill, Jack & Grill on Oak St., Oak

neg: Priszm sharing the same Canadian headquarters in Vaughan, Ontario. All stores have been sold to date and Priszm closed its operations in late 2012. Priszm Priszm LP was the largest operator of Canadian fast food restaurants. The Priszm Income Fund, an income trust, owns 60.2% of Priszm. Priszm was one of the largest franchisees of Yum! Brands in the world, owning over 746 restaurants of various Yum!-owned chains in Canada, namely KFC, Pizza Hut, Taco Bell, and WingStreet. The majority of its locations were KFC restaurants, some of which are co-branded with the Taco Bell and Pizza Hut brands. Priszm was

neg: Priszm Priszm Priszm LP was the largest operator of Canadian fast food restaurants. The Priszm Income Fund, an income trust, owns 60.2% of Priszm. Priszm was one of the largest franchisees of Yum! Brands in the world, owning over 746 restaurants of various Yum!-owned chains in Canada, namely KFC, Pizza Hut, Taco Bell, and WingStreet. The majority of its locations were KFC restaurants, some of which are co-branded with the Taco Bell and Pizza Hut brands. Priszm was also responsible for KFC's national marketing and promotions within Canada from 2003 to 2009. The close relationship between the two companies extends to