KFC, the chain of fast food restaurants formerly known under the name of Kentucky Fried Chicken, moves its head office to the United States of Louisville in Kentucky in Plano in Texas, according to a press release from his parent company, Yum Brands.
About 100 business employees and dozens of additional remote workers will have to move and receive a relocation medium.
Yum Brands’s decision is one of a plan to have two seats for its main brands – KFC and Pizza Hut will have its headquarters in Plano, while Taco Bell and Habit Burger & Grill will remain in Irvine, California.
In recent years, many companies have moved to Texas attracted by the drop in taxes and policies adapted to state companies.
“These changes position us for sustainable growth and will help us to better serve our customers, employees, franchisees and shareholders,” said David Gibbs, Managing Director of Yum Brands in the company’s declaration.
Yum also expressed his hope that the plan will stimulate collaboration between its employees and brands.
The press release added that Yum will maintain the offices of IT companies as well as the KFC Foundation in Louisville.
Kentucky state governor Andy Beshea criticized the decision to move the siege of KFC, according to a statement given to the Associated Press.
“I am disappointed by this decision and I think that the founder of the company would also be,” said Beshear.
“The name of this company begins with Kentucky, and it has marketed the heritage and culture of our state in the sale of its product.”
The story of KFC in the state dates back to the 1930s, when its founder Colonel Harland Sanders began to sell fried chicken in a service station in Corbin.
Today, Sanders’ face is arbitrated on fronts of more than 24,000 KFC restaurants in more than 145 countries and territories around the world.
From the pandemic, many American companies have moved their headquarters. According to a report by the CBRE real estate service company, Austin and other Texan cities have been particularly successful due to the environmental affairs environment.
