KFC stood for Kentucky Fried Chicken until 1991 when the company trimmed her name in simply KFC. Now the exclusivity of fast food is moving away from its roots in Kentucky and moving its headquarters from its native state.
Yum! Brands, which owns KFC, Taco Bell, Habit Burger & Grill, and Pizza Hut, Announced Tuesday that she was moving KFC's headquarters from Louisville, Kentucky, and setting two new locations like her headquarters in the US: Plano, Texas, and Irvine, California. KFC corporate employees in the US will be transferred from Louisville to Plano, where they will work on a common headquarters with Pizza Hut.
Meanwhile, Taco Bell employees and Habit Burger & Grill will continue to have a special common headquarters in Irvine, California.
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About 100 corporate employees in KFC will personally move to plan within six months. Meanwhile, 90 remote employees will also need to be transferred to the plan, but they have a longer time to move (18 months) before working from the office.
Yum! Brand Director General David Gibbs stated that he was “safe” changes would be “another important step” in company growth.
“After all, gathering more of our people on a sustainable base will maximize our incomparable culture and talent as a competitive advantage,” Gibbs declared In a press release.
Yum! Brands have been based in Louisville Since 1997making the transition to two headquarters to Plano and Irvine an important in the company's history.
The company is still investing in Louisville. Tuesday, she committed to secure a $ 1 million at the University of Louisville Business College.
Yum! Make reported Its fourth quarter 2024 and full year earnings 2024 earlier this month, stressing that KFC opened 2,892 new restaurants in 97 countries. The main markets of KFC were China, SH.BA and Europe. There are 30,000 countries around the world, According to the company.
Profits defeated Wall Street ratings, with incomes of $ 2.36 billion for the quarter compared to $ 2.35 billion expected. High sale in KFC And Taco Bell promoted strong results.
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