Kentucky Fried Chicken is about to leave Kentucky as its owner, Yum! Brands said it would be leaving the state and opening two new brand headquarters in other states.

Kentucky Fried Chicken is being uprooted from its ancestral home state of Kentucky in a shake-up announced Tuesday by its parent company.

Kentucky Fried Chicken is being uprooted from its ancestral home state of Kentucky in a shake-up announced Tuesday by its parent company.

KFC is making a shocking move: relocating its corporate headquarters from Kentucky to Texas. And Kentuckians are not thrilled. While the company calls it a strategic decision, some speculate Texas’ business-friendly tax policies play a role.

Kentucky Fried Chicken is moving out of Kentucky for greener pastures in Texas, its parent company said on Tuesday.

Yum Brands said it will shift the office from Louisville to Plano though KFC will keep some operations in Kentucky, including its KFC Foundation. However, Andy Beshea, governor of the state of Kentucky,

KFC is shifting its US headquarters from Kentucky to Texas. KFC's parent company, Yum Brands, said in a press release on Tuesday that the group would designate two brand headquarters in the US: one in Plano,

KFC, formerly known as Kentucky Fried Chicken, is officially leaving the state it’s named after. The fast food chain’s parent company, Yum! Brands, announced on Tuesday that KFC will be moving its corporate headquarters to Texas.

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Yum! Brands, the parent of KFC U.S., announced Feb. 18 the headquarters of the chicken chain founded by Col. Harland Sanders will be leaving Louisville for Texas. But honestly, when was the last time you referred to the home of “finger-lickin’ good” chicken as Kentucky Fried Chicken?

The chicken chain's parent company, Yum Brands, announced Tuesday that KFC's corporate headquarters is leaving Kentucky for Texas, joining sister brand Pizza Hut's offices in the Dallas suburb of Plano.

Around 100 U.S. employees will be required to relocate over the next six months and another 90 who work remotely will be required to move over the next 18 months.