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KFC, or Kentucky Fried Chicken, is a fast food restaurant chain based in Louisville, Kentucky, United States. Founded by Colonel Harland Sanders and now a division of Yum! Brands, Inc., KFC is known mainly for its fried chicken.

The company adopted the abbreviated form of its name in 1991 for three reasons: to deemphasize chicken (the chain was moving to offer other foods), the unhealthy connotations of "fried", and the shorter name was considered more appealing to youth.

Recently, the company has begun to reembrace the Kentucky Fried Chicken name, and now uses both "Kentucky Fried Chicken" and "KFC" in advertisements. The Kentucky Fried Chicken name can be seen on some buckets of chicken. As of 2006 KFC.com uses Kentucky Fried Chicken for the logo in the U.S.

807 Foothills Mall Drive
Maryville, TN
(865) 983-8030 ‎
www.kfc.com