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The story of the founder of KFC—Colonel Sanders

Do you all know the old man in a white suit in the advertisements done by Kentucky Fried Chicken, or KFC?

The individual portraying the character in the advertisements is Colonel Harland Sanders, the renowned founder of KFC. During the 1960s and 1970s, Sanders gained global fame for his distinctive attire, memorable commercials, and television appearances. But behind the charismatic persona of Sanders and his secret recipe to make fried chicken lies the journey of an ambitious man struggling as an entrepreneur in the early 20th century to establish one of the largest fast food restaurants in the world.

Birth and early life

Harland David Sanders had a difficult early life. Born on 9th September 1890, in Henryville, Indiana, USA, Sanders was the oldest of three siblings. His father, Wilbur David Sanders, worked on a farm until he met with an accident and broke his leg. After this, he worked as a butcher and died in 1895. Harland Sanders was only five years old at the time of his father’s death.

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Colonel Sanders

Kentucky Fried Chicken

Colonel Harland David Sanders was born on September 9, 1890, in Henryville, Indiana. At the age of 40, Sanders began cooking chicken for customers at his service station in Corbin, Kentucky, during the height of the Great Depression. After years of experimentation, he achieved his secret mix of 11 herbs and spices. His chicken became so popular that the governor of Kentucky designated him a Kentucky colonel – something he took so seriously that would dress the part. Later, he franchised Kentucky Fried Chicken restaurants around the country. In 1964, when he sold his share in the company - it already had 600 outlets nationwide and some abroad. In his later years, Sanders continued visiting the KFC restaurants around the world as its spokesman and brand ambassador. One of the things he was most proud of was the more than $20 million he gave over his lifetime to charities. He died of leukemia on December 16, 1980, at the age of 90, in Louisville, Kentucky.

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Colonel Sanders

American entrepreneur (1890–1980)

This article is about the American businessman. For other people called Colonel Sanders, see Colonel Sanders (disambiguation).

Colonel^[a]Harland David Sanders (September 9, 1890 – December 16, 1980) was an American businessman and founder of fast food chicken restaurant chain Kentucky Fried Chicken (also known as KFC). He later acted as the company's brand ambassador and symbol. His name and image are still symbols of the company.

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 the Great Depression. During that time, Sanders developed his "secret recipe" and his patented method of cooking chicken in a pressure fryer. Sanders recognized the potential of the restaurant franchising concept, and the first KFC franchise opened in South Salt Lake, Utah, in 1952. When his original restaurant closed, he devoted himself full-time to