KFC to become Texas fried chicken in HQ move to low-tax state
Dismay in Kentucky at decision by Yum! Brands to relocate corporate headquarters of fast-food chain
KFC, the fast food chain previously known as Kentucky Fried Chicken, has come in for some heat after announcing plans to move its corporate headquarters from the state after which it is named to Texas.
The chain’s parent company, Yum! Brands, told investors it would move about 100 employees from its office in Louisville, Kentucky, more than 800 miles south-west to the city of Plano in Texas, where the group’s Pizza Hut chain is headquartered.
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