Kentucky Fried Chicken is leaving Kentucky & moving to Texas. Welcome to Texas, Colonel & company. Many hungry Texans appreciate your move. Now, and hear me out, any chance you would consider a name like Texas Fried Chicken or TFC? It’s a great brand https://t.co/nYKqi9DayO

Yum, the parent company, and the KFC Foundation will keep offices in Louisville. More than 500 workers will still be based there. Taco Bell and Habit Burger & Grill will remain headquartered in Irvine.

"This strategic decision will involve relocating KFC U.S. corporate office employees currently in Louisville, Kentucky, to the KFC and Pizza Hut Global headquarters in Plano, Texas. In addition, U.S.-based remote employees will be asked to relocate to the campus where their work happens."

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Texas Fried Chicken? KFC is relocating its headquarters from Kentucky to join Pizza Hut in Dallas suburb of Plano, TX.

KFC U.S. is leaving Louisville. Louisville-based Yum Brands Inc. announced Tuesday that it is relocating KFC’s corporate brand headquarters to Plano, Texas, combining with the Pizza Hut brand HQ in the Dallas suburb. Roughly 100 local corporate roles are affected, with relocations happening over the next six months.