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KFC IN INDIA
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KFC
Industry
Restaurants
Founded
1930 (original) (North Corbin, Kentucky)1952 (franchise)(3900 South State St, Salt Lake City, Utah)
Founder(s)
Harland Sanders
Headquarters
1441 Gardiner Lane, Louisville, Kentucky, United States (Operational Headquarters)
Delaware, United States(Incorporation)
INTRODUCTION
KFC (Kentucky Fried Chicken) is the world's largest chain of fried chicken fast food restaurants, headquartered in Louisville, Kentucky in the United States.
An "American icon", it is the second largest restaurant chain after McDonald's, with over 17,000 outlets in 105 countries and territories (December 2011).[
It was founded by Colonel Harland Sanders, who began selling fried chicken from his roadside restaurant inCorbin, Kentucky during the Great Depression.
KFC IN INDIA
The first Indian KFC was opened in the city of Bangalore in June 1995.
This resulted in protests from the left wing, anti-globalization and environmental campaigners and local farmers, who believed that KFC was bypassing local producers for specific supplierS.
KFC responded by keeping a low profile during its initial years in the country, and introduced vegetarian dishes tailored for the Indian market.
In 2012, a KFC outlet in Trivandrum was temporarily shut down after worms were reportedly found in a chicken sandwich.
HEALTH CONCERNS
KFC used cottonseed or corn oil for frying.
In the 1980s the company began to switch to palm or soybean.
This oil contains relatively high levels of trans fat, which increases the risk of heart disease.
In October 2006, KFC said it would begin frying its chicken in trans fat-free oil in the United States.