Kentucky Fried Chicken switches to KFC
KFC Kentucky Fried Chicken Myth Changes to KFC
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Version One: The story of why Kentucky Fried Chicken, founded by Harland Sanders, changes its name to KFC is to remove the word “fried” from its name. The word “fried” has negative connations like being unhealthy, having high cholesterol, causing obesity, and many more. So, in an effort to change its name as a healthier family restaurant serving people of all ages, including health-conscious people, Kentucky Fried Chicken renamed itself KFC.
Version Two: The US Food and Drug Administration reviewed Kentucky Fried Chicken operations and found that they are raising genetically modified chickens, with extra large breasts and extra legs to harvest the meat (number ranges from 4 to 6) . The US Food and Drug Administration declares that these creatures cannot be marketed as “chickens” and Kentucky Fried Chicken, unwilling to lose such a lucrative operation to comply with the rules, decided to change its name to KFC to delete the word “chicken”. .
The truth
The truth is that Kentucky Fried Chicken decides to change its name to avoid paying license fees to the state of Kentucky. In 1990, the state of Kentucky decided to register his name to reduce his accumulated debts. As a result, Kentucky Fried Chicken has to pay a sum of money to the state for using “Kentucky.”
They are obviously unwilling to do so as they had been using it for almost four decades (they started in the 1950s) and refused to pay such royalties as a matter of principle. After many negotiations, they were unable to change the government’s stance and therefore decided to change their name rather than pay. This coincides with the rebranding campaign as stated above and everything went well.
The evidence to suggest that this version is true is that many events and businesses also changed their name to remove the word “Kentucky.” Examples range from the most famous horse race in North America, formerly known as the “Kentucky Derby”, changes to “The Race for the Roses”, the seed and nursery outfit supplier “Kentucky Bluegrass” changes to ” Shenandoah Bluegrass “and the Neil Diamond song” Kentucky Woman “was removed from radio stations at his request because he would lose more money paying the state of Kentucky as royalty than he receives from the station.
Last words
In November 2006, Kentucky Fried Chicken finally reached an undisclosed settlement with the state of Kentucky regarding this issue and they are free to use their name again.
On Wikipedia about the KFC entry, there is a marked difference in why KFC changes its name. The information on Wiki takes the position that version one of the story is correct. If that’s the case, what explains the renaming of other entities that has nothing to do with chickens? As he tells the truth, it is an open debate but, of course, I will defend my views. If you have other opinions, feel free to leave a comment on the post or on our wall. Thank you very much for reading this post!
Verdict: REVOLTED !!!!!!
