Kentucky Fried Chicken changes to KFC
The 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 drop the word “fried” in its name. The word “fried” has negative connotations like being unhealthy, having high cholesterol, causing obesity, and many more. Therefore, in an effort to rebrand itself as a healthier family restaurant that caters to people of all ages, including the health conscious, Kentucky Fried Chicken was rebranded as KFC.
Version Two: The US Food and Drug Administration reviewed Kentucky Fried Chicken’s operations and found that they are raising genetically modified chickens, with extra-large breasts and extra legs to gather the meat (the number varies from 4 to 6). The US Food and Drug Administration states that these creatures cannot be marketed as “chicken,” and Kentucky Fried Chicken, unwilling to lose such a lucrative operation to comply with the rules, decided to change its name to KFC rather than drop the word “chicken.”
The truth
What is certain 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 its name as a trademark to reduce its accumulated debts. As a result, Kentucky Fried Chicken has to pay a sum of money to the state for using “Kentucky”.
Obviously they are unwilling to do so since they have been using it for almost four decades (they started in the 1950s) and refused to pay such royalties as a matter of principle. After much negotiation, they were unable to budget the government’s stance and therefore decided to change their name rather than pay. This coincides with the rebranding campaign as stated above and all went smoothly.
Evidence to suggest that this version is true is that many events and businesses had also changed their names 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 run for the roses,” nursery outfit and seed supplier “Kentucky Bluegrass” changes to “Shenandoah Bluegrass,” and Neil Diamond’s song “Kentucky Woman” was removed from radio stations at his own request because he would lose more money paying the state of Kentucky as king than he would receive. 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 the Wikipedia entry for KFC, there is a marked difference in the reason why KFC changes its name. The information on the Wiki takes the position that version one of the story is correct. If that’s the case, then what explains the renaming of other entities that have nothing to do with chickens? The truth is that it is time to open a debate but of course I am going to defend my points of view. If you have other opinions, feel free to leave a comment on the publication itself or on our wall. Thank you very much for reading this post!
Verdict: CAUGHT!!!!!!