- American businessman, best known for founding fast food chicken restaurant chain Kentucky Fried Chicken (now known as KFC) and later acting as the company's brand ambassador and symbol
Real name: | Colonel Harland David Sanders | Born: | 09 September 1890 Comment | When did Colonel Sanders die? / Died | 16 December 1980 | How many years did Colonel Sanders live? / Lived | 90 years | Where was Colonel Sanders born? | Henryville, Indiana, US | Zodiac sign: | Virgo |
Colonel Sanders Net worth 2024 (estimated)
| How much is Colonel Sanders worth? | Under review
| Nationality: | American | Hair color: | White |
Who was Colonel Sanders? / Facts
- His name and image are still symbols of the company
- Sanders held a number of jobs in his early life, such as steam engine stoker, insurance salesman and filling station operator
- He began selling fried chicken from his roadside restaurant in North Corbin, Kentucky, during the Great Depression
- Sanders recognized the potential of the restaurant franchising concept, and the first KFC franchise opened in Utah in 1952
- The company's rapid expansion across the United States and overseas was overwhelming for Sanders and in 1964 he sold the company to a group of investors led by John Y. Brown, Jr. and Jack C. Massey for $2 million ($15.3 million today)
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