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Yum! Brands is taking the chicken out of Kentucky; its fried chicken brand headquarters, anyway.Kentucky Fried Chicken, part of Yum! Brands, will soon be leaving its home state.
The Fortune 500 company that has been based in Louisville since 1997 on Tuesday announced plans to create two new brand headquarters in the U.S. in Plano, Texas, and Irvine, California. Officials said KFC will primarily be headquartered at the new Plano location.
The move is expected to affect 100 KFC U.S. corporate employees, many of whom were based in Louisville before the announcement. Additionally, 90 remote workers will be expected to relocate over the next 18 months.
Where is KFC headquarters?
The current headquarters for KFC is 1441 Gardiner Lane, Louisville.
While the headquarters is leaving, individual restaurants are staying.
In a news release, Yum! Brands said KFC will continue to have a strong brand presence in Louisville “with the ambition of building a first-of-its-kind flagship restaurant.”
KFC will be headquartered in Plano, Texas, alongside sister brand Pizza Hut Global.
Yum! Brands said the move is intended “to foster greater collaboration among brands and employees.”
“These changes position us for sustainable growth and will help us better serve our customers, employees, franchisees and shareholders,” CEO David Gibbs said in the release. “Ultimately, bringing more of our people together on a consistent basis will maximize our unrivaled culture and talent as a competitive advantage. I’m confident this is another important step in growing our iconic restaurant brands globally.”
Is Yum! Brands headquarters leaving Kentucky?
Yum! Brands which also owns Taco Bell and Habit Bar & Grill brands, will retain its corporate headquarters and 560 employees in Louisville.
Yum! Brands plans to donate a $1 million endowment to the College of Business at the University of Louisville. The KFC Foundation also will keep its corporate offices in Louisville.
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Sen. Mitch McConnell, a Kentucky Republican, was admitted to the hospital Sunday morning, according to his spokesperson.
“Senator McConnell was admitted to the hospital this morning. He is receiving excellent care,” spokesperson David Popp said.
The statement did not address the cause of McConnell’s hospitalization or his condition.
Sen. Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., questions Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, May 20, 2025.
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McConnell, 84, has faced a series of health issues in recent years. In March 2023, he suffered a concussion and broken ribs after a fall. Months later, he froze midsentence during a news conference that July. CNN later reported he had suffered two other falls earlier that year.
McConnell became a senator in 1985 and the body’s majority leader in 2015. In that role, he helped shape President Donald Trump’s first term, especially helping to usher through hundreds of federal judges.
But during Trump’s second term, McConnell, who is no longer in the Senate leadership position, has often found himself at odds with the president.
This is a developing story and will be updated.
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(LEX NEWS) — Kentucky’s Touchstone Energy Cooperatives serves more than just its members. Its 17 co-ops work together to serve Kentucky communities by helping nonprofit organizations.
In this month’s edition of “What’s Watt,” Sha Phillips joins Jennifer Palumbo to talk about the organization’s long history of partnering with nonprofit organizations, including the Ronald McDonald Houses in Lexington and Louisville, as well as Special Olympics Kentucky.
Learn more at Community | Together We Save KY | Kentucky’s Touchstone Energy Cooperatives.
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