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The history of KFC

CFetters_Nacho_LoverCFetters_Nacho_Lover Moderator, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 28,862
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I just read through the history photo porn thread and the posts about I-5 going through downtown reminded me of the story of Colonel Sanders and the start of the KFC empire.

He originally owned a gas station along the Dixie Highway and the start of I-75 2 miles from town meant he would lose out on the traffic so he took his secret spices and started selling the franchise rights to what eventually became one of the largest, if not the largest franchise chains ever.

https://youtu.be/pKa_u31EJwU


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    RaceBannonRaceBannon Member, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 101,301
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    My grand dad built the Evergreen Ballroom on the original 2 lane 99 a couple years before the glitzy 4 lane Martin Way opened up taking folks from Nisqually to downtown Olympia. It worked out though because being in the middle of nowhere close to Ft Lewis allowed the Black acts to play and the soldiers and townies to mix.

    What the Interstates did was move commerce to the outskirts of towns away from downtown. Interstates were the cure for traffic lights which we no longer had time for as the pace of the world picked up

    Sears and JC Penny moved to the South Sound Mall. Capital Mall would follow and be repeated across America. The national store won.

    Downtown Olympia became TESC grads selling trinkets.

    Things change
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    biak1biak1 Member Posts: 3,987
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    The people of the Czech Republic love them some KFC, too.
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    doogiedoogie Member Posts: 15,072
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    DerekJohnson said:

    How KFC Became a Christmas Tradition in Japan

    What began in 1974 as an impulse promotion by a KFC store manager in Nagoya, has turned into a national tradition in Japan.

    3.6 million families dine at KFC every December 25th.


    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=46JaN2NZoks

    Can confirm. KFC and Christmas Cake
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    DerekJohnsonDerekJohnson Administrator, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 59,983
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    biak1 said:

    The people of the Czech Republic love them some KFC, too.

    Link?
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    biak1biak1 Member Posts: 3,987
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    DerekJohnson said:

    biak1 said:

    The people of the Czech Republic love them some KFC, too.

    Link?
    I was like, there man.
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    GrundleStiltzkinGrundleStiltzkin Member Posts: 61,481
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    CFetters_Nacho_Lover said:

    I just read through the history photo porn thread and the posts about I-5 going through downtown reminded me of the story of Colonel Sanders and the start of the KFC empire.

    He originally owned a gas station along the Dixie Highway and the start of I-75 2 miles from town meant he would lose out on the traffic so he took his secret spices and started selling the franchise rights to what eventually became one of the largest, if not the largest franchise chains ever.

    https://youtu.be/pKa_u31EJwU


    Sounds like deeply racist origins.
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    PurpleThrobberPurpleThrobber Member Posts: 41,821
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    doogie said:

    DerekJohnson said:

    How KFC Became a Christmas Tradition in Japan

    What began in 1974 as an impulse promotion by a KFC store manager in Nagoya, has turned into a national tradition in Japan.

    3.6 million families dine at KFC every December 25th.


    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=46JaN2NZoks

    Can confirm. KFC and Christmas Cake
    MoraYummyCake?
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    RoadDawg55RoadDawg55 Member, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 30,123
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    https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=yGUMA2LwskQ

    Anyone watch the Mario Lopez Lifetime movie about KFC?
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    DerekJohnsonDerekJohnson Administrator, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 59,983
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    DerekJohnson said:

    How KFC Became a Christmas Tradition in Japan

    What began in 1974 as an impulse promotion by a KFC store manager in Nagoya, has turned into a national tradition in Japan.

    3.6 million families dine at KFC every December 25th.


    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=46JaN2NZoks


    But....



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    CFetters_Nacho_LoverCFetters_Nacho_Lover Moderator, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 28,862
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    RoadDawg55 said:

    https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=yGUMA2LwskQ

    Anyone watch the Mario Lopez Lifetime movie about KFC?

    I did not but was it an actual movie? My kid said it was like 15 minutes and more like a commercial.
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    BennyBeaverBennyBeaver Member Posts: 13,333
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    Burger King closing shift, The rust colored corduroy pants were auce. Swamp ass nut huggers. Especially after hosing down the fry racks and disassembling the salad bar. Free meal every shift! I guess graduating from BKU was my first degree.

    7-11 graveyard shift. All the pop you could drink. Unlimited nachos too.

    Spent one summer measuring every street and road in Eugene OR. Also rated the road surface using a system developed at UW. CSB.
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    Purple_PillsPurple_Pills Member, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 1,817
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    https://youtu.be/ihjaPfVhrbo
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    DerekJohnsonDerekJohnson Administrator, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 59,983
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    BennyBeaver said:

    Burger King closing shift, The rust colored corduroy pants were auce. Swamp ass nut huggers. Especially after hosing down the fry racks and disassembling the salad bar. Free meal every shift! I guess graduating from BKU was my first degree.

    7-11 graveyard shift. All the pop you could drink. Unlimited nachos too.

    Spent one summer measuring every street and road in Eugene OR. Also rated the road surface using a system developed at UW. CSB.

    What does this have to do with the history of KFC?
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    BennyBeaverBennyBeaver Member Posts: 13,333
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    CFetters_Nacho_Lover said:

    DerekJohnson said:

    BennyBeaver said:

    Burger King closing shift, The rust colored corduroy pants were auce. Swamp ass nut huggers. Especially after hosing down the fry racks and disassembling the salad bar. Free meal every shift! I guess graduating from BKU was my first degree.

    7-11 graveyard shift. All the pop you could drink. Unlimited nachos too.

    Spent one summer measuring every street and road in Eugene OR. Also rated the road surface using a system developed at UW. CSB.

    What does this have to do with the history of KFC?

    Sounds like some poasters need to learn the difference between the history of KFC thread and the hardest/worst job you’ve ever had thread.
    Mods!?
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