December 16 - Let's discuss what happened on that day
By LindaOH
@LindaOHio (222624)
United States
December 16, 2019 1:48pm CST
National Chocolate Covered Anything Day
Stupid Toy Day
1980 - Colonel Sanders passed away. He was born in 1890. He founded Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC) and acted as the company brand ambassador and symbol. He developed his secret recipe of spices and patented his way of cooking chicken in a pressure fryer. The first KFC franchise opened in 1952 in Salt Lake City, Utah. In 1963 he trademarked the phrase, "It's finger licking good". Rapid expansion to more than 600 franchises in the United States and overseas became too much for Sanders; and he sold the operation in 1964 for $2 million ($16.2 million today). He retained control of franchises in Canada and became a salaried brand ambassador.
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@FourWalls (86765)
• United States
17 Dec 19
Can we cover a stupid toy in chocolate? Nah, waste of chocolate.
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@porwest (112864)
• United States
8 Feb 23
In particular, the story of Colonel Sanders is one of determination and inspriation to anyone who thinks its too late to have a success story, although I do think he undersold himself quite a bit not realizing the true value of what he had. Nonetheless, when he sold the business, it may have been one of things that really catapulted the business.
But his whole story is entirely fascinating.
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@LindaOHio (222624)
• United States
8 Feb 23
Yes. Have you ever been down to the original location in Kentucky?
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@porwest (112864)
• United States
9 Feb 23
@LindaOHio No. I have not. But I imagine it would be interesting to see.
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@LindaOHio (222624)
• United States
10 Feb 23
@porwest It is pretty interesting. So was Mammoth Cave.
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