- KFC is moving out of Kentucky.
- Yum Brands said that it would shift its brands into offices in Texas and California.
- It said that it would also ask 90 of its US-based remote employees to return to the office.
KFC is shifting its US headquarters from Kentucky to Texas.
KFC’s parent company Yum Brands said in a press release on Tuesday that the group would designate two brand headquarters in the US — one in Plano, Texas, and one in Irvine, California.
The relocation marks a shift away from the fried chicken chain’s roots in Kentucky. Yum Brands’ current headquarters is in Louisville, Kentucky.
The group said in the release that the shift in headquarters was to “foster greater collaboration among brands and employees.”
However, Yum Brands and the KFC Foundation would maintain corporate offices in Louisville, the release said.
The company said it would also ask KFC’s US-based corporate office employees — who are currently working in Louisville — to relocate to the Plano headquarters.
About 90 remote employees will also be called back to the office. The release said that they would be relocated to “the campus where their work happens.”
“The relocation of approximately 100 KFC U.S. corporate roles will occur over the next six months, while the relocation of 90 remote positions will take place over the next 18 months,” the release read.
Yum Brands is the parent company of four food and beverage chains — KFC, Taco Bell, Pizza Hut, and Habit Burger & Grill.
There are over 4,100 KFC stores in the US. KFC’s website wrote that globally, the store count exceeds 30,000 in more than 145 countries.
The group released its fourth-quarter earnings on February 6, reporting an 8% sales growth globally, with KFC’s sales growing 6%.
Yum Brands’ stock is up about 10% from the start of the year.
Representatives for KFC did not respond to a request for comment from Business Insider, sent outside regular business hours.
