The founder of KFC is Colonel Harland Sanders.

Colonel Harlan Sanders is the founder of the KFC brand. Invented the famous "Kentucky Fried Chicken" and created the "KFC Fast Food Chain" business.

Harland Sanders was born on September 9, 1890, in a farm near Henryville, Indiana, USA. The family is not very wealthy, but they are still doing well. However, when he was 6 years old, his father passed away, leaving his mother and three children to live a difficult life.

In order to make a living, my mother had to take on many jobs outside. She had to go to the food factory to peel potatoes during the day, and continued to sew clothes for others at night. She had no time to take care of the young children at home. Sanders was the eldest. He shouldered the heavy responsibility of taking care of his younger siblings. During the day, his mother was not at home, so little Sanders had to cook by himself. One year later, he learned to cook 20 dishes and became a well-known cooking expert.

When he was 12 years old, his mother remarried, but the relationship between Sanders and his stepfather was not very good. He did not want to study anymore until he was in the sixth grade. The atmosphere at home was extremely stuffy, and Sanders Decided to go to work and change the environment again. He came to work on a farm in Greenwood. Although it was hard work, he could still maintain his personal food and clothing. Since then, he has changed countless kinds of jobs. He has tried almost any job. He has worked as a painter, a firefighter, sold insurance, and served as a soldier for a while. Later, he also obtained a correspondence law degree, which enabled him to work in the field of law. Sheriff of Little Rock, Kansas for a time.

When he was 40 years old, Sanders came to Kentucky and opened a Kebin gas station. Because there were many customers coming and going to refuel, and seeing the hungry faces of these long-distance travellers, Sanders I had an idea, why don't I make some convenience food to meet the needs of these people? Moreover, his craftsmanship is already good, and his wife and children often praise him. As soon as he thought of it, he cooked some daily meals in the small kitchen of the gas station to attract customers.

During this period, Sanders launched its own specialty food, which was the prototype of the later world-famous KFC fried chicken. Due to its delicious and unique taste, fried chicken soon became warmly welcomed. Customers praised the restaurant, and some even came not to refuel, but to eat the fried chicken from Kebin Gas Station.

When he first started doing this, Sanders was trying to expand his gas station business, but the reputation of fried chicken exceeded the gas station. Due to the increasing number of customers, the gas station could no longer accommodate it. Just across the street, Sanders opened a Sanders restaurant specializing in his specialty—fried chicken.

In order to ensure quality, Sandoz put on an apron and started frying, and invested in expanding a large restaurant that can accommodate 142 people. In doing so, he created a rudimentary market for fried chicken. In the following years, while running the business, he studied the special ingredients for fried chicken (containing 11 kinds of herbs and spices, which make the skin of the fried chicken form a thin, almost unbaked shell, making the chicken moist and delicious. To this day) , this ingredient formula is still in use, but the number of condiments has increased to 40, and this is KFC’s most important secret weapon, just like Coca-Cola’s formula).

By 1935, Sanders' fried chicken was famous far and wide. In order to thank him for his special contribution to the state's food, Kentucky Governor Ruby LaFond officially awarded him the rank of Kentucky Colonel, so people call him "Dear Colonel Sanders" to this day.