KFC is the full name of Kentucky Fried Chicken, Kentucky Fried Chicken, or KFC, is one of the United States multinational restaurant chains, is the world's second largest fast food and the largest fried chicken chain, founded in 1952 by the founder of the Harlan Sanders, mainly sells fried chicken, hamburgers, French fries, rice, tarts, sodas, and other high-calorie fast-food products.

KFC is a subsidiary of Yum China Holdings Limited (Yum China) under the ticker symbol YUMC, and is the franchisee of Yum!Brands in mainland China, with the exclusive right to operate the KFC brand in mainland China. KFC has formed a strategic alliance with PepsiCo, fixing sales of carbonated beverages provided by PepsiCo has more than 33,000 chain stores and 840,000 employees in more than 100 countries and regions around the world.In June 2017, the 2017 BrandZ Top 100 Most Valuable Global Brands was announced, and KFC was ranked 81st. In the 2018 World's Top 500 Brands, KFC was ranked No. 12. On August 25, 2020, KFC decided to discontinue the "fingerlicking good" advertising slogan due to personal hygiene concerns during the outbreak. The classic slogan was sixty-four years old.