1939 In a restaurant in Corbin, Kentucky, Colonel Harland Sanders prepared a secret recipe of fried chicken with 1 1 seasoning.
1952, Colonel Harland Sanders established the first fried chicken franchise business, and the prototype of KFC began.
1987, KFC entered China and opened the first western-style fast food chain restaurant in China at Qianmen.
On August 1 day, 2000, the first KFC franchise store in China was officially handed over in liyang city.
On May 3rd, 2000, the website of China KFC was officially opened.
In June 2000, China Food Health Advisory Committee was formally established.
On September 3rd, 2002, the first KFC drive-in restaurant in China opened in Beijing.
On September 12, 2002, the 700th KFC restaurant in China opened in Shenzhen, and the "China KFC Dawn Fund" was established nationwide.
On June 6th, 2004, the1000th restaurant of China KFC opened in Beijing, and the White Paper of China KFC Food Health Policy was released.
On September 2nd, 2004, China KFC National Junior Three Basketball Championship Challenge was officially launched.
On June 5438+February 65438+March 2004, the first1200th restaurant of China KFC opened in Sanya.
On August 8th, 2005, KFC announced that it would "change for China and make every effort to create a new fast food".
On June 65438+1October1day, 2005, the1500th KFC restaurant in China and the second drive-through restaurant in China and Shanghai opened in Shanghai.
On July 6th, 2006, the third and fourth drive-through restaurants of China KFC opened in Nanjing and Wuxi respectively.
On August 3rd, 2006, KLOC-0, China KFC National Youth Aerobics Competition was officially launched.
In the second half of 2006, China KFC launched "KFC Express Delivery" in Shanghai, and began to set foot in the take-away market, which has now expanded to the whole country.
In 2007, on the occasion of the 20th anniversary of KFC's entry into China, a series of activities were carried out with the theme of "gratitude and return".
On June 8th, 2007, 165438+ China KFC opened its 2000th restaurant in Chengdu, and simultaneously launched the "China KFC Catering Health Fund".
In 2008, China KFC launched a 24-hour restaurant in Shanghai.
On June 16, 2009, the 2600th KFC restaurant in China was settled in Zhengzhou, and the second phase of "China KFC Dawn Fund" was launched, with a total funding of over 80 million yuan.
20 1 June1day, the 3000th China KFC restaurant opened in Shanghai, and simultaneously launched a brand-new slogan "Life is so beautiful".
2011165438+1October 23rd, owner of KFC in Yum! China! Brands such as KFC, Pizza Hut and Oriental White Restaurant under Yum! Will join hands with Sinopec. As early as more than five years ago, McDonald's took the lead in signing a strategic cooperation agreement with Sinopec to open a drive-in restaurant at Sinopec gas station.