Kentucky Fried Chicken is about to leave Kentucky as its owner, Yum! Brands said it would be leaving the state and opening two new brand headquarters in other states.

The Fortune 500 company that has been based in Louisville since 1997 on Tuesday announced plans to create two new brand headquarters in the U.S. in Plano, Texas, and Irvine, California. Officials said KFC will primarily be headquartered at the new Plano location.

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Citing their history in Kentucky and their commitment to the advancement of higher education, Yum! Brands will be providing a $1 million endowment to the University of Louisville College of Business which will fund Yum!-sponsored scholarships for students ...

“This strategic decision will involve relocating KFC U.S. corporate office employees currently in Louisville, Kentucky, to the KFC and Pizza Hut Global headquarters in Plano, Texas. In addition, U.S.-based remote employees will be asked to relocate to the campus where their work happens,” Yum! Brands said in a news release.

KFC is relocating its U.S. headquarters from Louisville, Kentucky, to Plano, Texas. While Louisville will retain some offices, the shift raises questions about the future of KFC employees in Kentucky.

Brands, will soon be leaving its home state of Kentucky. On Tuesday, Yum! Brands, a Fortune 500 company that has been based in Louisville since 1997, announced plans to create two new brand headquarters in the U.S. in Plano, Texas, and Irvine, California.

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Yum! Brands relocates KFC's U.S. headquarters from Kentucky to Texas as part of a strategic operational shift.

KFC U.S. corporate office employees currently in Louisville will relocate to the KFC and Pizza Hut Global headquarters in Plano, Texas.

Yum! Brands said it and the KFC Foundation would retain corporate offices in Louisville; however, the move still leaves a sting for residents of Kentucky. Louisville Mayor Craig Greenberg shared ...