The Colonel…
The final post in my series on Kentucky in the Asia-Pacific takes a look at… chicken!
Internationally, there can be little debate; Harland Sanders is the face of Kentucky in a way that no other individual can match. Kentucky Fried Chicken (now known as KFC in most of the U.S.) has become one of the most successful fast-food brands in the world, and the commodification of Sander’s image and persona has been key to that success.
The six posts that constitute the series can be found here. It’s been fun to write, but back to aircraft carriers and such next week…