Colonel sanders kfc biography sampler
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Colonel Harland David Sanders (September 9, – December 16, ) was an American businessman known for inventing the fast-food chicken restaurant chain Kentucky Fried Chicken (commonly known as KFC) and subsequently serving as the brand ambassador and symbol for the firm. His name and likeness are still associated with the company. The title "colonel" is an honorific name given by the Commonwealth of Kentucky to its highest-ranking official, the Kentucky Colonel, and is not a military rank. By issuing letters patent, the Governor of Kentucky bestows the distinction of a colonel's commission.
Information of Colonel Harland
Full Name- Harland David Sanders
Born- September 9,
Died- December 16, (KFC owner age- 90)
Nationality- American
Education- La Salle Extension University
Occupation- Businessman; restaurateur
Years active- –
Board member of- Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC founder)
Spouse(s)- Josephine King
Children- 3
Early life
The KFC owner's life st
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Colonel Sanders and the American Dream
From Aunt Jemima and Uncle Ben to the Jolly Green Giant and Ronald McDonald, corporate icons sell billions of dollars’ worth of products. But only one of them was ever a real person—Colonel Sanders of Kentucky Fried Chicken/KFC. From a s roadside café in Corbin, Kentucky, Harland Sanders launched a fried chicken business that now circles the globe, serving “finger lickin’ good” chicken to more than 12 million people every day. But to get there, he had to give up control of his company and even his own image, becoming a mere symbol to people today who don’t know that Colonel Sanders was a very real human being. This book tells his story—the story of a dirt-poor striver with unlimited ambition who personified the American Dream.
Acclaimed cultural historian Josh Ozersky defines the American Dream as being able to transcend your roots and create yourself as you see passform. Harland Sanders did exactly that. Forced at age ten to go to work to help su
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The Story Behind KFC - Colonel Sanders..
His chicken is now served daily across the United States as well as in more than eighty other countries. It is one of the largest fast food corporations in the world.
One of the most amazing aspects of his life is the fact that when he reached the age of sixty-five years old, after running a restaurant for several years, Harland Sanders found himself penniless. He retired and received his first social security check which was for one hundred and five dollars. And that was just the beginning of his international fame and financial success story
Did you know that Colonel Sanders, the founder of Kentucky Fried Chicken, was a devout Christian?
Apart from being a successful Christian, he was also a very successful businessman.
He testified that it was his faith in the Lord that provided him with the motivation to succeed even when he was already 65 years old.
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