TIL that when Kentucky Fried Chicken moved its headquarters to Tennessee, Colonel Sanders said “This ain’t no goddam Tennessee Fried Chicken, no matter what some slick, silk-suited son-of-a-bitch says”. The company moved back to Kentucky.

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1. Colonel Harland Sanders sold his Kentucky Fried Chicken restaurant chain in 1964, but remained its spokesman. From Wikipedia:

   >Despite selling the company, Sanders retained significant moral authority over executives and franchisees and made his feelings clear when he disagreed with corporate decisions. When Massey moved company headquarters from Kentucky to Nashville, Tennessee, Sanders was quoted as saying, “This ain’t no goddam Tennessee Fried Chicken, no matter what some slick, silk-suited son-of-a-bitch says” … [In 1966] Massey resigned from day-to-day management of the company (although he remained as chairman), and Brown relocated company headquarters to Louisville, Kentucky.

   Previously: [TIL that Colonel Sanders made surprise visits to KFC restaurants. If dissatisfied with the food he threw it to the floor while cursing out the employees.](https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/3i7bt8/til_that_colonel_sanders_made_surprise_visits_to/)

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2. No thanks. I’ll stick with CFA

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