CHAPTER I
Company Profile
HISTORY
Harland Sanders was born in 1890 and raised on a farm outside Henryville, Indiana (near Louisville, Kentucky). When Sanders was five years old, his father died, making his mother to work at a canning plant. This left Sanders, as the eldest son, to care for his two younger siblings. His mother taught him how to cook when he reached the age of seven. After leaving the family home at the age of 13, Sanders passed through several occupations, with mixed success. In 1930, he took over a Shell filling station on US Route 25 just outside North Corbin, Kentucky, a small town on the edge of the Appalachian Mountains. It was here that he first served to explorers the recipes that he had learned as a kid: fried chicken and other dishes such as steaks and country ham. After four years of helping from his own dining room table, Sanders acquired the larger filling station on the other side of the road and expanded to six tables. By 1936, …show more content…
To fight this, the company launched a new initiative with a plan to renovate its packaging, decor and uniforms, as well as expanding its menu.
ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE & DESIGN
KFC share in a divisional structure of Yum! Brands, Inc.
Pizza Hut, Long John Silver’s, Taco Bell and A&W are the other divisions
Offers spots to many people; good for senior executives
Eager, alert, and flexible to growth and change
KFC makes everything to be recognize and provide money to Yum! Brands, Inc.
CULTURE
Big on diversity in the office
Encourages dissimilarities in ethnic cultures, background and values
Team-oriented atmosphere
Emphases on educating everybody for something new
Promotes harmony in the workplace
Focuses on building connections and commitment within the company and amongst employees and customers and creating
Company Profile
HISTORY
Harland Sanders was born in 1890 and raised on a farm outside Henryville, Indiana (near Louisville, Kentucky). When Sanders was five years old, his father died, making his mother to work at a canning plant. This left Sanders, as the eldest son, to care for his two younger siblings. His mother taught him how to cook when he reached the age of seven. After leaving the family home at the age of 13, Sanders passed through several occupations, with mixed success. In 1930, he took over a Shell filling station on US Route 25 just outside North Corbin, Kentucky, a small town on the edge of the Appalachian Mountains. It was here that he first served to explorers the recipes that he had learned as a kid: fried chicken and other dishes such as steaks and country ham. After four years of helping from his own dining room table, Sanders acquired the larger filling station on the other side of the road and expanded to six tables. By 1936, …show more content…
To fight this, the company launched a new initiative with a plan to renovate its packaging, decor and uniforms, as well as expanding its menu.
ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE & DESIGN
KFC share in a divisional structure of Yum! Brands, Inc.
Pizza Hut, Long John Silver’s, Taco Bell and A&W are the other divisions
Offers spots to many people; good for senior executives
Eager, alert, and flexible to growth and change
KFC makes everything to be recognize and provide money to Yum! Brands, Inc.
CULTURE
Big on diversity in the office
Encourages dissimilarities in ethnic cultures, background and values
Team-oriented atmosphere
Emphases on educating everybody for something new
Promotes harmony in the workplace
Focuses on building connections and commitment within the company and amongst employees and customers and creating