KFC in Japan
Headquarters in Nishi-ku, Yokohama | |
Native name | 日本ケンタッキー・フライド・チキン株式会社 |
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Romanized name | Nihon Kentakkī Furaido Chikin kabushiki-gaisha |
| Company type | Private KK |
| TYO: 9873 | |
| Industry | Fast food |
| Predecessor | Kentucky Fried Chicken Japan, Ltd. (original, 1970–2014) |
| Founded | July 4, 1970 |
| Headquarters | Nishi-ku, , Japan |
Area served | Japan |
Key people | Masaki Kondo (President) |
| Brands | Redroof Pizza, Pizza Hut Japan, Natural Dining |
| Owner | The Carlyle Group |
| Subsidiaries | Kentucky Fried Chicken Japan, Ltd. |
| Website | japan |
KFC (an initialism for Kentucky Fried Chicken) is a fast food restaurant chain that specializes in fried chicken and is headquartered in Louisville, Kentucky, United States. It is the world's second largest restaurant chain (as measured by sales) after McDonald's, with 18,875 outlets in 118 countries and territories as of December 2013.
Japan is the third-largest market for KFC after China and the United States with 1,165 outlets as of December 2014. In Japan, 70 percent of sales are takeout, with customers tending to buy fried chicken for parties and other special occasions and eating it as a side dish.