List of countries with KFC franchises

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World map of KFC outlets, red showing current locations, pink showing Cuba whose only KFC is on a U.S. military base, and dark gray showing former locations

This is a list of countries with KFC franchises.

In 2024, there are at least 29,000 KFC outlets in 147 countries and territories in the world where 10,000 of those stores are in China alone.[1] The first KFC franchise opened in the United States in 1952.[2] The first overseas franchise was established in the United Kingdom in May 1965.[citation needed] A large number of Caribbean and developed Western markets entered by the early 1970s. This was followed by expansion throughout the Middle East and developed Asian markets from the mid-1970s and into the 1980s. China was entered in 1987. Expansions were made into most of Europe and South America in the early 1990s. The most recent area of expansion is Africa, where the company is targeting the continent's growing middle class.

The major markets for KFC include China (10,000 stores), the United States (3,943 stores), Japan (1,140 stores), India (1,000 stores), South Africa (960 stores), the United Kingdom (928 stores), Thailand (853 stores), Malaysia (770 stores), Indonesia (742 stores), Australia (699 stores), and Canada (601 stores).[3]

The global operations are overseen by Yum International, which is headquartered in Louisville, Kentucky. Yum! typically grant a master franchise to a local operator, or take a stake in a joint venture between such a company and itself. In 11 countries, Yum! International manages KFC directly, including China, Russia and India.[4] Worldwide, major franchise holders range from large local conglomerates such as Jardine Matheson and Doosan Group, to companies specifically established to run restaurants franchises, such as AmRest. In Japan, Malaysia and Indonesia, the major franchise holders are publicly listed companies. On the other hand, in smaller markets such as some Caribbean islands, the franchises may be operated by a single individual.

Current markets

Africa

Country/region Year entered Outlets First outlet Owner/major operator Notes
Algeria 2024 2 Algiers,Algeria Azadea Group KFC opened in Algeria on April 14, 2024, but it was closed by local authorities two days later, because of Algerian protesting against KFC and supporting Palestine.[5] However, it opened again without the company logo,[5] and a new outlet opened in the City Center mall in Algiers.
Angola 2012 9 Maianga, Luanda Grupo Ibersol [6]
Botswana 1992 16 Gaborone Baobab Energy Botswana [7][8]
Egypt 1973 136 Americana Group
Eswatini 1993 10 Mbabane KFC South Africa
Gabon 2019 5 Libreville Resto Group [9]
Ghana 2011 28 Greater Accra Mohinani Group [10]
Ivory Coast 2018 6 Abidjan, Marcory Vivo Energy [11]
Kenya 2011 36 Nairobi Kuku Foods East Africa [12][13][14]
Lesotho 2012 8 KFC Baobab Lesotho (Pty) Ltd [15]
Madagascar 2019 2 Antananarivo
Malawi 2012 2 Blantyre Afribrand Limited [16][17]
Mauritius 1983 22 Curepipe Food & Allied Group [17]
Morocco 2001 18 Casablanca Americana Group [18]
Mozambique 2007 12 Maputo Grupo Ibersol
Namibia 1992 21 Baobab Energy Namibia [19]
Nigeria 2009 24 Lagos Devyani International Nigeria Limited [20][21]
Rwanda 2020 1 Kigali Kuku Foods East Africa [22]
Senegal 2019 3 Dakar Sedima Group [23]
South Africa 1971 955 Devco Divested its holdings from 1987 until 1994 to a holding company after U.S. Congress passed a law forbidding U.S. companies from owning South African assets.[24] KFC sold its assets to Devco, which managed the trademark.[25]
Sudan 2019 8 Araak Group [citation needed]
Tanzania 2013 6 Dar es Salaam Kuku Foods East Africa [26][27][28]
Tunisia 2018 11 HBG group [29]
Uganda 2013 17 Kampala Kuku Foods East Africa [30]
Zambia 2011 7 [31]
Zimbabwe 1991–2008, 2013 10 Country Bird Holdings KFC left the country in 2008 after the franchise holder failed to meet Yum!'s standards. Reopened in December 2013.[18]

Gallery

The following is a gallery of KFC outlets in African countries
A KFC restaurant in Cairo, Egypt
A KFC outlet in Nairobi, Kenya
A KFC restaurant in a railway station in Marrakesh, Morocco
A KFC restaurant with a drive thru in Walvis Bay, Namibia
A KFC restaurant in Ilorin, Nigeria
A KFC drive thru restaurant in Pretoria, South Africa
A KFC restaurant in Mwananyamala, Tanzania


Asia

Country/region Year
entered
Owner/major operator Notes
Armenia 2007[32] Derjava[33] 14 outlets.[3][34]
Azerbaijan 2011[35] GFC Ltd[35] 31 outlets. In October 2012, the world's largest KFC opened in Baku. The 1,600-square-meter outlet, with a seating capacity of 300, is housed in the city's Sabunçu rail station built in 1926. AFK Ltd reportedly invested 3 million euros to restore the nearly destroyed building.[36][37] 31 outlets.[3]
Bahrain 1973 Americana Group[18] 22 outlets.[38]
Bangladesh 2006[39] Transcom Group[39] First outlet opened at Gulshan in 2006. As of 2024, there are 39 outlets.[40]
Brunei 1980[citation needed] QSR Brands (M) Holdings Sdn Bhd 17 outlets,[3] first outlet in Marshall Road, Saturn District, Bandar Seri Begawan.[citation needed] Also the first possible foreign fast food chain in Brunei, hence the possible opening year being 1980. Second outlet opened in Battersea Road, Saturn District in 1982. The first outlet after independence opened on 19 January 1984, at Eltingville Road.
China 1987[41] Yum China[42] KFC's largest market. The first Kentucky Fried Chicken outlet opened on Qianmen Street in downtown Beijing in 1987.[43] As of the end of March, 2024, KFC has 10,000 outlets in over 2,000 cities.[44]
Cambodia 2008 The Royal Group and QSR Brands (M) Holdings Sdn Bhd 11 outlets.[3] Ten of these are clustered in the capital Phnom Penh. Established in March 2008. KFC is one of Royal Group of Companies Ltd (The Royal Group) business, a partnership with the Malaysian QSR brands and Rightlink Corporation. The Royal Group is one of the largest conglomerates in Cambodia with substantial investments in media, telecommunications, banking, education, property development and trading.
Georgia 2010 ? 16 outlets.[3]
Hong Kong (British Hong Kong at the time) 1973–1975, 1985–present[45] Birdland Ltd[45] 75 outlets.[3] KFC was the first American fast food chain to enter Hong Kong in 1973, with an outlet in Mei Foo Sun Chuen.[46] There were 11 outlets by mid-1974, but by September 1974 many outlets had closed.[47] The remaining 4 outlets were closed in February 1975. KFC misjudged the local market and failed to develop a suitable business model, with its takeout only stores failing to catch on.[48] Chickens imported from China were fed fishmeal, which ruined the taste.[48] The chain was reintroduced by Swire Group in September 1985, with an outlet opened on Jordan Road, at a cost of $3 million.[49] A second outlet was opened on Causeway Bay in 1986.[49] By 1995 there were 17 outlets.[50] Sold to Birdland in 1997.[49]
India 1995[51] Sapphire Foods Ltd[52]
Devyani International Ltd[53]
KFC's first outlet in India was a two-storey outlet on Brigade Road in Bangalore opened in June 1995.[51] 1,000 outlets.[54]
Indonesia 1979[55] PT Fastfood Indonesia[55] First outlet in Jalan Melawai, Jakarta.[55] Listed on the Jakarta Stock Exchange.[55] 689 outlets.[3] It is currently owned by PT Indoritel Makmur Internasional, which also owns Indomaret. See KFC Indonesia
Iraq 2015 Americana Group 10 outlets.[3] Americana Group opened the first restaurant in Kurdistan Region at Family Mall; seven outlets can be found in Erbil, one outlet in Duhok and five outlets in Baghdad
Israel 1993–2014, 2020–present Mefco

Smart Service

First restaurant opened in Nazareth 19 outlets[56]
Japan 1970[57] KFC Holdings Japan, Ltd[58] First outlet opened in Nagoya.[57] 1,131 outlets.[3]
Jordan 1984 Americana Group[18] 27 outlets.[3]
Kazakhstan 2008 Americana Group[18] The first restaurant was opened in Astana on 25 October 2008.
70 outlets as of 2022.[59][3]
Kuwait 1973[60] Americana Group[60] 66 outlets. Americana Group opened the first KFC outlet in Kuwait in 1973 marking the brand's debut in the Middle East. In the years that followed, Americana Group expanded the brand's presence across the Middle East and North Africa region.
Kyrgyzstan 2017  ? 4 outlets.[3]
Lebanon 1973 Shaban Brothers Ltd[18] KFC Master Franchisee's from 1973 to 1993.[61] 23 outlets.[3]
Macau (Portuguese Macau at the time) c. 1989  ? 5 outlets,[3] first outlet in Rosa Buena Street, Coloane.[citation needed]
Malaysia 1973–1992, 2004–present[62] QSR Brands (M) Holdings Sdn Bhd[63] The first KFC outlet was opened in 1973 on Jalan Tuanku Abdul Rahman. 770 outlets.[3]

[64] Kentucky Nuggets was conceived in Malaysia and then found its way to KFC worldwide. Today, Kentucky Nuggets is one of KFC's successes.[65] KFC led the chained fast food market in 2011, with 45 percent of value sales.[66]

Maldives 2018 Sapphire Foods[52] 2 outlets.[3]
Mongolia 2013[67] Tavan Bogd Group[68] 12 outlets.[3] The first Western fast food chain to open in the country.[69]
Myanmar 2015 Yoma Strategic Holdings One outlet open in Yangon on June 30.[70] 33 outlets.[3]
Nepal 2009[71] Devyani International[71] 12 outlets: eight in Kathmandu, at DurbarMargh, Boudha, Thimi, Maharajgunj, Labim Mall, BlueBird mall, Kalanki, Tripureshwar; one in Itahari, one in Bharatpur, one in Hetauda, and one in Lakeside Pokhara.[72]
Oman 1986[73] Americana Group[18] 36 outlets.[74]
Pakistan c. late 1960s[75] Delicious Holdings[76] First entered Pakistan in the late 1960s to early 1970s but subsequently closed down.[77] Reopened in Gulshan-e-Iqbal in Karachi in 1997.[75] 115 outlets as of January 2023.
Palestine 2011[79] ACRFF 15 outlets, First branch opened September 10, 2011 at Plaza Mall in Ramallah. 9 outlets including 3 in Ramallah.[80]
Philippines 1966[81] Wholesome Foods, Inc.[82] 332 outlets.[3] In June 1994, Manuel U. Agustines obtained the sole franchise over the sale and distribution of KFC products in the Philippines, under the corporate name of Quick Service Restaurants (QSR) Corporation.
Qatar 1976 Americana Group[18] 39 outlets.
Saudi Arabia 1975 Americana Group[18] 220 outlets.[3]
Singapore 1977[83] QSR Brands (M) Holdings Sdn Bhd[84] First outlet opened on Somerset Road in 1977.[83] 40 stores by 1992, when it was acquired by KFC International.[85] In 2002, KFC Singapore was acquired by KFC (Malaysia) Holdings Bhd.[85] 86 outlets in 2012.[3][86] All Singaporean KFC locations are certified halal.[87]
South Korea 1984[88] Orchestra Private Equity[89] 190 stores.[3] KFC Korea had a good startoff in the beginning, but experienced a decline in the mid-2000s. Opening its first store in 1984 in Jongno of the capital Seoul, the outlet number has increased with its 100th store at Mokdong of Seoul (1996), and its 200th store near Seoul University (2000).[90] However, KFC's outlet closed due to failing sales, and dipped to around 120 stores by 2009.[91]

As of June 2014, KFC reopened some of its stores and operates 170 outlets in South Korea.[92]

Sri Lanka 1995[93] Cargills Ceylon PLC[93] Currently 62 outlets, with the first outlet opening at Majestic City, Colombo, in 1995.
Taiwan 1985[94] Jardine Matheson[94] Taiwan's first KFC outlet was opened in the Ximending district of Taipei.[94] It was initially a joint venture between KFC and Uni-President Enterprises Corporation, Taiwan's largest food company, until President sold its stake in 1997. Jardine's acquired full control of the poorly performing KFC Taiwan from Yum! in 2010.[94][95] 153 outlets.[3]
Tajikistan 2021[96]  ? First outlet opened in Dushanbe.[96] 8 outlets.[97]
Thailand 1984[98] Yum Restaurants International (Thailand) and Central Restaurants Group[99] 717 outlets.[3] Originally opened in 1970 but closed down after the end of the Vietnam War in 1975.[100] KFC reopened in Thailand at CentralPlaza Lardprao in Bangkok.[71]
Turkey[101] 1989 KFC Turkey 278 outlets.[3]
United Arab Emirates 1975[102] Americana Group[18] 151 outlets.[3]
Uzbekistan 2018[103] International Food Chain First outlet opened in Tashkent. Today there are 14 outlets overall, including 11 outlets in Tashkent, 1 in Kokand, 1 in Andijan, and 1 in Samarkand.[3][104]
Vietnam 1997[105] KFC Vietnam First outlet opened in Ho Chi Minh City.[106] Jardine Matheson acquired a 25% stake in the company in 2011.[107] 136 outlets.[3] Euromonitor estimated that KFC has 15% of the fast food market by value in 2011, making it the leading company.[108]
Yemen 2002 Unknown One outlet in Sanaa.[109]

Gallery

The following is a gallery of KFC outlets in Asian countries
A KFC restaurant in Yerevan, Armenia
A KFC outlet in Dhaka, Bangladesh
A KFC restaurant in Sengkurong, Brunei
A KFC restaurant in Zhengzhou, China
A KFC restaurant in Hong Kong
A KFC restaurant in Chennai, India
A KFC outlet in Bandung, Indonesia
A KFC outlet in Baghdad, Iraq
A KFC restaurant in Hekinan, Japan
A KFC restaurant in Amman, Jordan
A former KFC restaurant in Kuwait City, Kuwait
A KFC restaurant in Johor Bahru, Malaysia
A KFC restaurant in Macau
A KFC restaurant in Yangon, Myanmar
A KFC restaurant in Faisalabad, Pakistan
KFC in Birzeit, Palestine
A KFC restaurant in Dipolog, Philippines
A KFC restaurant in Yanbu, Saudi Arabia
A KFC restaurant in the Woodlands MRT station in Singapore. 
A KFC restaurant in Colombo, Sri Lanka
A KFC restaurant in New Taipei City, Taiwan
A KFC in Krabi, Thailand
KFC in Trabzon, Turkey

Caribbean, Central and South America

Country/region Year entered Outlets First outlet Owner/major operator Notes
Antigua and Barbuda N/A 3[3] ? KFC Antigua[110]
Argentina 1980–1990, 2010 18[111][112] Buenos Aires[111][112] Desarrollos Gastronomicos S.A.
Aruba N/A 4[3] ? Hucor Holding
Bahamas 1967[113] 13[3] ? Myers Group[114]
Barbados 1971[115] 12[3] ?  ?
Bolivia 2014 3[3] Santa Cruz de la Sierra[116] Delosur S.A.[117]
Bonaire 1992 1[3] ? Harborside Foodcourt, NV, Ruth van Tilburg-Obre
Brazil 1973–1982, 1992–2000, 2008[118][119][120][121] 60[3] ? Brazil Fast Food Corporation[118] The company entered a change in strategy in 1997, when it announced plans to close its 7 urban locations and relocate to 8 shopping centre locations.[120] 44 outlets on States of Bahia, Rio de Janeiro, Ceará, São Paulo, Paraná and Distrito Federal.
Cayman Islands 1976[122] 3 ? KFC Cayman[122] Was the first food franchise in the Caymans.[122]
Chile 1992[123] 97[3] Santiago[124] Desarrollos Gastronomicos S.A. (Degasa)[111]
Colombia 1993[125] 79[3] ? INT[126]
Costa Rica 1970[127] 43[3] Paseo Colon[127] QSR International[127]
Cuba 2004 1 Guantanamo Bay Naval Base AAFES
Curaçao  ? 7[3] ? Hucor Holding[128]
Dominica 2010 1[3] ? Fine Foods Inc[129]
Dominican Republic 1997 27[3] ? Kentucky Foods Group Ltd[130]
Ecuador 1975[131] 144[3] Quito[131] INT Food Services Corp. KFC is the largest fast food chain in Ecuador, and it is KFC's largest market in the region.[131]
El Salvador 2004 7[3] ? Corporacion de Franquicias Americanas (CFA)
French Guiana  ? 4 ?  ?
Grenada  ? 4[3] ?  ?
Guadeloupe  ? 5[3] ?  ?
Guatemala 2009[132] 7[3] ?  ?
Guyana 1994-2014, 2016[133][134][135][136] 5[3] Georgetown[134] Didco[133] Reached four outlets, but the market was abandoned in 2014.[135] Reopened in 2016.[136]
Honduras 2004[137] 15[3] San Pedro Sula[137] Grupo Comidas[137]
Jamaica 2010[138] 40[3] Kingston[139] Restaurants of Jamaica[139]
Martinique  ? 1[3] ?  ?
Panama 1969[140] 44[3] ? Franquicias Panamenas
Paraguay 2014[141] 3[3] ? Southfood S.A.
Peru 1981[142] 140[3] Lima Delosi[143] KFC is the oldest and the largest US fast food chain in Peru.
Puerto Rico 1967[144] 81[3] ? Encanto Restaurants, Inc
Saint Kitts and Nevis 02 1[3] ?  ?
Saint Lucia  ? 4[3] ?  ?
Sint Maarten  ? 4[3] ?  ?
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 1986 2[3] Kingstown Ken Boyea[145]
Suriname 1996[146] 6[3] ? Cirkel Group[147]
Trinidad & Tobago 1973[148] 60[149] St James, Port of Spain Prestige Holdings Limited[150]
United States Virgin Islands  ? 5[3] ?  ?
Venezuela 1973 25[3] ?  ?

Gallery

The following is a gallery of KFC outlets in Caribbean, Central, and South American countries
A KFC restaurant in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
A KFC restaurant in Bogota, Colombia
A KFC restaurant in Quito, Ecuador. The country is the largest market for the chain in the Caribbean and South America, with more than 150 locations. 
A KFC restaurant in St. George's, Grenada
A KFC restaurant in Kingston, Jamaica
A KFC outlet in Lima, Peru

Europe

Country/region Year
entered
Outlets First outlet Owner/major operator Notes
Albania 2016 8[151] Tirana Global Fast Food The first outlet in Albania opened in April 2016 at the Tirana East Gate Mall,[152] with further expansion since. KFC is the first international fast food chain in Albania.
Austria 1970–1975,[153] 2005[85] 14 Vienna Queensway Restaurants Ltd[85]AmRest[154] KFC first entered the country in 1970 but withdrew in 1975.[155] Returned in 2005. 11 outlets as of 2022,[156] with plans to expand to up to 50 the coming years.[154]
Belarus 2015 82[157] ? Bel Food Service LLC, CreativeFood-S-Vostok LLC
Belgium 2019 13 Brussels North Railway Station Autogrill The first Belgian KFC restaurant opened in June 2019.[158]
Bosnia and Herzegovina 2022 4 Sarajevo[159] TASTRA Biggest KFC drive-through in Southeast Europe.[160][161] 3 outlets in Sarajevo and 1 in Mostar.[162]
Bulgaria 1994[163] 29 Sofia[163] Samex Ltd.[163] and Amrest KFC is the second international fast food brand in Bulgaria.[163]
Croatia 2011[164] 8 Zagreb[165] AmRest[165] There are 6 outlets in Zagreb, 1 in Split and 1 in Zadar.[166]
Cyprus 2013/2014 25[3] ? CK Restaurant System Franchisers Ltd
PHC Franchised Restaurants Ltd[167]
Czech Republic 1994[168]/1995[169] 114[3] Vodičkova street, Prague[168] AmRest
Denmark 1973[170] 12[171] Aarhus[170] ISKEN ApS.[172] First location has since closed.
Estonia 2019 9 Ülemiste centre[173] Apollo Group OÜ KFC opened its first restaurant in Estonia on October 24, 2019.
Finland 2021 6[174] ? Apollo Group KFC's first restaurant was opened on November 11, 2021.[175][176]
France 1991–1992,[177] 2001 248[3] ? KFC France Opened in 1991, but all seven stores were closed by 1992.[177] Returned in 2001.
Germany 1968[178] 216[179] Hansaallee, Frankfurt[180] KFC GB Ltd[181] KFC in Germany struggled to reach 12 stores by 1995.[182] There are plans to expand to up to 500 outlets in the next five to seven years.[183][3]
Greece 1992[184] 18 Piraeus Food Plus The first outlet opened near Athens.
Hungary 1992[185] 80[3] Király Street, Budapest AmRest The first outlet was the first Central European KFC in a post-communist country.[186] The previous master franchise holder was Hemingway Holding AG.[185]
Iceland 1980[187] 8[3] Hafnarfjörður KFC ehf The first outlet opened on October 9, 1980.
Ireland 1971 38[3] Phibsborough KFC (GB) Ltd Major franchisees include MBCC Foods and Herbel Restaurants (Ireland) Ltd.[188]
Italy 1975, 2014 80[189] Naples (1975), Rome (2014) KFC® Italy Srl First outlet opened in 1975, but since closed. Returned on November 21, 2014.

See KFC Italia.

Kosovo 2016[190] 11 Pristina KAN First outlet opened in September 2016 at Albi Mall, with outlets now in various other cities. KFC is the first international fast food chain in Kosovo.
Latvia 2014[191] 5[192] Riga[191] Apollo Group First outlet opened in August 2014.
Lithuania 2007[193] 7[194] ? UAB Cibus Restaurants[194]
Luxembourg 2019 1 ? Autogrill
Malta 1997[195] 3 ? The Farsons Group[195] The outlets are located in Mosta, Malta International Airport and Gzira.
Moldova 2008[196] 2[197] Chișinău[196] US Food Network[198] First opened in MallDova mall.[196] 2 outlets.[197]
Netherlands 1972[199] 82 (+1)[200] Rotterdam[177] KFC Netherlands[201] The Headquarters are in Amsterdam-Zuidoost. 82 (+1 in Bonaire by other operator) outlets by July 2022.[200]
North Macedonia 2018[202] 5 ? KAN International The outlets are in Skopje and Tetovo.
Poland 1992[125] 315[3] ? AmRest
Portugal 1994[203] 34[204] ? Grupo Ibersol[205]
Romania 1997[206] 101 [207] Bucharest[208] Sphera Franchise Group First opened in Magheru Blvd.[208] Opened on April 17, 1997.

See KFC Romania

Serbia 2007[209] 13[210] Belgrade[209] AmRest[209] There are 9 outlets in Belgrade, 2 in Novi Sad, 1 in Niš and 1 on A1 motorway near Lapovo.[210]
Slovakia 2006[211] 7[3] Trnava[212] Queensway Restaurants Slovakia[213]
Slovenia 2006 3[3]  ? AmRest
Spain 1970[214] 143[3]  ? AmRest[215]
Sweden 1981,[216] 2014[217] 16 Lockarp Nordic Service Partners[216] First opened in 1981, but soon withdrew. Returned in 2014 with the first outlet opened near Malmö with a drive-through on December 31, 2014.[217]
Switzerland 1980–2004, 2017[218] 11 Geneva Kentucky Fried Chicken

(Great Britain) Ltd.[219]

Present from 1980 until 2004, but since closed. Returned in 2017 with the first store opened at the main railway station in Geneva on December 5, 2017.
Ukraine 2012[220] 60 Kyiv Global Restaurant Group[221] In 1999–2006 the chain was working with Russian ownership under the name Rostic's.

The first KFC was opened in Kyiv. The outlets are in the cities of Kyiv, Kharkiv, Dnipro, Lviv, Odesa, Pavlohrad, Vinnytsia, Cherkasy, Zhytomyr, Kryvyi Rih and Sumy.[147]

United Kingdom 1965 909 Preston, Lancashire KFC GB Ltd First KFC market in Europe. The largest KFC in Europe and the fifth largest worldwide.[222]


Gallery

The following is a gallery of KFC outlets in European countries
A KFC restaurant in Sofia, Bulgaria
A KFC restaurant in Nicosia, Cyprus
A KFC restaurant in Havířov, Czech Republic
A KFC restaurant in Espoo, Finland
A KFC restaurant in Les Ulis, France
A KFC restaurant in Munich, Germany. It was claimed to be the biggest KFC in the world when it was opened. 
A KFC restaurant in Athens, Greece
A KFC restaurant in Budapest, Hungary
A KFC restaurant in Dundalk, Ireland
A KFC restaurant in Vilnius, Lithuania
A KFC restaurant with drive-through in Rotterdam, Netherlands
A KFC restaurant in Jelenia Góra, Poland 
A KFC outlet in Albufeira, Portugal
A KFC outlet in Belgrade, Serbia
A KFC restaurant at Barcelona, Spain
A KFC in Mölndal, Sweden
A KFC restaurant in Kyiv, Ukraine
A KFC restaurant in Croxteth, England, United Kingdom

North America

Country/region Year
entered
Outlets First outlet Owner/major operator Notes
Bermuda 1975[138] 1[223] Queen Street, Hamilton[224] KFC Bermuda[225]
Canada 1953[226] 639[226] Calgary[226] Yum Restaurants International (Canada)[227] Branded PFK (Poulet Frit Kentucky) in the majorly French-speaking province of Quebec, the only such alteration of the trademark in the world.[228]
Mexico 1965[229] 393[3] Monterrey[127] Premium Restaurant Brands[127]
United States 1930 4213 Salt Lake City, Utah Yum! Brands The franchise first opened in 1952.

Gallery

The following is a gallery of KFC outlets in North American countries
A KFC in Elko, Nevada, United States. 
A KFC in Richmond Hill, Ontario, Canada. 
A KFC in Oaxaca City, Oaxaca, Mexico. 

Oceania

Country/region Year
entered
Outlets First Outlet Owner/major operator Notes
American Samoa 1984 1 ?  ? Had two outlets. Now there is one with a Pizza Hut outlet.
Australia 1968 653 Guildford, Sydney KFC Australia Pty Ltd, Collins Foods
Guam 1975[230] 8[3] Tamuning[230]  ?
New Zealand 1971[231] 100[3] Royal Oak, Auckland[231] Restaurant Brands[231]
Northern Mariana Islands 1986 1 Saipan  ?

Gallery

The following is a gallery of KFC outlets in Oceanian countries
A KFC outlet in Derwent Park, a northern suburb of Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
A KFC outlet in Dunedin, New Zealand

Former markets

Asia

Country/region Year
existed
Owner/major operator Notes
Iran 1973–1979, 2024-???? Reza Raeesi
Americana Group
The franchise was abandoned in Iran following the 1979 Iranian revolution.[232]

Colonel Sanders visited Tehran in the 1970s.[233] [234] KFC had stressed that the five outlets that opened in Karaj in 2012 and Mashhad in 2014 with three in Tehran in 2015 under the KFC name are totally unaffiliated franchises under separate management albeit with official-looking signage with other knockoffs operating under marquees such as ZFC, Kabooky Fried Chicken and Kentucky House.[184]

Caribbean and South America

Country/region Year
entered
Owner/major operator Notes
Haiti Late 1970s–1997[235]  ? Closed due to the economic crisis and poor sales.[citation needed] KFC has since attempted to reenter the Haitian market, with little success.[citation needed]

Europe

Country/region Year
entered
Owner/major operator Notes
Andorra 1979–2014 KFC closed its doors in Andorra in 2014.[citation needed] Probably closed caused of nearby French and Spanish outlets, which were reducing sales.
Norway Mid 1980s–Late 1980s KFC tried to open in Frognerstranda in the 1980s, but was closed soon after.[citation needed] KFC has been proposed to reenter the Norwegian market in coming years. However, there has been no announcement.[citation needed]
Russia 1993–2022[236][237] Yum! International[238] KFC closed and sold its restaurants in Russia along with Pizza Hut in response to the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Restaurants were rebranded as Rostic's starting in late 2022.[239]

Gallery

The following is a gallery of former KFC outlets in European countries
A closed KFC branch in Kotelniki, Russia
A KFC restaurant at Chelyuskintsev Street in Novosibirsk, Russia. 

Oceania

Country/region Year
existed
Owner/major operator Notes
Fiji 2001–2013 Kazi Foods[240] Left in 2013 amid a row over imports of the ingredients to make its flavoured crumb coating.[241]

See also

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  24. The Associated Press June 20, 1994, Monday, BC cycle Kentucky Fried Chicken Returns to South Africa
  25. Agence France Presse – English June 20, 1994 05:15 Eastern Time Kentucky Fried Chicken re-invests in South Africa
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  57. 57.0 57.1 The Japan Economic Journal July 21, 1990 ON A WING AND A PRAYER; After a rocky start, Kentucky Fried is devouring Japan 7
  58. KFC HOLDINGS JAPAN LTD (9873:Tokyo): Stock Quote & Company Profile – Businessweek
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  236. The Evening Standard (London) July 3, 2000 KFC back on the menu in Moscow BYLINE: Ross Davies
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