who was the owner of kfc?
Colonel Sanders
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 By 1994 , KFC had a total of 9 @,@ 407 outlets worldwide , including 5 @,@ 149 outlets in the US , and over 100 @,@ 000 employees . That year , the chain began to struggle after competitors such as McDonald 's introduced value menu offerings . After a disappointing set on quarterly earnings , Cranor left the company in January 1994 . In his wake , two executives with marketing backgrounds were charged with reviving the company . Roger Enrico was appointed as the CEO of PepsiCo Worldwide Restaurants , and David C. Novak was appointed President of KFC in North America . 

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 In November 1987 , KFC became the first Western restaurant chain in China , with an outlet in Beijing . In 1989 , first quarter sales at KFC rose 30 percent to US $ 280 million . In July , president and CEO Richard Meyer left KFC in order to become the CEO at Kraft Foods , and was replaced by John Cranor III . 

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 KFC Japan was formed in 1970 as a joint venture between the American parent and the Japanese Mitsubishi Corporation . 

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 In early 1994 , Khoo was retrenched from KFC as a result of an ownership change , despite contributing to increased sales and profitability . He said : 

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 KFC was one of the first fast food chains to expand internationally , opening outlets in Canada , the United Kingdom , Mexico , and Jamaica by the mid @-@ 1960s . Throughout the 1970s and 1980s , KFC experienced mixed fortunes domestically , as it went through a series of changes in corporate ownership with little or no experience in the restaurant business . In the early 1970s , KFC was sold to the spirits distributor Heublein , who were taken over by the R.J. Reynolds food and tobacco conglomerate , who sold the chain to PepsiCo . The chain continued to expand overseas however , and in 1987 KFC became the first Western restaurant chain to open in China . The chain has since expanded rapidly in China , which is now the company 's single largest market . PepsiCo spun off its restaurants division as Tricon Global Restaurants , which later changed its name to Yum ! Brands . 
