The Colonel’s famous fried chicken will soon become a forgotten relic in Russia after KFC finalised its plans to pull out of the country.
Yum! Brands, which owns the US fast food giant, is selling its restaurants and franchise rights – covering around 1,000 branches – to local businessmen.
The restaurants will now be renamed ‘Rostic’s’, according to local media, and won’t be allowed to use any KFC branding.
It’s believed they will lose access to its so-called ‘secret’ blend of 11 herbs and spices, although it’s not clear whether they can stop managers trying to recreate it from memory.
McDonald’s, which exited Russia in May, has successfully stopped the new owners of its branches from recreating any of its branding, but they have been widely described as a knock-off.