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KFC, formerly known as Kentucky Fried Chicken, is officially leaving the state it’s named after. The fast food chain’s parent company, Yum! Brands, announced on Tuesday that KFC will be moving its corporate headquarters to Texas. Specifically, the Dallas suburb of Plano, where KFC will join sister brand Pizza Hut’s offices.

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Yum! Brands which owns the fried chicken chain KFC has announced plans to move the brand's U.S. headquarters to Plano, Texas.

KFC is moving its headquarters to Texas, sparking backlash from unhappy customers who quickly voiced their displeasure.

KFC's corporate staff will relocate from the brand's headquarters in Louisville, Kentucky, to Plano, Texas, Yum says.

Yum! Brands and the KFC Foundation will maintain offices in Louisville. PLANO, Texas - KFC is the latest company to call North Texas home. Yum! Brands announced that the chicken chain would be moving its corporate headquarters from Kentucky to Plano.

KFC is leaving Kentucky for Texas, and fans everywhere are scratching their heads in confusion. The popular fried chicken chain is picking up its headquarters and moving everything to Plano, Texas, where a low corporate tax is becoming more and more attractive to corporate business owners.

Yum! Brands is moving 100 corporate employees from KFC U.S. in Kentucky to Texas. On Tuesday, the company said it plans to designate two brand headquarters in the U.S., located in Plano, Texas, and Irvine,