387 - Colonel Sanders
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Colonel Sanders Kentucky Fried Chicken
Sanders copyrighted the idea, the name and his own picture. There are conflicting reports that a sign writer who worked for Pete came up with Kentucky Fried Chicken but this is disputed by Sanders. He then suggested Sanders franchise the cooking process to him. And he gave Sanders a few cents for every chicken sold. It tripled the sales in his restaurants. Also credited with creating the takeaway bucket as well. In 1949, he fully adopted the Colonel persona - wearing a white suit every day.
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