“One has to remember that every failure can 
be a stepping-stone to something better”
–Colonel Sanders

KFC was incorporated by Colonel Harland Sanders in Corbin, Kentucky in 1955. Born in 1890, Sanders left home to work as a farmhand after a troubled childhood and then transitioned into working for a series of other businesses. He tried his hand as a painter, railroad fireman, plowman, streetcar conductor, insurance salesman and many more but by 1929, he opened his own gas station where he cooked for his family and the occasional customer. HE used to enjoy making the recipes his mother taught him and ultimately, created his spice blend of 11 spices that has now become KFC’s trademark. His venture eventually expanded to a 142-seat restaurant which was sold after which, he travelled to the US to open his franchise–KFC.