KFC is the largest fast food chain in South Africa. South Africa represents the twelfth largest market for KFC.[1]
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| Industry | Fast Food |
|---|---|
Number of locations | 960+ |
Area served | South Africa |
| Products | Fried chicken
Hamburgers |
| Website | kfc.co.za |
As of 2021, there are 960 KFC outlets in South Africa, and the fast food chain has more outlets in the country than any other fast food brand.[2][3][4] Ten percent of outlets are company owned, and 90 percent are franchise owned.[5]
Outlets sell the regional pap dish as well as other dishes unique to their menu in South Africa.[6][7]
South Africa is one of the few countries where KFC does not sell PepsiCo owned soft drinks, due to the company's historically small presence in the country.[8][9]
All of the chicken sold is reared in South Africa.[7]
KFC first entered the South African market in 1971.[10] The company was forced to divest its 60 company owned outlets and trademarks to a South African holding company called Devco in 1987 after the US Congress passed a law forbidding American companies from owning South African assets.[11] The company's 120 franchised outlets were not affected.[12] KFC continued to collect an administrative fee from Devco.[13] The company reacquired its former assets when sanctions were lifted in 1994.[14] By 1994 there were around 300 KFC outlets in the country.[15]
