With more than 24,000 restaurants operating in over 145 countries, the KFC restaurant chain is very popular with diners of all ages. As one of the world’s most successful fast food companies, KFC offers a positive company culture that promotes growth and working collaboratively.
Company Values
The company values that KFC Founder Colonel Harland Sanders put into effect back in 1952 are still practiced every day at its restaurants. On the company’s global website, it is explained that KFC’s three house rules urge employees to be their best-selves, to have fun, and to make a difference.
KFC’s Services Values state that the company has a passion for food, and they are proud of the food they serve. Employees are urged to treat guests like friends, and it is the company’s job to make sure all customers are pleased with their overall dining experience.
The values page on the global KFC site explains how the company is proud to serve healthy, hot meals that are made with fresh, high quality
ingredients. The company strives to continuously evolve, and provide its guests with comfortable and welcoming atmospheres.
A Supportive Company Culture
As a company that truly cares about its employees, the Louisville, Kentucky-based KFC regularly offers its workforce the opportunity to grow on personal, academic and professional levels. Providing a work environment that is transparent and inclusive is a priority for KFC, as is donating food to those in need.
Although people begin working at KFC for different reasons, they often continue working there for years, because of the company’s supportive environment. Another positive aspect of the company culture at this company is the KFC Foundation, which provides educational opportunities and personal help to the restaurant chain’s employees.
The KFC Foundation offers programs that helps employees to obtain their GED diplomas, receive savings and financial knowledge, obtain grants for college tuitions, and receive assistance in times in hardship.
Sustainability
KFC continues to open new restaurants on a regular basis, and the company remains committed to implementing sustainable initiatives. For many years, the organization has been utilizing sustainable packaging such as buckets and boxes for its chicken.
In 2020, KFC made a commitment to obtain all of its fiber-based packaging from certified suppliers, or to use recycled materials. Green building practices such as food recovery, water and energy conservation, recycling, waste reduction and efficient packaging are now in place at KFC. The company has also announced that all of its customer-used plastic packaging will be reusable or recoverable by 2025.