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“This strategic decision will involve relocating KFC U.S. corporate office employees currently in Louisville, Kentucky, to the KFC and Pizza Hut Global headquarters in Plano, Texas. In addition, U.S.-based remote employees will be asked to relocate to the campus where their work happens,” Yum! Brands said in a news release.

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.

The Fortune 500 company that has been based in Louisville since 1997 on Tuesday announced plans to create two new brand headquarters in the U.S. in Plano, Texas, and Irvine, Calif

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.