Well, Harland Sanders, the creator of the KFC brand and the favorite of millions for many years with the secret recipe of those unique chickens, How did it come to this day?

Of course, behind every success story there are some difficulties. Let’s take a closer look at what kind of journey KFC’s creator has had.

Born in the late 19th century, Harland Sanders had a very turbulent life story.

When Sanders was only five years old, his father died and his mother took a job to maintain the house, taking full responsibility for his siblings. Though quite small, he convictly takes care of all the needs of his brothers and also cooks the meals for the house. In fact, it is the culinary talent that has helped KFC become successful. He wins with the food he has experienced at this age.

Sanders, who started his career at age 10, Works in multiple places up to 17 years. Meanwhile, his mother remarries and the eldest child decides to leave home when he doesn’t get along with his stepfather. A desperate young man, unable to find a job anywhere, decides to join the US Army.

When Sanders turns 18, he marries and has three children.

Until the age of 22 he finds the solution by working as a conductor in trains and tries to earn a living in this way. After a while he is sent away from here and for this reason his wife leaves Sanders with their three children. Difficult days begin for the hopeless youth According to some claims, he is on the verge of suicide.

But at the same time, he thinks about how to hold on to life and remembers that he is quite talented in cooking. Gathering his confidence, he decides to open a shop.

He buys a gas station, cafe and motel in Corbin, near Tennessee, USA. Customers who come here to buy petrol by serving food with its own special sauce It makes the menus very popular among people in a short period of time.

Meanwhile, he does not fail to make various contributions to the state kitchen, and for this reason he is given the title of “Kentucky Colonel”.

But misfortunes do not let him go, and while his business is good, the road where his shop is, it is no longer a busy place due to the construction of the new highway. With the number of customers coming to the store dwindling by the day, Sanders is desperately forced to sell everything to pay off his debts.

Sanders, pondering what to do, In order to sell the chicken recipe he has, he starts visiting all the restaurants one by one and tries his luck. Visiting 1008 restaurants will give you a “no” answer, but thankfully the following company thinks this recipe is worth a try.

Chickens prepared according to Sanders’ recipe are highly appreciated by customers, and the inventor of this recipe begins to receive payment for the chicken that he sells through the restaurant. So many restaurants line up for her recipe.

With KFC becoming a famous brand, Harland Sanders, recognized and followed by hundreds of thousands of people, He sells KFC for $2 million on the condition that he remains the official face of the company. He also demands to be paid $250,000 every year as he remains the face of the company.

KFC, one of the largest restaurant chains in the world, as a result of long-term efforts. Sanders, active in about 130 countriesdies at the age of 90.