Fried chicken giant KFC is leaving Kentucky and moving to Texas. KFC announced on Tuesday that the company will switch its U.S. headquarters from Louisville, Kentucky, to Plano, Texas, causing 100 employees to relocate alongside the headquarters within the next six months.

Kentucky Fried Chicken is being uprooted from its ancestral home state in a shake-up announced Tuesday by its parent company that will relocate the chain's U.S. corporate office to Texas. The food chain now known as KFC — launched by Colonel Harland Sanders and his secret blend of 11 herbs and spices — will be based in Plano,

KFC is moving its headquarters from Louisville to Plano. More than 100 workers are expected to make the move to the chain's new US headquarters. Yum! Brands and the KFC Foundation will maintain offices in Louisville. PLANO, Texas - KFC is the latest company to call North Texas home.

KFC is moving its U.S headquarters from Louisville, KY to Plano, TX in a move to consolidate its business operations.

“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.

Yum! Brands has announced it is moving 100 KFC jobs out of Louisville. According to the company, it is relocating its KFC U.S. corporate offices to Plano, Texas, where the Pizza Hut headquarters is. Sign up for our Newsletters In all,