In the press release, Yum! Brands Chief Executive Officer David Gibbs said this transfer will benefit the brand in the near future.

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.

The relocation to Texas by Yum! Brands, which Pepsico spun off in 1997, is a move to help keep the company growing. Today, KFC has more than 30,000 restaurants in 150 countries and is considered the second-largest restaurant chain in the world, behind only McDonald’s.