Just a few blocks down the street from where I am now in Louisville, Kentucky, in the midst of the Great Depression, Harland Sanders embarked on a culinary quest that would forever change the landscape of fast food. After bouncing around the south picking up odd jobs – working as a fireman... practicing law... selling insurance... running gas stations, ferry companies, and motels – Sanders finalized his "Secret Recipe" for fried chicken... Earned his Kentucky Colonel title... And founded the iconic brand known today as Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC). Source: sanderscafe.com Colonel Sanders once remarked, "I've only had two rules: Do all you can and do it the best you can. It's the only way you ever get that feeling of accomplishing something." The Colonel's accomplishment with KFC made him a living legend in his own day – and a rich one at that. He sold his empire in 1964 for $2 million or what would roughly be $19 million today. But all these years later, that same Colonel Sanders ethos lives on in a new corporate parent, as it innovates and adapts in a changing market. We were waiting for a "winner" to emerge among fast-food stocks because fortunes have been made in burger flipping... and selling buckets of chicken. Now, fresh data out of LikeFolio suggests this one stock is serving up a mouthwatering opportunity... Click here to continue reading Until next time, |
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