KFC (Kentucky Fried Chicken) is not an independently owned private restaurant, but rather a flagship global fast-food restaurant chain owned by Yum! Brands, Inc. Yum! Brands operates as a massive publicly traded corporate conglomerate listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol YUM, and it also manages other prominent worldwide culinary brands including Pizza Hut, Taco Bell, and Habit Burger Grill.