KFC is an American company, yes. Now that I think about it, they're also struggling to survive in the United States; many branches have closed down. I have only seen a KFC franchise operating inside another franchise such as Taco Bell in the past few years, although there are some independent branches still operating. They probably just assume that if they cater to Muslims in pockets around England, they can get more customers. It's still ridiculous, though. They are doing quite well in the south, I can probably drive to 30 or 40 standalone KFC's in a 3 hour radius. YUM owns Taco Bell and KFC and those often team up in markets where competition is fierce to provide a better variety and reduce costs I know they tend to be doing better in the South, but many branches in Arkansas seem to have shut down. I notice more joint franchises than independent KFCs, to be honest. When I lived in Kansas about 7 years ago, KFC was pretty much dead in that area; the restaurants just closed down. The problem is the south is still mostly rural and usually a KFC competes with nothing, as soon as Zaxbys, bojangles or another chicken place crops up, i'd say the traffic drops, however not enough to close them out. I'm NOT a KFC fan so it wouldn't bother me if they did close