Harland David Sanders (Inspirational Person)

 Harland David Sanders

Born : September 9th of 1890, Henryville, Indiana, U.S.

Died : December 16th of 1980 (aged 90) Louisville, Kentucky, U.S.

Resting Place : Cave Hill Cemetary, Louisville

Nationality : American

Occupation : Businessman, restaurater

Board Member of : Kentucky Fried Chicken (founder)

Children : 3

At present more than one billion fried chicken from the Colonel's recipe is enjoyed every year in the world. Even available in almost 80 countries worldwide. That was the result of Colonel Harland Sanders' hard struggle as Founder of KFC (Kentucky Fried Chicken).

It's never too late to start a business even at a very old age. That was proven by Colonel Harland Sanders.

Childhood

At the age of 6 years, Sanders lost his father who died His mother was forced to assume responsibility early. Existing conditions require Harland Sanders to take care of his two younger siblings and learn to cook early.

Not yet stepped on for seven years, Harland Sanders has become a reliable chef. He worked in the fields when he was only ten years old and paid two dollars a month.

From Laborers to Parking Lot

When working as a laborers with only a salary of no more than sixteen cents, he also worked as a parking attendant. In 1906, he then entered the army and was sent to Cuba. After that he retired from the army.

Life relying on retirement money is not enough, he later joined the team to train the fire department. In those days too, Harland Sanders studied law through a correspondent. Harland Sanders continued to explore his abilities until he finally obtained a diploma in the field of law.

Although he has often handled cases in several courts in Little Arkansas, but he felt his income was very far from standard. Therefore, for Harland Sanders the diploma he had obtained was of no use.

Harland Sanders left the lawyer's profession and opened a stand for car service in 1929 in Corbin, Kentucky.

Opened a restaurant

One day, a hawkers said that in this city there are no good restaurants, so that anyone can eat in it comfortably. Harland Sanders agreed with that opinion.

In his mind flared up the desire to establish a restaurant. No one knows that the comments from the hawkers will become a point in the life of Harland Sanders who will later change his destiny. The restaurant gave birth to a buzz in serving the fastest food menu.

Harland Sanders starts from a small room, which is a warehouse behind the car service stand. Harland Sanders has turned it into a small restaurant that sells fried chicken and fresh vegetables.

Harland Sanders restaurant is so famous. To open a restaurant, Harland Sanders did not find it difficult just to close the gas station and turn it into a restaurant that he named "Café Sanders".

In 1930, Harland Sanders' business expanded. The restaurant is now filled with one hundred forty-two people. Considering his love for development and continuing education in everything, finally Harland Sanders attended a training in restaurant and hotel management for eight weeks at Cornell University.

Love Fried Chicken

Harland Sanders really likes fried chicken, it's just not using the classic way, namely by using oil that can not produce the taste as he wants. In 1939, Harland Sanders found a surefire way to fry chicken.

One of the things that helped his new discovery was the invention of a pressure cooker or pressure pan that can produce delicious and fresh chicken in ten seconds by steaming on steam.

Recipe 'Eleven KFC secret herbs'

This method is very good because without removing the taste and smell and do not use oil. Every year, Harland Sanders always conducts experiments for his fried chicken until he finally finds a special recipe for fried chicken consisting of herbs and spices known as 'Eleven KFC secret spices.'

In 1949, Harland Sanders received the rank of colonel thanks to his success in the Kentucky area. However, Harland Sanders prefers to be called a businessman.

In 1953, Harland Sanders was offered to sell his restaurant for one hundred sixty-four thousand dollars. Although this amount is very tempting, but Harland Sanders refused.

Bankrupt

After a few years, the layout of the city of Kentucky underwent a change, so the restaurant is no longer strategic and attracts visitors.

This is the reason why he was forced to sell it through an open auction for seventy-five thousand dollars. This amount is not enough to repay debts.

1000 More Refusals
The Colonel decided to retire. He got a total of one hundred and five dollars from social security owned by Harland Sanders himself and also his wife. Even though the condition of the soul is broken and completely lacking, but Harland Sanders did not give up.

Harland Sanders tries to sell KFC-style fried chicken recipes to restaurants in the Outta, USA. He tried to offer the recipe. Harland Sanders took to the markets to promote the idea of selling KFC chickens, despite being old and suffering from rheumatic diseases.

Harland Sanders sometimes sleeps in the car to cover his hotel payments. During the two years of traveling, Harland Sanders could only satisfy five restaurants. Chicken recipes that he offers more rejected and laughed at.

During the two years that he offered to offer his recipes there were more than 1,000 rejections he received. Without knowing surrender and sure will succeed, he kept trying.

Unknown Business Tired
Finally, the fried chicken recipe much preferred by the American community at that time. His tireless struggle paid off with his fried chicken recipe.

Until when Colonel Harland Sanders turned seventy years old, the number of restaurants that were part of his KFC franchise reached two hundred places, in the USA and Canada.

After reaching this number, Harland Sanders stopped touring because many people came to his place of residence to consult. Finally, he fully helped his wife to concoct a food recipe consisting of several types of herbs and spices. He then sells it through the post. Until now, the recipe was unknown except for a handful of people who did not exceed the number of fingers of one hand.

Success at the age of 70 years
In 1963, the number of restaurants under the KFC franchise reached six hundred places. The amount is too much and he may not carry it alone.

Therefore, Harland Sanders decided to sell his KFC franchise business to John Brown Junior and a millionaire Jack Mass for one million dollars.

In addition, from him Sanders also received a monthly salary of forty thousand dollars (later increased to seventy-five thousand dollars) in exchange for his role as a consultant, advertisements he had published, and his position as president of the company.

Harland Sanders died
Colonel Harland Sanders died in 1980 and was buried in Louisville. In 1982, the KFC franchise business became part of the Reynolds subsidiary and in 1986, KFC was bought by the Pepsi Cola company for eight hundred and forty million dollars.

In 1995, the number of restaurants reached nine thousand. Its employees reached seven hundred fifty thousand people in ninety-two countries worldwide in 2005.

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Question 

1. Who is Harland David Sanders ?

2. Why Harland David Sanders choose to make chicken restaurant ?

3. Why Harland Sanders first restaurant bankrupt ?

4. How old is Harland Sanders when he became a reliable chef for the first time ?

5. How old is Harland Sanders when he died ?