Colonel Sanders Sold KFC For $2 Million Only To See The New Owners Cash Out For $285 Million Few Years Later — Why He Then Sued Them | Official Website of Louis Velazquez, entrepreneur, finance guy and tech innovator

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Colonel Sanders Sold KFC For $2 Million Only To See The New Owners Cash Out For $285 Million Few Years Later — Why He Then Sued Them

Harland Sanders built Kentucky Fried Chicken into a success but sold it for just $2M, feeling sidelined as it grew into a global brand. He died in 1980.

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