KFC is making a shocking move: relocating its corporate headquarters from Kentucky to Texas. And Kentuckians are not thrilled. While the company calls it a strategic decision, some speculate Texas’ business-friendly tax policies play a role.

Yum! Brands, the parent of KFC U.S., announced Feb. 18 the headquarters of the chicken chain founded by Col. Harland Sanders will be leaving Louisville for Texas. But honestly, when was the last time you referred to the home of “finger-lickin’ good” chicken as Kentucky Fried Chicken?

The chicken chain's parent company, Yum Brands, announced Tuesday that KFC's corporate headquarters is leaving Kentucky for Texas, joining sister brand Pizza Hut's offices in the Dallas suburb of Plano.

Around 100 U.S. employees will be required to relocate over the next six months and another 90 who work remotely will be required to move over the next 18 months.

Kentucky Fried Chicken is being uprooted from its ancestral home state of Kentucky in a shake-up announced Tuesday by its parent company.

KFC's corporate staff will relocate from the brand's headquarters in Louisville, Kentucky, to Plano, Texas, Yum says.