27. Claudia Sanders, The Colonel’s Lady
Claudia Sanders, The Colonel’s Lady could best be described as the restaurant franchise that never was.
By the mid-1960s, Kentucky Fried Chicken founder Harlan Sanders had sold his interest in the franchise (though he maintained his spokesperson role).
Sanders and his wife then reopened a new, sit-down restaurant that served his chicken called Claudia Sanders, The Colonel’s Lady.
The couple considered expanding the restaurant into several locations; however, they were hit with a lawsuit by the owners of KFC.
Eventually, a settlement was reached that allowed the Sanders’ to continue selling the chicken at one location in Shelbyville, Kentucky, which is still in operation today.
