Posted on Feb 24, 2019
If Kentucky Fried Chicken (Harland Sanders) and WalMart (Sam Walton) were alive what would they say about what has become of their brands?
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Both of these men pioneered products that screamed Anericanism. I have read so much about these entrepreneurs and their visions for their business enterprises ( today known as brands). Sam Walton wanted a retail that was affordable to heartland America (the hourly workers; everyday folks). Now, walking into WalMart is like walking into Belks or Macy's. Harland Sanders worked all his life, starting with helping his mom to make ends meet, in cooking food for the local, everyday appetites. Then he struck it big with the 11 herbs and spices fried chicken. Finger licking good to the everyday folks. I remember the old school 11 herbs and spices taste. Today, I taste salt and pepper on commercial tasting chicken. In the day, when the herbs and spices ran out, they did not throw flour, salt, and pepper on chicken and deep fry it. You just didn't get it until the ingredients were available. KFC today, bites the bullet. I do not believe Sam Walton and Harland Sanders expected their legacies to change directions. I believe they envisioned their America for all generations.
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Thank you, my friend PO3 Phyllis Maynard for sharing an interesting question.
1. Kentucky Fried Chicken entrepreneur Harland Sanders may well be proud [if he was alive] that KFC has expanded its menu. However, the fact that Taco Bell and KFC tend to be combined as Pepsi-co fast food restaurants might have upset him.
2. Sam Walton the entrepreneur who created WalMart would probably be satisfied that WalMart and the Super WalMart stores are still focusing on being a store for those outside of the major cities where they can buy most items they need. He would probably not be happy be the home appliances maintenance limitations and failures. Of course he would recognize the issue with China in terms of retail goods. I expect he would be very happy with Sams Club stores.
Thank you for mentioning me, my friend Maj Marty Hogan
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1. Kentucky Fried Chicken entrepreneur Harland Sanders may well be proud [if he was alive] that KFC has expanded its menu. However, the fact that Taco Bell and KFC tend to be combined as Pepsi-co fast food restaurants might have upset him.
2. Sam Walton the entrepreneur who created WalMart would probably be satisfied that WalMart and the Super WalMart stores are still focusing on being a store for those outside of the major cities where they can buy most items they need. He would probably not be happy be the home appliances maintenance limitations and failures. Of course he would recognize the issue with China in terms of retail goods. I expect he would be very happy with Sams Club stores.
Thank you for mentioning me, my friend Maj Marty Hogan
FYI LTC Stephen C. LTC (Join to see) Lt Col John (Jack) Christensen Lt Col Charlie Brown Maj Bill Smith, Ph.D. Maj William W. "Bill" Price SCPO Morris Ramsey SGT Mark Halmrast Sgt Randy Wilber Sgt John H. SGT Gregory Lawritson CPL Dave Hoover SPC Margaret Higgins SSgt Brian Brakke 1stSgt Eugene Harless CPT Scott Sharon SSG William Jones
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PO3 Phyllis Maynard
LTC Stephen F. these two self-made entrepreneurs have been referred to among the likes of John D. Rockefeller, Howard Hughes, Vanderbilt and other late 19th and early 20th century millionaires. I would be cool to go "Back to the Future" and see this play out with them involved.
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Interesting question. I think they both would like the money. Not sure about the brand. Walton would be fine with it...Sanders maybe not
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Brandse, as strange as it may sound, indeed all commercial enterprises, are like living organisms. They are born, grow, and die. The same is true for America. I'm not yet ready to say that America is close to death, but it is ill. Those of us who cherish our individuality and accept responsibility for ourselves are the immune system.
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PO3 Phyllis Maynard
Yes, CPT Jack Durish I am ready to say America is ill and death is looking around her. Many 19th, 20th century businessmen (although corrupt) we're faithful the Jehovah God in Heaven and the foundations and beliefs that built America. They did not seek to kill Christianity or to loophole and disprove the Constitution.
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Walmart incorporated in 1969. (Sam Walton didn’t die until the 90s). His legacy was one of rapid growth and wealth accumulation. He’d be proud that his kids are multi-billionaires, several times over, and Walmart continued to expand.
As for the Colonel, he sold out back in the 60s. And when the new owners began changing the recipes, he was never shy about publicly voicing his opinion about how it tasted. (Even though he remained a spokesman for the company).
Respectfully, anyone that envisions ‘their America for all generations‘, is foolish and shortsighted. I would like to think each generation wants a better America for each successive generation. (Sam Walton didn’t want his America for the next generation. That’s one of the reasons Wal-Mart was developed. Additionally, while Wal-Mart is innovating and improving, while staying affordable, Macy’s seems to be stuck in yesterday. Which is why walking into Macy’s is actually like walking into a Wal-Mart. And why Macy’s has closed about 10-15% of its stores in the past few years).
As for the Colonel, he sold out back in the 60s. And when the new owners began changing the recipes, he was never shy about publicly voicing his opinion about how it tasted. (Even though he remained a spokesman for the company).
Respectfully, anyone that envisions ‘their America for all generations‘, is foolish and shortsighted. I would like to think each generation wants a better America for each successive generation. (Sam Walton didn’t want his America for the next generation. That’s one of the reasons Wal-Mart was developed. Additionally, while Wal-Mart is innovating and improving, while staying affordable, Macy’s seems to be stuck in yesterday. Which is why walking into Macy’s is actually like walking into a Wal-Mart. And why Macy’s has closed about 10-15% of its stores in the past few years).
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