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Leon Weston " Pete " Harman (January 16, 1919 – November 19, 2014) was an American businessman best known for having struck a deal with Colonel Harland Sanders to open the first KFC franchise. Located in Salt Lake City, Utah, Harman's location opened for business in August 1952.
Nov 20, 2014 · – Leon W. "Pete" Harman. SALT LAKE CITY — The humble Utah businessman who helped bring "finger-lickin' good" chicken to Utah and the world died at 95 on Wednesday. Utah native Leon W. "Pete" Harman passed away early Wednesday morning, James D. Olson, CEO of Harman Management Corp., confirmed.
- mromero@deseretnews.com
Jan 20, 2012 · The epochal moment occurred nearly 60 years ago, on Aug. 3, 1952, when Colonel Harland Sanders of Corbin, Kentucky, arrived in Utah to visit Pete Harman and his wife, Arline. Pete and the Colonel had met the year before at the National Restaurant Association convention in Chicago.
- benson@deseretnews.com
Jan 21, 2021 · SLC is home to the first Kentucky Fried Chicken restaurant franchise. Leon W. “Pete” Harman (1919-2014), a native of Granger and a graduate of Cyprus High School in Magna, pioneered the first Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC) franchise and helped build one of the world’s most prolific chicken brands.
Oct 22, 2014 · Sanders identified the potential of restaurant franchising, and in 1952, Pete Harman opened the world’s first “Kentucky Fried Chicken” franchise in Salt Lake City, Utah. Don Anderson, a Utah sign painter hired by Harman, coined the name “Kentucky Fried Chicken”.
Nov 19, 2014 · LOS ALTOS, Calif. — The man credited with creating the very first Kentucky Fried Chicken franchise has died at the age of 95. Pete Harman, a Utah native, opened the “Do Drop Inn” restaurant...
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Aug 20, 2019 · Glass bucket to commemorate the world’s first KFC restaurant. Historical photo of Pete Harman at his restaurant. Pete and Arline Harman purchased the hamburger stand back in 1941. In 1952...
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