Colonel Harland David Sanders (September 9, 1890 – December 16, 1980)

Sanders was a businessman, best known for founding Kentucky Fried Chicken
(KFC), and later acted as the company’s goodwill ambassador and symbol.

Sanders held a number of jobs in his early life, such as a fireman, insurance 
salesman and running filling stations. He began selling fried chicken from his
roadside restaurant in Corbin, Kentucky, during the Great Depression.

Krispy Kreme Doughnuts, Inc.was founded July 13, 1937 by
Vernon Rudolph who bought a secret yeast-raised recipe
from a New Orleans chef, rented a building in what is now
historic Old Salem in Winston-Salem, NC, and began selling
to local grocery stores.

Vernon C. Rudolph founder of Krispy Kreme Donuts