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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.
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.
Jul 31, 2021 · Leon Weston “Pete” Harman was an American businessman and restaurateur known for his collaboration with Colonel Harland Sanders to open the first Kentucky Fried Chicken (now KFC) franchise. Harman was born January 16, 1919, in Granger, Utah, a suburb of Salt Lake City.
Sep 9, 2015 · It was there in 1952 that Pete Harman, a Sanders friend who operated one of the city’s largest restaurants, became the colonel’s first franchisee.
Nov 19, 2014 · Pete Harman, the man who opened one of the very first Kentucky Fried Chickens has died. KFC is known for its delicious fried chicken and is one of the largest restaurant chains in the world.
Mar 15, 2016 · Wearing some early iteration of his evolving ensemble, 62-year-old Colonel Sanders stepped off a train in Salt Lake City and went to the Do Drop Inn, a newly renovated hamburger stand owned by Pete Harman.
Jul 30, 2002 · 50 years of finger-lickin' chicken. Aug. 4 marks 50 years since Leon "Pete" Harman had the words "Kentucky Fried Chicken" painted on the windows of his restaurant at 3890 S. State. He almost called it "Utah Fried Chicken," but thought "Kentucky" had an image of Southern hospitality.
Oct 16, 2013 · In 1952, he sold a franchise license for his “Kentucky Fried Chicken” to Peter Harman of Salt Lake City. After the original restaurant failed, this became his livelihood: traveling the...
Aug 12, 2016 · The innovative foundation that Pete Harman helped build has aided KFC by allowing their food to adapt and incorporate local taste and customs by following a SOI that measures market footprints...
