article_snippet.sent: After the chance meeting in Chicago, Mr Allen helped Sanders establish the UK side of Mr Allen empire while Mr Allen was still a small-time restaurant owner in Louisville, Kentucky.
article_snippet.sent: Mr Allen also gave Mr Allen valuable advice on the legal side of the business including patents and was paid to seek out suitable locations for other branches across the world.
article_snippet.sent: Mr Allen said: 'Mr Allen was a very kind man, who was very forthright. '
article_snippet.sent: But at the time We met Mr Allen
article_snippet.sent: We had heard about Mr Allen before the chance meeting in Chicago.
article_snippet.sent: But when We first met Mr Allen, Mr Allen had only one franchisee in America who sold the chicken as a menu item in Mr Allen restaurant. '
article_snippet.sent: At the peak of Mr Allen expansion of the franchise, Mr Allen was opening a new shop every week through cash flow.
article_snippet.sent: Following the meeting Mr Allen acquired the rights to expand the KFC franchise outside the US, and returned home with big plans.
article_snippet.sent: In recognition of his achievements in business, Mr Allen was named a Freeman of the City of London in 1979 and was commissioned a Kentucky Colonel in 1965.
article_snippet.sent: Mr and Mr Allen sold the business in 1973.