1980 – The KFC National Purchasing Cooperative (renamed KFC Co-op in 1999) began operations to serve as a national purchasing cooperative on behalf of, and for the benefit of, KFC restaurant owners and operators.
1986 – KFC Corp. (KFCC) was purchased by PepsiCo, Inc., which had its own internal distribution system serving the Pizza Hut and Taco Bell chains.
1989 – PepsiCo announced they would switch company-owned KFC stores to its own purchasing and distribution system (PFS) over an 18-month period. This decision affected about 30 percent of the KFC Co-op’s business.
1992 – The KFC National Purchasing Co-op began supporting other concepts, including Taco Bell franchisee-owned stores.
1993 – Due to the transition to supporting other concepts, the name “KFC National Purchasing Co-op” was changed to FoodService Purchasing Co-op, Inc. (FSPC) to better reflect the organization’s mission.
1997 – PepsiCo spun off its restaurant division as Tricon Global Restaurants, Inc. (now Yum! Brands, Inc.).
1998 – Tricon Global Restaurants, Inc., FSPC, and KFC, Pizza Hut and Taco Bell franchisees announced plans to form a unified purchasing cooperative for restaurant products and equipment in the U.S.
1999 – UFPC officially began operations and established its mission statement as the newly formed, unified purchasing cooperative exclusive to Yum! Brands domestic restaurants, including KFC, Pizza Hut and Taco Bell.
2001 – Through a CEO initiative, UFPC created its 10 Core Business Values through a cross-team, strategic planning process involving all UFPC departments.
2001 – In collaboration with Yum! Brands, Inc., UFPC delivered the Global Pricing System.
2002 – UFPC assumed the purchasing teams and supply chain management responsibilities for all corporate- and franchisee-owned A&W and Long John Silver’s restaurants in the domestic U.S. Consequently, UFPC formed the A&W and Long John Silver's National Purchasing Co-ops.
2002 – The Resource Services team was created within UFPC to offer cost savings programs to members in the areas of restaurant services, technology, energy, and dozens more.
2003 – UFPC Smallwares Connection® was launched to support the smallwares needs of all franchisees.
2003 – UFPC developed and launched its first gift card program called Pizza Hut Gift Card, Inc. The business-to-business segment of the gift card program added more than 7,000 additional third-party retail locations for distributions and sales.
2004 – UFPC created the Commodity Risk Management program. Commodities become a primary focus in order to mitigate price fluctuations across key market areas.
2005 – UFPC received the first ever We CARE Award from Republic Bank in Louisville, Ky., for its community support, spirit and passion.
2005 – With the decision to outsource insurance services, UFPC created and launched UFPC Insurance Connection® to provide franchisees with Property & Casualty and Life & Health insurance programs.
2006 – UFPC Equipment Sales launched a new Web site where members can view equipment catalogs, search for equipment items and learn about ongoing programs.
2007 –UFPC surpassed the $1 billion mark in Positive Financial Impact delivered to members in its eighth year of business versus the 10-year targeted projection.
2007 – UFPC Parts Connection® was launched to provide additional value to our member's with a comprehensive parts management solution.
2008 – UFPC's developed and launched the KFC Gift Card Program (KFCGC, Inc.). Activations for the new KFC Gift Card started in November 2008.
2009 – UFPC Contractor Connection® was launched to provide contractor related products, at volume driven prices, on a national scale to Yum! Brands, Inc. and its franchisees.
2010 – UFPC opens its UFPC-CaribLA office in Deerfield Beach, Fla. The new enterprise will provide sourcing, purchasing, and program management services for franchisees located in over 40 Caribbean and Latin America countries.