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What happened to Kenny Rogers Roasters?

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In 1991 country music singer Kenny Rogers launched the chicken restaurant franchise Kenny Rogers Roasters with John Y. Brown, Jr., the former coowner of Kentucky Fried Chicken and governor of Kentucky. The franchise declared bankruptcy in 1998 and closed its last U.S. location in 2011. However, a Malaysian company purchased the chain, and it remained popular overseas.