You are correct, Sanders sold his company for $2 million in 19641. He was 73 years old at the time and felt overwhelmed by the rapid expansion of KFC. He remained as a brand ambassador and a salaried employee of the company, but he also became very critical of the quality of the food served by KFC restaurants. He once said that the gravy was like "wallpaper paste" and the chicken was "the worst fried chicken I ever saw"1. He even sued the company for misusing his image and violating his contract2. He was not happy with the changes that the new owners made to his original recipe and methods3. He tried to open a new restaurant called "Claudia Sanders, The Colonel’s Lady" but he faced legal challenges from KFC2. He died in 1980 at the age of 904.