Colonel San ‧ ders /ˌkɜːnl ˈsɑːndəz $ ˌkɜːrnl ˈsændərz/ BrE AmE
the man who developed the ↑ recipe for making ↑ Kentucky Fried Chicken which is sold in ↑ fast food restaurants. He is shown in advertisements as a friendly old man from the South of the US, where fried chicken is a typical dish. His name is sometimes used to mean the product or the restaurant:
They were heading for the nearest Colonel Sanders.