Chick-fil-A

  • Sep- 2024 -
    27 September
    NewsToday’s news in brief – 27/09/24

    Today’s news in brief – 27/09/24

    Chick-fil-A will be expanding in the UK, targeting sites in London, Leeds, Liverpool and Belfast. The brand has stated that it is “in the process of selecting operators” for the four cities and hopes to open a total of five restaurants in the next two years. The plan comes just…

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  • 27 September
    Food and DrinkChick-fil-A targets UK expansion

    Chick-fil-A targets UK expansion

    Atlanta-based fast food restaurant Chick-fil-A has announced that it is targeting sites in London, Leeds, Liverpool and Belfast as it looks to expand into the UK market. The brand has stated that it is “in the process of selecting operators” for the four cities and hopes to open a total…

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  • Aug- 2024 -
    6 August
    Food and DrinkWingstop UK business up for sale

    Wingstop UK business up for sale

    Wingstop has hired Goldman Sachs to conduct a sales process for its UK business, according to reports from Sky News. Sources told the outlet that the process was initiated in response to unsolicited expressions of interest from potential buyers. Goldman is understood to have begun issuing information about Wingstop UK…

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  • Sep- 2023 -
    15 September
    Food and DrinkChick-fil-A plots UK return

    Chick-fil-A plots UK return

    US fast food brand Chick-fil-A has announced that it is set to relaunch in the UK in early 2025. The move comes a few years after the company closed its UK locations following protests from LGBTQ+ groups. Chick-fil-A currently has more than 2,800 restaurants across the United States, Puerto Rico…

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  • Jan- 2020 -
    22 January
    RestaurantsChick-fil-a shutters last UK site

    Chick-fil-a shutters last UK site

    American fast food chain Chick-fil-a has shuttered its last UK restaurant at the Macdonald Aviemore Resort in Scotland. The chain opened its second restaurant in the UK in October of last year, following its debut site in Reading, but both launches were met with heavy criticism from the LGBT+ groups…

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  • Oct- 2019 -
    30 October
    RestaurantsChick-fil-a facing fresh LGBT backlash over second UK restaurant

    Chick-fil-a facing fresh LGBT backlash over second UK restaurant

    Chick-fil-a is facing fresh criticism from the LGBT community after its “quiet” opening of a second UK restaurant at the Macdonald Aviemore Resort in Scotland. The Highland LGBT Forum said in a Facebook post that it is “disappointed” to see that the hotel has allowed a business with an “atrocious…

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  • 28 October
    RestaurantsChick-fil-a opens second UK restaurant in Scotland

    Chick-fil-a opens second UK restaurant in Scotland

    Chick-fil-a has opened a second site in Scotland, despite announcing that it would be closing its first UK restaurant following backlash from the LGBT+ community. A Chick-fil-a spokespeson said the chain is always “evaluating potential new locations”. They added: “The Aviemore Macdonald Hotel location gives us an opportunity to build…

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  • 21 October
    RestaurantsFirst UK Chick-fil-a restaurant set to close following LGBT backlash

    First UK Chick-fil-a restaurant set to close following LGBT backlash

    Chick-fil-a’s first UK restaurant is set to close following backlash from the LGBT+ community. It comes after LGBT+ groups boycotted the opening of the restaurant, over comments made by the American fast food chain’s CEO about the LGBT+ community. A spokesperson for the chain told the BBC that “the right…

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  • 16 October
    RestaurantsLGBT+ groups boycott Chic-fil-a’s UK debut

    LGBT+ groups boycott Chic-fil-a’s UK debut

    LGBT+ groups are boycotting the opening of Chic-fil-a’s first UK restaurant, over comments made by the American fast food chain’s CEO about the LGBT+ community. In 2012 CEO Dan Cathy reportedly said on US radio programme, The Ken Coleman Show,  that “defining marriage differently to the bible was akin to…

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