KFC
Coverage focuses on the UK strategy and performance of one of the world’s largest quick-service restaurant brands. Reporting includes franchise expansion, store refits with digital ordering and kiosk tech, menu development including meat-free trials, and partnerships with delivery platforms such as Deliveroo and Just Eat. Insight also covers pricing strategy, drive-thru growth, high street and retail park positioning, and supply chain initiatives, offering a lens into scalable, high-volume operational models in the QSR sector.
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Feb- 2025 -7 FebruaryRestaurants
KFC and Taco Bell boosts Yum Brands sales in Q4
Yum Brands has reported a 16% increase in revenues to $2.36bn (£1.90bn) for the fourth quarter ended December 31, 2024, fueled by strong sales at KFC’s international restaurants and Taco Bell US. Its same-store sales also rose 1% in the quarter, thanks to Taco Bell. Worldwide system sales grew 8%,…
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Jan- 2025 -24 JanuaryNews-In-Brief
Today’s news in brief – 24/01/25
Stonegate Group has reported that LFL sales rose 9.7% over the festive season, with the group’s Craft Union business seeing record sales numbers over the Christmas week. Across the group’s managed estate, some 234 sites reported record-breaking sales weeks – with 217 locations reporting record-breaking sales days. KFC UK&I has…
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24 JanuaryFood and Drink
KFC UK and Ireland names new general manager
KFC UK and Ireland has named Rob Swain as the new general manager for the UK and Ireland business, effective 1 March 2025. Swain will be replacing Meg Farren, who is being promoted to president of North America for Yum! Brands’ sister brand Taco Bell. He joins as general manager…
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7 JanuaryVenues & Properties
O2 Arena reports ‘best-ever’ sales amid record number of visitors
The O2 Arena has seen sales across F&B, leisure and retail rise by 6% in 2024, marking the live entertainment’s “best-ever” year for trade. It comes as The O2 welcomed a record number of people – over 10 million – throughout last year, which spells an uplift of 12% against…
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Nov- 2024 -12 NovemberCafes and Coffee Shops
Paul UK unveils new franchise partner
French bakery and café chain Paul UK has announced Zaf Holdings Limited (ZHL) as its newest franchise partner in the UK. ZHL will open 10 stores over the next five years, bringing the Paul brand to key locations in the Southeast of England. The first store is targeted to open…
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5 NovemberNews-In-Brief
Today’s news in brief – 05/11/24
UKH has coordinated a letter with other industry groups warning against Xmas tube strikes, which could cost hospitality businesses up to 70% of daily sales. As a result of the negotiation, Transport for London has abandoned its proposed changes to pay structures meaning all RMT members will receive the same…
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5 NovemberRestaurants
KFC to hire 700 permanent staff ahead of Christmas
KFC has announced plans to recruit over 700 new permanent staff to join the UK and Ireland’s leading chicken brand ahead of Christmas. Open to anyone eligible to work in the UK and Ireland, KFC is offering both part-time and full-time permanent roles at restaurants across the country – from…
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Oct- 2024 -21 OctoberNews-In-Brief
Today’s news in brief – 21/10/24
The UK’s top 100 restaurant groups saw profits dip to £244.1m in 2024 from £246.5m, according to new research by UHY Hacker Young. The firm has called this dip in profits a “creditable performance” considering the challenges the sector has faced from the cost-of-living crisis and years of losses the…
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21 OctoberBusiness
170 hospitality bosses call for business rates action ahead of Budget
170 hospitality leaders have backed UKHospitality’s call for a lower level of business rates for the sector ahead of the Labour party’s first Budget at the end of the month. In an open letter to the chancellor, the CEOs of Britain’s most well-known and biggest pub groups such as Fuller’s,…
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Aug- 2024 -7 AugustNews
Today’s news in brief – 07/08/24
Yum Brands has reported a 4% revenue rise to $1.7bn (£1.3bn) in Q2. The owner of KFC, Taco Bell, Pizza Hut and Habit Burger Grill saw company-wide sales grow 3%, as it opened 598 new restaurants across 57 countries during the period. KFC revenues increased 5% to $717m (£563m) in…
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