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.

  • May- 2022 -
    27 May
    PeoplePizza Express names Paula MacKenzie as CEO

    Pizza Express names Paula MacKenzie as CEO

    PizzaExpress has announced the appointment of Paula MacKenzie as CEO, joining the company on Monday 6 June. It said MacKenzie has over 20 years’ experience in transforming Food and Drinks businesses by “unlocking the power of brands”. She has worked for some of the world’s most recognised and valued companies…

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  • 27 May
    Food and DrinkKFC to trial first delivery-only kitchens in London

    KFC to trial first delivery-only kitchens in London

    KFC has announced it is launching a trial of its first delivery-only kitchens as the business bolsters plans to “untap opportunities” and create jobs across the country.  The first kitchen will be opened in London, with additional trials to be phased across the year. Each kitchen will create 30 new…

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  • 6 May
    RestaurantsYum Brands sales rise 8% in Q1

    Yum Brands sales rise 8% in Q1

    Yum Brands, the owner of KFC and Pizza Hut, has announced that sales rose by 8% in Q1 despite a “difficult” trading environment over the period. Worldwide system sales in the quarter ended 31 March grew by 9% at KFC, 8% at Taco Bell and 3% at Pizza Hut. Reported…

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  • Mar- 2022 -
    16 March
    Cafes and Coffee ShopsUK food to go market to grow to a value of £21.3bn in 2022

    UK food to go market to grow to a value of £21.3bn in 2022

    The UK food to go market is forecast to grow by +31.8% in 2022, to a value of £21.3bn, according to the new Lumina Intelligence UK Food To Go Market Report 2022. The report revealed this will see the market fully recover to and exceed its 2019 pre-pandemic market value…

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  • 7 March
    Pubs and BarsRevolution Bars bolsters senior team with new hires

    Revolution Bars bolsters senior team with new hires

    Revolution Bars Group, the operator of Revolution, Revolución de Cuba, Playhouse and Founders and Co, has bolstered its senior team with two new hires.  The move will see its executive team move to a female majority for the first time ever, “outlining its ongoing commitment to diversity and inclusion with…

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  • Dec- 2021 -
    3 December
    FeaturesHow restaurants recouped footfall during an unsteady climate

    How restaurants recouped footfall during an unsteady climate

    In the words of trade association UKHospitality, ‘the resilience of pubs and bars will be crucial to the recovery of hospitality.’ However, low footfall still present in the high street is making it difficult for operators to make a comeback. According to a latest report by the CGA, 26% of…

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  • Nov- 2021 -
    10 November
    RestaurantsRetail and Hospitality leaders sign UK soy manifesto

    Retail and Hospitality leaders sign UK soy manifesto

    UK industry leaders from 27 major businesses, including all of the biggest UK grocery retailers and a group of restaurant brands, including Nando’s, McDonald’s and KFC, have signed the UK soy manifesto. This commits them to cutting deforestation and habitat destruction out of UK soy supply chains as soon as…

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  • 9 November
    FeaturesCan catering SMEs weather the supply storm?

    Can catering SMEs weather the supply storm?

    Using the words of Nando’s, restaurants have had “a bit of a mare” recently amid an increase in supply chain shortages. Earlier this year, the chain had to temporarily shut around 50 UK outlets, with its signature peri peri chicken stripped from the menu. As well as chicken being unattainable,…

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  • Sep- 2021 -
    28 September
    Catering CompaniesEG Group acquires 52 KFC restaurants

    EG Group acquires 52 KFC restaurants

    The Issa Brothers’ EG Group has announced the acquisition of 52 Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC) restaurants in the UK from family-managed Amsric group. It revealed the acquired network, across the south and south-west regions, comprises more than 1,600 team members and a mix of “high-quality” drive thru and “traditional” restaurant…

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  • 27 September
    RestaurantsPopeyes to open first UK site this November

    Popeyes to open first UK site this November

    US chicken shop chain Popeyes has confirmed that it will open its first UK store at Westfield Stratford City in November 2021. The restaurant group will be taking a 1,531 sq ft unit in Westfield Stratford City formerly occupied by KFC, as the shopping centre looks to upgrade its food…

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