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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Dec- 2020 -16 DecemberCoronavirus
Burger King to promote independent restaurants through Instagram
Burger King has announced that small restaurants owners can promote their businesses on its Instagram, in a bid to support the hospitality sector as parts of the UK enter into tier three. In a post on the chain’s Instagram, Burger King revealed it was “taking a break” from publishing promotional…
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Nov- 2020 -3 NovemberBusiness
Burger King calls on public to support McDonald’s
Burger King is urging the UK public to order from McDonalds, as well as other restaurant chains, in a show of support ahead of the country’s second Covid-19 lockdown. The burger chain is encouraging people to order food how they can during the lockdown, whether it be drive-through or takeaway,…
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Oct- 2020 -23 OctoberGovernment
KFC to create 5400 additional jobs
KFC has announced plans to create a further 5400 job roles across the UK and Ireland. According to Sky News, the fast food chain has seen a rise in demand for its produce due to Covid-19, the company said the new roles will be created in its 965 restaurants across…
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Sep- 2020 -24 SeptemberCoronavirus
Deliveroo calls for further industry support as restrictions grow
Deliveroo, alongside major restaurant partners, is calling on the government to provide further financial support to the restaurant sector as restrictions tighten. In a letter addressed to Rishi Sunak, which was signed by the CEOs of Pizza Hut and KFC, the online food delivery company outlined what additional support is…
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Jun- 2020 -2 JuneCoronavirus
KFC reopens 700 sites across UK & Ireland
KFC has revealed it has reopened 700 of its restaurants across the UK and Ireland amid the Covid-19 pandemic. The fried chicken chain temporarily closed all of its 950 sites in March as a result of the Covid-19 lockdown. However, the restaurant confirmed in a social media post that over…
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May- 2020 -20 MayCoronavirus
Wagamama to reopen 67 sites amid Covid-19 pandemic
Wagamama has announced it will reopen 67 of its sites for delivery and collection by the end of June. The restaurant has revealed from tomorrow (21 May) 24 of its sites will reopen, following a further 20 to be opened next week (28 May). The move comes after Wagamama temporarily…
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19 MayCoronavirus
KFC to reopen 500 locations amid Covid-19 pandemic
Fast food chain KFC has announced it is to reopen 500 of its restaurants for delivery amid the Covid-19 pandemic. Last month, KFC initially reopened 11 of its UK restaurants and later announced the reopening of an extra 80 of its UK sites amid the Covid-19 pandemic after temporarily closing…
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Apr- 2020 -30 AprilRestaurants
KFC announces reopening of 80 UK sites amid Covid-19 crisis
KFC has announced it is to reopen 80 more of its stores this week amid the Covid-19 pandemic. The news comes as, earlier this month the fast food chain reopened 11 of its sites for takeaway orders, following the decision to temporarily close its doors last month “protect the wellbeing…
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16 AprilRestaurants
KFC reopens 11 UK branches for takeaway amid Covid-19 crisis
KFC has announced it is reopening 11 of its 900 stores across the UK for takeaway orders. The fast-food restaurant made the decision to temporarily close its doors last month “protect the wellbeing and safety” of its customers and staff, following government regulations of a lockdown to help stop the…
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Dec- 2019 -18 DecemberApps & Technology
London restaurants go paperless with digital receipts
Giraffe, Ed’s Easy Diner, Slim Chickens, Japan Centre and Sakagura have announced plans to use digital receipts over paper ones. Partnering with digital receipts platform Flux, they join KFC, Itsu and Just Eat in moving to paperless receipt technology. Flux found that the use of digital receipts has risen by…
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