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The Colonel cometh: KFC plans kitchens of the future
A new KFC restaurant in Bracknell featuring the fast food chain’s first ever semi open-plan kitchen is shining a light on what the future looks like for the 870-store group. FEJ meets the man bringing...
View ArticleKFC brings science to kitchen specification
Leading QSR chain KFC has told FEJ it is taking a more “scientific” approach to catering equipment specification as it sets about introducing semi open-plan kitchens to its UK stores. The 870-strong...
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60 seconds with…Mark Baxter, KFC
FEJ meets Mark Baxter, operations innovation manager at KFC UK & Ireland, to talk kitchen innovation, supplier relationships and the catering equipment holy grail. You recently unveiled a semi...
View ArticleKFC honours UK partners as kitchen roll-out gathers pace
Fast food chain KFC will tonight honour its leading business partners at its annual UK supplier summit. Manufacturers and brands that supply equipment to the QSR will attend the event, which is the...
View ArticleFast food chain to roll Apple Pay across more than 800 UK stores
KFC announced today that it will begin offering its customers access to Apple Pay, a system that promises to transform mobile payments with an easy, secure and private way to pay. The chain said it...
View ArticleChains take space at new West Midlands leisure hub
Multimillion pound plans for four new restaurants and cafes at Dudley’s Castlegate Business Park have been unveiled as part of an expansion of the site. A Hungry Horse pub, Costa Coffee outlet and KFC...
View ArticleDozen brands now control 50% of chain market
Chain operators are continuing to tighten their grip on towns and cities around the country, according to a leading retail property specialist. While operators have been fighting hard to open new...
View ArticleKFC inks £60m FM deal across 235 outlets
The UK branch of fast food chain KFC has appointed a new facilities management partner as it prepares to embark on an ambitious strategy that will see the company double in size over the next five...
View ArticleFoodservice chains stand out in ‘simplest’ brands table
Three fast food chains have been named in a top 10 ranking of the world’s ‘simplest’ global brands. McDonald’s, Burger King and KFC all made it into the Global Brand Simplicity Index, which ranks...
View ArticleYum! Brands opening 2,300 restaurants a year globally
Yum! Brands, the owner of KFC and Pizza Hut, oversaw a staggering 2,365 restaurant openings globally in 2015, it has revealed. The remarkable figure is equivalent to six stores new opening for business...
View ArticlePioneering bucket brings better food presentation for KFC
In an initiative aimed at improving food presentation and environmental performance, fast food giant KFC has partnered with International Paper Foodservice Europe to develop a paper board food bucket...
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Industry’s eight largest UK franchise brands account for 7,700 sites
The £15 billion-a-year franchise sector in the UK is currently operating at record levels, with foodservice and restaurant chains leading the way. FEJ reports. In the foodservice sector, the eight...
View ArticleFaecal bacteria found on KFC ice causes a stink in the industry
Catering equipment supplier Hubbard Systems has raised questions over a BBC report that suggests faecal bacteria detected in ice cubes from a branch of KFC came from water that made the ice. The...
View ArticlePret set for 12-month trial at motorway service station
Pret A Manger is to open its first motorway service shop as part of a trial partnership with Welcome Break, it was revealed today. The shop is scheduled to open at the end of summer at the South Mimms...
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KFC workers go from chopping board to mortar board
Fast food chain KFC and De Montfort University Leicester have launched a new Degree Apprenticeship programme, offering KFC team members the opportunity to earn and learn at no cost to the individual....
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Martin Shuker, Managing Director, KFC UK & Ireland
With more than a decade at the helm, Martin Shuker has seen the UK fast food sector explode before his eyes but his company has embraced, rather than shirked, the challenge of defending its market...
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BEHIND-THE-SCENES REPORT: How RH Hall’s dual approach to fabrication is...
It has only been seven months since Kevin Shepherd took the helm as general manager of RH Hall Fabrications. But he’s already making waves at the Hertfordshire-based outfit as it looks to invest in its...
View ArticleShake Shack’s ‘perfect story’ as it moves into former KFC building
Shake Shack has opened a new UK flagship store in the heart of London after taking over a two-storey site formerly occupied by KFC. The American hipster fast food chain that claims to have started the...
View ArticleKFC ploughs £3.5m into apprentices in last six years
Fast food giant KFC has revealed that it has invested £3.5 million in apprenticeship programmes since 2011 and is continuing to spend on education. It has announced that it will be expanding its...
View ArticleYum to offload 180 KFC sites for £300m in franchising frenzy
The parent company of Pizza Hut, Taco Bell and KFC has struck a £300m deal to sell the majority of its company-owned KFC sites in Britain to franchisees. US firm Yum Brands owns nearly 900 KFC stores...
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