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Smoking Goat wins Kricket’s annual Fried Chicken Challenge

20-Mar-2024 By Joe Lutrario

Smoking Goat has won Kricket’s second annual Fried Chicken Challenge wowing judges with its take on classic central Thai fried chicken.

KFC to acquire 218 restaurants from EG Group

06-Dec-2023 By James McAllister

KFC is to acquire more than 200 restaurants from EG Group, its largest franchisee in the UK and Ireland.

KFC launches partnership with Uber Direct to boost in-house delivery channel

23-Nov-2023 By James McAllister

KFC UK & Ireland has launched an exclusive partnership with Uber Direct in order to further enhance its own delivery channel.

KFC ends Deliveroo partnership to focus on 'better commercials' with other aggregators

26-Oct-2023 By James McAllister

KFC has ended its partnership with Deliveroo to focus its efforts on other delivery channels, including its own.

KFC moves into retail with limited-edition popcorn

21-Aug-2023 By James McAllister

KFC UK has moved into the omnichannel retail space with the launch of a new, limited-edition popcorn flavour.

People on the move: August 2023

16-Aug-2023 By Restaurant

This month's roundup includes new positions at New World Trading Company, Galvin at Windows and TGI Fridays.

The Lowdown: KFC's omakase dining experience

04-Aug-2023 By James McAllister

The Colonel has used the capital’s growing appetite for omakase restaurants as inspiration for the launch of its latest burger special.

KFC taking new approach to recruitment

14-Nov-2022 By Georgi Gyton

KFC is taking a new approach to recruitment with the launch of its new employability programme called Hatch.

Major brands face possibility of food shortages as Bestfood workers threaten strike action

18-Oct-2022 By Joe Lutrario

Almost 600 GMB members working for food logistics company Bestfood will take part in a strike ballot after they rejected the company’s latest pay offer.

The Lowdown: restaurant merch

02-Sep-2022 By Stefan Chomka

Forget haute cuisine, haute couture is this season’s must have restaurant accessory.

KFC faces further chicken shortages - updated

01-Aug-2022 By James McAllister

KFC has been forced to pause its WOW Tuesday offer amid warnings that the group is facing further shortages of chicken and other select products.

KFC to trial using delivery-only kitchens in London

26-May-2022 By James McAllister

KFC is launching a trial of its first delivery-only kitchens in the UK, beginning in the capital.

Pret A Manger, McDonald’s, KFC and Itsu to speak at this year's Hostech conference

14-Mar-2022 By BigHospitalitty

Pret A Manger, McDonald’s, KFC, Tortilla, and Itsu will deliver keynote sessions at technology-focused conference Hostech, which returns on 27 April 27.

The Lowdown: Japanese Fried Chicken (JFC)

23-Nov-2021 By Joe Lutrario

YO! is looking to drum up interest in its Christmas menu by piggybacking on the Japanese craze of eating KFC over the festive period.

Pizza Hut Delivery looks to take its slice of grab-and-go

16-Nov-2021 By Joe Lutrario

Pizza Hut Delivery is to enter the grab-and-go market following a franchise deal with EG Group that will see eight stores open in petrol filling stations on a trial basis.

Corbin & King, Five Guys and KFC at MCA’s Restaurant Conference

07-Oct-2021 By Restaurant

Corbin & King CEO Jeremy King, KFC’s UK & Ireland MD Paula Mackenzie, and Five Guys CEO John Eckbert and are just some of the big-name speakers on the line-up at MCA’s Restaurant Conference next month.

KFC warns of supply issues

12-Aug-2021 By Georgi Gyton

KFC UK & Ireland has warned its customers of potential supply issues.

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Case study: KFC and Deliverect

04-Mar-2021 By Restaurant

Since June 2020, KFC's Spanish and French business has been working with Deliverect to optimise its online delivery operation, which has been scaled up rapidly during the pandemic.

KFC to create 5,400 jobs

23-Oct-2020 By Georgia Cronin

KFC UK and Ireland is to create a 5,400 new jobs following a surge in takeaway demand fuelled by the Coronavirus crisis, Sky News reports.

KFC vows to improve animal welfare conditions following report

31-Jul-2020 By James McAllister

Fast food giant KFC has admitted to poor animal welfare among its UK and Ireland suppliers in a report that lays bare the realities of its chicken production line.

The Lowdown: KFC's hybrid nuggets

24-Jul-2020 By James McAllister

KFC has collaborated with a biotech research lab in the Russian capital of Moscow to develop a hybrid nugget made from a combination of cultured chicken cells and plant-based ingredients.

KFC reaches 700 site reopenings

01-Jun-2020 By James McAllister

KFC has now reopened more than two thirds of its UK estate.

KFC begins offering takeaway from select sites

18-May-2020 By James McAllister

KFC has begun reopening a select number of its UK restaurants for takeaway, having previously only reopened sites for either drive-thru or delivery.

KFC to have 100 sites reopen for delivery by next week

29-Apr-2020 By James McAllister

KFC says that it will have reopened 100 of its UK restaurants for delivery by the beginning of next week.

KFC reopens 11 restaurants for delivery only

15-Apr-2020 By Finn Scott-Delany

KFC has reopened a number of its restaurants for delivery only, with further reopenings planned in the coming weeks.

KFC to deploy ConnectSmart software across UK estate

18-Oct-2019 By Restaurant

KFC is to roll out QSR Automation’s ConnectSmart Kitchen (CSK) software across its 900-strong UK estate.

KFC sees profits drop following distribution crisis

07-Oct-2019 By James McAllister

KFC saw its turnover and profits plunge in 2018 following a logistics fiasco that at its peak saw more than 600 outlets forced to close temporarily due to a chicken shortage.

KFC abandons plans to introduce baked products after poor sales

13-Sep-2019 By James McAllister

KFC has abandoned attempts to encourage people to eat healthier by introducing baked products onto its menus because of poor sales and ‘grief’ from customers.

KFC commits to ensuring greater animal welfare standards

12-Jul-2019 By James McAllister

KFC is to sign up to the European Chicken Commitment (ECC), which calls on brands to ensure greater welfare animal standards are implemented across the supply chain.

What the cluck? KFC trials Quorn-based vegan burger

14-Jun-2019 By Stefan Chomka

KFC is to become the latest meat-led fast food company to move into the plant-based sector with the launch of a vegan burger from next week (17 June).