All KFC articles – Page 4
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NewsPret, McDonald’s, KFC and Itsu join Hostech line-up
The annual conference, a collaboration between MCA and Big Hospitality, will focus on the latest innovations in hospitality technology
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NewsKFC UK & Ireland appoints interim GM
Chief people officer Neil Piper has been appointed as interim general manager following the departure of Paula MacKenzie this week, following 11 years at KFC.
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NewsLeader of KFC UK departs
Paula Mackenzie is understood to have left the brand to pursue a new opportunity outside the organisation. She was manager director of KFC UK & Ireland for five years, overseeing a major turnaround at the business
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NewsMcDonald’s Starbucks and Pizza Hut withdraw from Russia
KFC has suspended its company owned operations, but has yet to announce any action on its c1,000 franchisee-run restaurant estate
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NewsPressure mounts over Russian operations
McDonald’s, KFC and Starbucks are facing pressure and boycott threats over their ongoing operations in Russia
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NewsKFC appoints new marketing director
Richard Hall, currently head of value, membership and loyalty at Tesco, will take up his new role at KFC UK & Ireland in March
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NewsKFC: ‘We are still seeing huge demand for dine-in’
“Huge demand” for dine-in restaurants from both existing and new customers has been a key factor in KFC UK & Ireland’s ambitious new opening target, managing director Paula MacKenzie tells MCA
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NewsKFC to open 300 new sites in five years
The UK & Ireland business is celebrating the opening of its 1,000th restaurant during the first quarter of the year
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NewsKFC parent co toasts strongest growth in history
The UK estate, which accounts for 7% of overall KFC system sales, saw a 38% rise in sales for the full year in 2021
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NewsKFC saw small decline in like-for-like sales last year
The fast food chain’s like-for-like sales in the UK declined by 1.6% for the full year to 27 December 2020 on the back of strong trading in the second quarter.
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InterviewsKFC expands reach after scaling delivery ‘dramatically’
MD Paula MacKenzie appeared at MCA’s Restaurant Conference where she spoke of how the “muscle memory” of the chicken distribution crisis of 2018 helped KFC deal with the lockdowns of 2020
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NewsSustainability is on the agenda at MCA’s Restaurant Conference
Pizza Hut Restaurants, Burger King UK and Darwin & Wallace will take part in a special panel on sustainability with Zero Carbon Forum.
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NewsKFC announces new COO
KFC has announced that its UK & Ireland chief operating officer Rob Swain has been appointed to the same role at KFC Global, and will be replaced by Lucy Taylor.
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NewsEG Group acquires portfolio of 52 KFC sites
EG Group has become the largest franchisee for the KFC brand in Western Europe, following the acquisition of 52 UK sites from Amsric Group.
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NewsMinister Scully and AlixPartners to speak at MCA Restaurant Conference
Business minister Paul Scully and AlixPartners’ MD, hospitality and leisure, Graeme Smith have joined the line-up at MCA’s Restaurant Conference 2021.
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NewsKFC warns of supply issues
KFC UK & Ireland has warned its customers of potential supply issues.
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NewsKFC, Pizza Hut and Taco Bell see sales recover
Yum! Brands – owner of KFC, Pizza Hut and Taco Bell - has reported strong Q2 growth, with KFC UK’s system sales rising 248% compared with the previous year, when many of its stores were shut due to the pandemic.
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Analysis & InsightThe growing appeal of the drive-thru
The drive-thru format is attracting attention from a diverse set of operators in the UK. What are some of the key factors for success and how might the format be evolving?
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NewsKFC makes sustainability commitment
KFC UK & Ireland has upped its environmental credentials with a new net-zero greenhouse gas emission commitment.
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NewsKFC sees strong growth
KFC grew sales in the UK by 16% in Q1, the second biggest increase worldwide after China.