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KFC UK reports sales drop
Parent company Yum! Brands recorded a 3% decline in system sales growth for KFC UK in Q2 2024
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Yum! Brands to roll out voice AI
The KFC and Taco Bell operator plans to bring the tech to its brands’ drive-thrus around the world, as its digital business has more than doubled since 2019
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Karali Group acquires 46-strong Taco Bell portfolio
The sites were acquired as part of a pre-pack administration deal from Caskade Group. It follows news that 40 branches of KFC have been acquired by Adil Group from Caskade
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Yum! Brands trialling more than 40 AI initiatives
The group has reported a 1% decline in KFC UK sales but continues to see opportunity for more than 50,000 restaurants globally, as it looks to become the ’leading digital restaurant company’
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KFC appoints chief legal officer
Ella Smith, formerly of Uber, will serve as chief legal counsel on KFC UK & Ireland’s recently announced acquisition of 218 restaurants from EG Group
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KFC releases first ever nutrition progress update
The report, which will be repeated on an annual basis, tracks the steps the fast food giant is taking to improve nutrition and reduce calories and sugar across its menu
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KFC UK system sales up 6%
Parent company Yum! Brands reported results for 2023 including worldwide system sales up 7% at KFC, with Taco Bell at 6%, and Pizza Hut at 1%.
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KFC UK&I reports 3% decline in turnover
The fried chicken giant reported £284.4m in turnover for 2022, attributing the decline to a strong comparative year combined with cost of living pressures
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KFC calls out 'demonisation' of QSRs
Jenny Packwood, chief corporate affairs and sustainability officer, has denied claims the company is thwarting council efforts to stop fast food outlets opening near schools
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KFC acquires 218 restaurants from EG Group
The transaction sees KFC significantly expand its corporate estate from a previous 50 units
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KFC accused of ‘thwarting efforts’ to stop fast food outlets near schools
An investigation by The Times has claimed that at least 43 local councils in England and Wales have had their anti-obesity policies challenged by KFC since 2017
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KFC opens first little drive-thru in UK
Opening in Stafford, the new model is designed to plug the gap in smaller trade zones and for tight sites
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KFC partners with Uber Direct
The white-label solution, which allows consumers to order direct from the KFC Delivery app, follows KFC’s departure from the Deliveroo platform
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New marketing director at KFC UK&I
Kate Wall, currently strategy & innovation director, has been promoted to marketing director and will work under recently appointed CMO Monica Pool
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KFC to expand drive-thru estate
KFC is set to open 10 new branches in the next three months, comprising both drive-thrus and high street stores, as it targets the 1,500-site mark in the UK
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Yum! Brands sees strong Q3 momentum
KFC sales across Europe saw year-on-year growth of 13% in the quarter ending 30 September 2023, with the period also seeing record digital sales
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Analysis & Insight
KFC calls on businesses to tackle hiring inequality
A study by the fast food chain and youth charity UK Youth found that inequality of opportunity and a culture of nepotism are preventing many young people from landing their first job
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KFC ends partnership with Deliveroo
The QSR brand will build on its own delivery service, alongside Just Eat and Uber Eats, after it was unable to reach an agreement with Deliveroo on commission rates
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Interviews
Back in the driving seat: how Meghan Farren is hatching a plan to grow KFC
KFC UK & Ireland general manager Meghan Farren speaks to The Grocer about engaging with the brand’s critics and the new youth employment programme
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QSR chains dominate UK’s most loved brands
Quick service brands feature more prominently in the UK’s top loved brands than any other restaurant category, with McDonald’s, KFC and Domino’s ranking the highest in the segment