All KFC articles – Page 2
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NewsYum! Brands sees growth in KFC UK sales
KFC UK sales were up 10% year-on-year in the second quarter and up 7% in the year to date, while sales remained stagnant for Pizza Hut Europe
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NewsKFC to roll out youth employability programme
The fast-food chain has set itself a goal that, by 2030, a third of new hires will be young people aged between 16 and 24 who face barriers to employment
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NewsKFC UK & Ireland grows share of sales
Yum! Brands’ UK KFC business now accounts for 7% of all systemwide KFC sales - up 5% in the first quarter ended 31 March 2023.
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NewsKFC shakes up marketing function
Jenny Packwood had added interim CMO to her responsibilities, as Jack Hinchliffe heads to the California to work on Yum! portfolio brand The Habit Burger Grill
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NewsKFC makes appointments to people team
Maria Mastellone returns to the fried chicken brand following an interim role at Pizza Hut UK & Europe, while Kathryn York becomes chief people officer
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NewsKFC’s chief people officer steps down
Neil Piper is moving on after almost 15 years with the UK & Ireland business, where he has also served as interim general manager and director of human resources
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NewsKFC taking new approach to recruitment
Through its new employability programme, Hatch, the business is aiming for a third of all new hires to be young people who have faced barriers to employment, by 2030
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NewsKFC UK sales continue to decline
Yum! Brands has reported its third quarter results, with KFC system sales in the UK falling by 7% in Q3 and by 3% in the year to date
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NewsKFC partners UK Youth on employability programme
Hatch is designed to support disadvantaged young people into employment and provides one-to-one support, group training and work experience placements
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News‘Viable businesses face ruin’
The leaders of Pret, Itsu, Pizza Hut and KFC have called for “decisive urgent action” on VAT for businesses facing unprecedented short-term headwinds
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NewsRestaurant businesses form buying group
MeatLiquor and The Real Greek are among several operators that have formed an unofficial buying group in order to tackle to the rising price of ingredients such as chicken.
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NewsKFC UK reports quarterly sales decline
In a financial update, Yum! Brands reported a quarterly sales decline of 8% at KFC UK & Ireland, and a 1% decline in the year to date
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NewsKFC warns of further chicken shortages
The fast food chain has been forced to pause its WOW Tuesday offer due to shortages of chicken on the bone, with beans and Pepsi Max cans also in short supply, it has been reported.
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NewsKFC teams up with FareShare to redistribute surplus food
The fried chicken chain will redistribute four million meals in an initiative to reduce food waste and combat food insecurity
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NewsKFC appoints new GM
KFC UK & Ireland has appointed former CMO Meg Farren as its new general manager, following the departure of Paula MacKenzie earlier this year.
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NewsPaula MacKenzie appointed PizzaExpress CEO
MacKenzie, who left her role as managing director at KFC UK & Ireland in March, will join PizzaExpress on 6 June, and will lead the 10,000-strong team on the next stage of its growth journey
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NewsKFC trials first delivery-only kitchens
The fried chicken giant will open its first delivery-only kitchens in London, with more locations planned to open across the year
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NewsKFC UK & Ireland sees sales up 7%
Parent company Yum! Brands said sales within its KFC UK & Ireland division made up 8% of the global fast food chain’s overall revenue in the first quarter ended 31 March 2022
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NewsKFC launches anti-littering pledge
The fried chicken brand will tell its customers ’Don’t Be A Tosser’ with 15ft banners at restaurants across the UK
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NewsNew CFO at KFC UK&I
Matthew McCormick, formerly chief development officer, has become the new chief financial officer, replacing Chris Drew