KFC to reopen 500 UK and Ireland outlets by the end of this week - here’s the full list
Fast food chain has been out of business for almost two months
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Your support makes all the difference.KFC has announced that it will have reopened more than 500 of its branches across the UK and Ireland by the end of this week.
The fast food chain was forced to close in March after prime minister Boris Johnson announced a nationwide lockdown but in recent weeks it has started gradually reopening outlets.
Now, KFC has pledged to open more than 500 branches by the end of this week, with the hope of having all 900 restaurants back in operation shortly.
The restaurants will offer a limited menu available for either click and collect, drive-thru or home delivery via Deliveroo, Just Eat and Uber Eats, with the KFC website detailing which outposts are currently open.
KFC has been offering a limited menu since it began reopening restaurants in order to help maintain social distancing with smaller kitchen teams.
It also states that “stringent processes and hygiene measures” are in place, including increased hand washing and surface sanitising, contactless handover of food and the installation of protective screens where appropriate.
Announcing the move, Paula MacKenzie, general manager at KFC UK and Ireland, said: “500 restaurants reopening is a huge milestone. It’s credit to the hard work of all of our amazing teams in restaurant and we wanted to celebrate the moment.”
MacKenzie also commented on the number of people who have been sharing their attempts to recreate the Colonel’s recipe during lockdown on social media using the hashtag #ratemykfc.
The fast food chain was so impressed with people’s home cooking efforts that it has unveiled a new advert featured some of the best, and worst, entries.
“We’ve loved seeing the nation’s homemade efforts whilst we’ve been away, so including a few of them in our new ad is the perfect tribute,” MacKenzie said. “Some of the creations looked incredible, some less so...now that we’re back on delivery, probably best we take it from here!”
KFC is among a number of chains that have started to reopen in recent days, having been out of business for almost two months.
Burger King, McDonald’s, Nando's, Pret A Manger, Starbucks and Subway have all either reopened sites for delivery and takeaway or announced plans to do so soon.
Here is the full list of open KFC restaurants:
OPEN FOR DELIVERY & DRIVE THRU
- Aberdeen - Great North Road
- Aldershot - Ash Road
- Alperton - Western Avenue
- Altrincham - Retail Park
- Andover - Northern Avenue
- Ashford - Eureka Leisure Park
- Banbury Cross Retail Park
- Barnsley - Wakefield Road
- Barrow in Furness - Hollywood Retail Park
- Basingstoke - Leisure Park
- Bedford - Interchange Retail Park
- Bedhampton - Larchwood Avenue
- Belfast - Ballyhackmore
- Belfast - Boucher Road
- Belfast - Yorkgate
- Birmingham - Castle Bromwich
- Birmingham - Great Bridge Retail Pk
- Birmingham - Heybarnes Retail Park
- Birmingham - Kings Norton Business Park
- Birmingham - New Oscott
- Birmingham - Old Hill
- Birmingham - Yew Tree Retail Park
- Blackburn - Whitebirk Roundabout
- Blackpool - Cherry Tree Road North
- Blackpool - Devonshire Road
- Bloxwich - Leamore Lane
- Bognor Regis - Shripney Road Retail Park
- Bolton - Derby Street
- Bolton - Waters Meeting Road
- Bradford - Ingleby Road
- Bradford - Odsal Road
- Bridgend - Hernston Business Park
- Bristol - Avonmeads Retail Park
- Bristol - Hengrove Leisure Park
- Bristol - Shield Retail Park
- Bristol - The Venue Cribbs Causeway
- Bristol - Winterstoke Road
- Broadstairs - Westwood Retail Park
- Bury - Moorgate Retail Park
- Bury - Pilsworth Road
- Camberley - London Road
- Cannock - Old Hednesford Lane
- Cannock - Orbital Retail Park
- Cardiff - Excelsior Road
- Cardiff - Newport Road
- Chadwell Heath - Grove Farm Retail Pk
- Cheltenham - Centrum Park
- Cheshire Oaks Retail Park
- Chester - Greyhound Retail Park
- Chesterfield - Lockfield Road
- Chichester - Stockbridge Road
- Cleethorpes - Meridian Point Retail Park
- Clifton Moor - Stirling Road
- Clydebank - Livingston Street
- Coatbridge - Coatbank Street
- Coatbridge - Showcase Leisure
- Colindale - The Hyde
- Colliers Wood - Chapter Way
- Connswater - Arches Retail Park
- Corby - Oakley Road
- Coventry - Court House Green
- Coventry - Tile Hill
- Cowgate - Ponteland Road
- Crewe - Dunwoody Way
- Dagenham - Merrielands Retail Park
- Deptford - Evelyn Street
- Derby - Pride Park
- Doncaster - Thorne Road
- Doncaster - York Road
- Dover - Honey Wood Retail Park
- Dudley - Castlegate Drive
- Dundee - Camperdown Leisure Park
- Dundee - Tom Johnston Road
- Dunfermline - Fife Leisure Park
- Durham - City Retail Park
- Eastbourne - Lottbridge Drove
- Edinburgh - Herminston Gait Retail Park
- Edinburgh - Kinnaird Park
- Elk Mill - Central Retail Park
- Enfield - Coliseum Retail Park
- Erith - Manor Road
- Exeter - Marsh Barton Trading Estate
- Falkirk - Callandar Road
- Fareham - Lederle Lane
- Farnworth - Albert Road
- Fenton - King Street
- Gillingham - Courtney Road
- Glasgow - Forge Retail Park
- Glasgow - Great Western Retail Park
- Glasgow - London Road
- Glasgow - Motherwell
- Glasgow - Nitshill Road
- Glasgow - Pollokshaws Road
- Glasgow - Rutherglen
- Glasgow - Springburn Road
- Glasshoughton - Colorado Way
- Govan - Helen Street
- Grimsby - Birchin Way
- Hamilton - Palace Grounds Retail Pk
- Harlow Retail Park
- Harrow Weald - High Road
- Hartlepool - Marina Way
- Hatfield - Comet Way
- Havant - Park Way
- Heathrow - Bath Road
- Heaton Chapel - Monarch Leisure Park
- Huddersfield - Leeds Road
- Hull - Kingswood Retail Park
- Hull - The Beacon
- Hulme - Greenheys Lane West
- Inverness - Milburn Road
- Ipswich - Cardinal Park
- Irvine - The Riverway Retail Park
- Kettering Leisure Park
- Kidderminster - Stourport Road
- Kilmarnock - Queens Drive Retail Pk
- Kilwinning - Ashenyards Park
- Kings Lynn - Hardwick Estate
- Kirkcaldy - Central Retail Park
- Leeds - Coal Road
- Leeds - Hunslet Green Retail Centre
- Leeds - Kirkstall Road
- Leicester - Narborough Road
- Leicester - Waterside Road
- Leyton - Lea Bridge Road
- Lincoln - Nettleham Road
- Linwood - Paisley Leisure Park
- Lisburn - Omniplex Centre
- Liverpool - East Prescott Road
- Liverpool - Litherland
- Liverpool - Stonedale Retail Park
- London - Apex Corner
- Loughborough - Regent Place Retail Park
- Lowestoft - Marine Parade
- Luton - Hatters Way Retail Park
- Manchester - Ashton Retail Park
- Manchester - Trafford Retail Park
- Manchester Fort Shopping Park
- Mansfield - Fulmar Close
- Merthyr Tydfil - Cyfartha Retail Park
- Milton Keynes - The Stadium
- Milton Keynes - Westcroft Centre
- Newark - Lincoln Road
- Newport - Spytty Road
- Newtonabbey - Church Road
- Northampton - Nene Park Sixfields
- Northampton - Riverside Retail Park
- Northampton - Towcester Road
- Norwich - Mile Cross Lane
- Nottingham - Springfield Retail Park
- Old Kent Road
- Oxley - Bushbury Lane
- Pennywell - Chester Road
- Perry Bar - One Stop Retail Park
- Perth - Dunkeld Road
- Peterborough - Ashborough Road
- Peterborough - London Road
- Peterborough - Paston Parkway
- Pitsea Retail Park
- Plymouth - Crown Hill Retail Park
- Portsmouth - Binnacle Way
- Portsmouth - Pompey Centre
- Preston - Ashton on Ribble
- Prestwich - Bury New Road
- Rainham - Cherry Tree Lane
- Redditch - Clews Road
- Rochdale - Kingsway Retail Park
- Romford - Colchester Road
- Rotherham - Fitzwilliam Road
- Rugby - Leicester Road Retail Park
- Salford - Rossal Way
- Sandyford - High Street
- Scunthorpe - Gallagher Leisure Park
- Scunthorpe - Lakeside Retail Park
- Sheffield - Barnsley Road
- Sheffield - Drake Retail Park
- Sheffield - Handsworth Road
- Sheffield - Queens Road
- Sheffield Arena - Broughton Lane
- Shirley - Stratford Road
- Shrewsbury - Arlington Way
- Sittingbourne - Mill Way
- Slough - Farnham Road
- Smethwick - Cape Hill
- Southend - Greyhound Trading Park
- St Helens - Central Retail Park
- Stafford - Hough Retail Park
- Stockport - London Road
- Stretford - Chester Road
- Sutton in Ashfield - Forest Street
- Swansea - Morfa Shopping Park
- Swansea - Upper Forest Way
- Swindon - Delta Park
- Swindon Leisure - Greenbridge Retail Park
- Tamworth - Ventura Retail Park
- Telford - Rampart Way
- Telford - Trench Lock
- Telford - Wrekin Retail Park
- Thamesmead - Cannon Retail Park
- Thurrock - West Thurrock Way
- Tyburn - Kingsbury Road
- Wakefield - Westgate Retail Park
- Walkden - Ellesmere Centre
- Walsall - Junction 10 M6 Services
- Waltham Cross - Eleanor Cross Road
- Warrington - Alban Retail Park
- Wednesbury - Junction 9 M6 Services
- Wellingborough - Turnells Mill Lane
- Weoley Castle - Alwood Road
- West Wickham - Wickham Road
- Weston Super Mare - Gallager Retail Park
- Weymouth - Jubilee Close
- Widnes - Gerard Street
- Wishaw - Glasgow Road
- Wolverhampton - Bentley Bridge Pleasure Pk
- Wolverhampton - Penn Road Retail Park
- Wythenshawe - Rowlands Way
OPEN FOR DELIVERY
- Aberdeen - Union Street
- Addlestone - Station Road
- Ashford - Beaver Road
- Ashford - High Street
- Ashford - Middlesex
- Aylesbury Retail Park
- Barking - Station Parade
- Barnet - High Street
- Bath - Lower Borough Walls
- Birmingham - Kings Heath
- Birmingham - Martineau Place
- Bishopsgate
- Borehamwood - Shenley Road
- Bournemouth - The Lansdowne
- Bournemouth - Winborne Road
- Bracknell - Bagshot Road
- Brentford - High Street
- Brighton - London Road
- Brighton - Portslade
- Brighton - Western Road
- Bristol - Union Street
- Byker - Shields Road
- Cambridge - East Road
- Canning Town - Barking Road
- Canterbury - Maybrook Retail Park
- Canterbury - Whitefriars Shopping Centre
- Cardiff - Queen Street
- Chelmsford - Broomfield Road
- Chingford - Albert Crescent
- Cleveleys - Victoria Road
- Coventry - Cross Cheaping
- Coventry - Walsgrave Road
- Crawley - High Street
- Croydon - Colonnades Leisure Park
- Dalston - Kingsland High Street
- Dundee - Murraygate
- Ealing - The Mall
- East Ham - High Street North
- East Kilbride - Kingsgate Retail Park
- East Kilbride - Queensway
- Eastleigh- Leigh Road
- Edinburgh - South Charlotte Street
- Edmonton - Fore Street
- Eltham - High Street
- Epsom - High Street
- Exeter - Sidwell Street
- Farnborough - Victoria Road
- Feltham - Rochester Parade
- Fleetwood - Lord Street
- Folkestone - Sandgate Road
- Fulham - North End Road
- Gillingham - Canterbury Street
- Gorleston on Sea - High Street
- Gravesend - Perry Street
- Gravesend - The Parade
- Great Yarmouth - Regent Road
- Greenwich - Trafalgar Road
- Guildford - High Street
- Hammersmith - Kings Street
- Hastings - Old London Road
- Hastings - Wellington Place
- Hayes End - Uxbridge Road
- Haywards Heath - South Road
- High Wycombe - Frogmore
- High Wycombe - Wycombe Retail Park
- Hornchurch - High Street
- Horsham - Bishopric
- Hounslow - Cavendish Parade
- Ilford - High Road
- Kenton Park Parade
- Kingston - Clarence Street
- Lancaster - Penny Street
- Leicester - High Street
- Leigh - Parsonage Retaill Park
- Lewisham - High Street
- Leyton - High Road
- London - Cricklewood
- London - Farringdon Road
- London - Harrow Road
- London - Kilburn High Road
- London - Kings Cross
- London - Lavender Hill
- London - Mile End Road
- London - Nottinghill Gate
- London - Seven Sisters
- London - Walworth Road
- Manchester - Deansgate
- Margate - High Street
- Middlesbrough - Linthorpe Road
- Milton Keynes - Xscape
- Mitcham - London Road
- Morden - London Road
- Mornington Crescent
- Newcastle under Lyme - Liverpool Road
- Northampton - Alexander Terrace
- Oldbury - Wolverhampton Road
- Orpington - High Street
- Paddington - Praed Street
- Peckham - Rye Lane
- Penge - High Street
- Plymouth - Mutley Plain
- Poole - Ashley Road
- Poole - Wessex Gate Retail Park
- Portsmouth - Commercial Road
- Purley - Purley Parade
- Putney - High Street
- Quinton - Hagley Road West
- Ramsgate - Queens Street
- Rayners Lane - Alexandra Avenue
- Ruislip - High Street
- Sheffield - Chesterfield Road
- Sheffield - West Street
- Shepherds Bush - Uxbridge Road
- South Kensington - Gloucester Road
- South Woodford - George Lane
- Southampton - Above Bar Street
- Southampton - Millbrook Roundabout
- Southampton - Portswood Road
- Southgate - Chaseside
- Stratford - The Broadway
- Strood - Commercial Road
- Surbiton - Brighton Road
- Sutton - High Street
- Swansea - Uplands Crescent
- Taunton - East Street
- Thornton Heath - London Road
- Tooting - Mitcham Road
- Tunbridge Wells - The Fountain Business Pk
- Twickenham - King Street
- Upton Park - Green Street
- Uxbridge - The Pavillions Shopping Centre
- Wallington - Woodcote Road
- Walton On Thames - High Street
- Welling - Bellegrove Road
- Welwyn Garden City - Fretherne Road
- Whitechapel - High Street
- Wimbledon - The Broadway
- Woking - Chertsey Road
- Wood Green - The Broadway
- Woolwich - Thomas Street
- Worcester Park - Central Road
- Worthing - Chapel Road
- Wrexham - St Georges Crescent
OPEN FOR DRIVE THRU ONLY
- Aberdare - Tirfounders Fields
- Amesbury - Solstice Park
- Ashington - Morpeth Road
- Ayr - Heathfield Retail Park
- Banbridge- A1, The Outlet
- Bangor County Down - South Circular Road
- Bexhill on Sea - Ravenside Retail Park
- Birmingham - Chelmsley Wood
- Blyth - Blyth Roundabout
- Blyth - Valley Retail Park
- Bodmin - Launceston Road
- Bristol - Keynsham
- Camborne - Trevenson Gateway
- Camborne - Trevenson Gateway
- Christchurch - Lyndhurst Road
- Consett - Hermistone Retail Park
- Conwy - Llandudno Junction
- Cumbernauld - South Muirhead Road
- Dorchester - Weymouth Avenue
- Ferndown - Ringwood Road
- Grantham - Harlaxton Road
- Hinckley - Maple Drive
- Ipswich - Martlesham Heath
- Milton Keynes - Stacey Bushes
- Newport IOW - The Furlongs
- Newtownards - Ards Shopping Centre
- Norwich - Longwater
- Oswestry - Maebury Road
- Paignton - Brixham Rd
- Penzance - Heliport Retail Park
- Plymouth - Marsh Mills
- Portadown - Bridge Street
- Rhuddlan - Castle View Retail Park
- Rotherham - Manvers Way
- Sheerness - Thomsett Way
- Sleaford - Holdingham Roundabout
- Southampton - Burlesdon Road
- Southampton - Hedge End
- St Neots - Great North Road
- St. Budeaux - Wolseley Road
- Stoke on Trent - Festival Heights
- Streatham - High Road
- Walsall Wood - Lichfield Road
- Wesham - Mill Farm Sports Village
- Whitstable - Highgate Park
WELCOME BREAK
- Cardiff Gate - M4 Services
- Fleet - M3 North Services
- Newport Pagnell - M1 South Services
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