Chick-fil-A plots UK return
Chick-fil-A currently has more than 2,800 restaurants across the United States, Puerto Rico and Canada
US fast food brand Chick-fil-A has announced that it is set to relaunch in the UK in early 2025.
The move comes a few years after the company closed its UK locations following protests from LGBTQ+ groups.
Chick-fil-A currently has more than 2,800 restaurants across the United States, Puerto Rico and Canada.
The company has plans to open five, locally owned and operated restaurants in the UK in the first two years and expand across the UK.
Anita Costello, chief international officer, said: “We are excited our restaurants will bring new jobs and opportunities throughout the UK. Serving communities is at the heart of everything we do at Chick-fil-A, and our unique local owner-operator model provides one of a kind access to entrepreneurial opportunities.”
Chick-fil-A first opened in Reading in 2019 but closed down following the expiration of its six month lease after protests.
The chain’s owners previously donated to Exodus International, an organisation which advocated gay “conversion therapy” before it shut down in 2013.
Since 2019, the company has stated that it donated $25,000 (£20,100) to charities aiding hunger every time a new restaurant opened.