The restructuring events database contains factsheets with data on large-scale restructuring events reported in the principal national media and company websites in each EU Member State. This database was created in 2002.
Accommodation / Food 56 - Food and beverage service activities 56.1 - Restaurants and mobile food service activities 56.1 - Restaurants and mobile food service activities
1,600 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
31 March 2013
Employment effect (start)
31 March 2013
Foreseen end date
31 December 2013
Description
On 31 March, fast food chain Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC) announced its plan to open more than 40 new restaurants in the UK and Ireland. This step will create around 1,600 jobs across the two countries by the end of 2013. Moreover there are plans for the refurbishment of 160 existing outlets. KFC UK & Ireland, which forms part of the Yum! Brands group currently employs around 24,000 staff.
Sources
31 March 2013: The Guardian
31 March 2013: The Telepraph
Citation
Eurofound (2013), Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC), Business expansion in European Union, factsheet number 75205, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/75205.
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