Chick-Fil-A: American fast food giant announces plans to open in Leeds as part of 'long-term commitment to UK'
An American fast food chain has confirmed it has plans to open a site in Leeds.
Chick-Fil-A has announced plans to invest more than $100M over the next 10 years as part of long-term commitment to the UK.
Sites will be opening in Belfast, Leeds, Liverpool and London across the first two years.
The brand currently operates more than 3,000 restaurants across the United States, Puerto Rico and Canada and these new proposed sites will mark the first locations outside of North America for the fast food giant.
Popular menu items that will be introduced in the UK include the Original Chick-fil-A chicken sandwich, freshly made salads, and nuggets that are hand-breaded throughout the day.
Anita Costello, chief international officer at Chick-fil-A, said: “Serving communities is at the heart of everything we do, and we look forward to bringing Chick-fil-A’s delicious food and signature hospitality to Belfast, Leeds, Liverpool and London, and continuing our long-term investment in the U.K.”
“From job creation to supporting local causes, we are excited about the positive impact our first restaurants will have in the communities they serve.”
As part of Chick-fil-A’s longstanding mission to aid in the fight against hunger, the brand will donate £25,000 to a local non-profit organisation in celebration of each new restaurant opening. This tradition will be introduced to all UK locations to support their local communities.
Each restaurant will have the opportunity to participate in the Chick-fil-A Shared Table programme, an initiative that redirects surplus food from Chick-fil-A restaurants to local soup kitchens, shelters, food banks and non-profits in need.
Last year, the programme helped create more than 7 million meals from surplus food donated by participating Chick-fil-A restaurants throughout the US and Canada. The programme will be introduced nationwide.