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Slim Chickens opens second Liverpool restaurant on Edge Lane
16/09/2026Slim Chickens is opening its second Liverpool restaurant, at Liverpool Shopping Park on Edge Lane, on Thursday 17 September. The US fried chicken brand is rolled out in the UK by Boparan Restaurant Group, its master franchisee, which operates some…
Lucky B’s adds eight delivery sites, seeks UK franchisees
16/09/2026Lucky B's Hot Chicken has opened eight new delivery-only sites across the UK, the brand has said, alongside its four physical restaurants in Scotland and Lancashire. The Glasgow-founded chain, built around Nashville-style hot chicken, is now recruiting franchise partners to…
Wickes lifts half-year profit as it targets 300 stores
16/09/2026Wickes has reported a rise in first-half turnover and profit, helped by record membership of its TradePro trade loyalty scheme and steadier footfall across its estate. The DIY and trade retailer, which trades from 230 sites, is pressing on with…
Burger & Lobster posts £2.2 million loss as growth shifts overseas
14/09/2026Burger & Lobster fell to a £2.2 million operating loss in the year to 28 December 2025 as turnover slipped to £33.7 million and EBITDA dropped from £3.3 million to £900,000. The group runs 11 restaurants in the UK, ten…
Dirty soda brand Slurp incorporates a franchise company
14/09/2026Slurp Dirty Soda Franchise Limited was incorporated on 7 September 2026, the newest of four companies registered around a Birmingham dirty soda brand that opened its first shop a year ago. A franchise page is live and sets out two…
KFC franchise partner Gastronomy opens its 50th site in Shrewsbury
14/09/2026A KFC drive-thru opened at Hazledine Park in Shrewsbury on 14 September 2026, the 50th restaurant run by Gastronomy, the Shrewsbury-based franchise partner that opened its first KFC in Aberystwyth in 2007. The milestone lands a year into a development…
KFC opens new restaurant at Brighton Marina, creating 30 jobs
14/09/2026KFC opened a new restaurant at Brighton Marina on Monday 14 September 2026, taking over a unit left vacant by Pizza Hut. Run by franchise operator K&Z, the 112-cover restaurant has created 30 jobs and adds to KFC UK's franchised…
Lakeside welcomes Bershka, Hollister, Oliver Bonas and Urban Outfitters
11/09/2026Lakeside shopping centre in Essex has opened stores for Bershka, Hollister, Oliver Bonas and Urban Outfitters, its latest wave of fashion openings. Pradera, which asset manages the centre on behalf of owner SGS UK Retail, said retail occupiers have invested…
Burger King opens in Peterborough with 1,000 free burgers
10/09/2026Burger King has opened its fourth Peterborough restaurant, taking over a vacant former Frankie & Benny's unit at Boongate Retail Park. The site opens on Friday 11 September 2026 and has created 25 jobs. The opening adds to an estate…
Popeyes creates 45 jobs at first Colchester restaurant
10/09/2026Popeyes has opened its first Colchester restaurant, taking a ground-floor unit in the former Marks & Spencer building on the High Street. The site, part of the Minerva House redevelopment, opens on Friday 11 September 2026. It is Essex's latest…
