KFC UK & Ireland

Today we have named Rob Swain the new General Manager for KFC UK & Ireland, replacing Meg Farren, who will take on a new role - President for North America at Taco Bell. Effective from 1st March 2025, Rob will lead KFC UK&I into its next exciting chapter, building on the strong foundations laid by Meg and the entire KFC UK&I leadership team.🍗 A KFC veteran, Rob has been with the brand for more than 15 years starting in restaurant as an Area Coach and progressing to COO for KFC Global, recently setting a new benchmark globally for guest experience. Let’s give Rob a true KFC welcome and wish Meg all the best in her brilliant new role! 👋

🌟 Celebrating five decades of dedication to KFC! 🌟 Meet Pauline, a true KFC legend, who has been making a splash in the news recently! At 74 years young, Pauline has spent the past 47 years working at KFC restaurants, and she’s showing no sign of slowing down! Since her first day on the job in 1978, Pauline has brought her passion and commitment to a range of different roles at KFC, including chef, cleaner and manager. Now a Team Leader at our East Street restaurant in Taunton, Pauline is a much-loved member of the KFC family and a role model in the local community. Over the years, Pauline has served up millions of drumsticks, wings and burgers to fried chicken fans, building a legacy the Colonel himself would be proud of. 🍗🙌 Read more about Pauline's incredible journey here 👉 https://lnkd.in/dy3CTSug #KFCUKI #LifeatKFC

🚨 Community Funding Opportunity! 🚨 The KFC Youth Foundation is proud to support small grassroots organisations across the UK, helping them create real change where it’s needed most. Since 2021, we’ve awarded over £1 million in grants to empower local groups and make a difference in their communities   Applications are now open until 14th February for two-year funding of £3,000 per year. This is perfect for organisations with an income under £400,000 that work with young people aged 11–25 facing economic challenges.   The funding aims to create safe, supportive spaces where young people can build life skills, connect with mentors, and boost their chances of finding meaningful work.   If your organisation is passionate about helping young people thrive, don’t miss this amazing chance to amplify your impact! Learn more and apply here 👉 https://lnkd.in/edJ3iKkP   #KFCFoundation #KFCUKI  

Operations are the heart of KFC. They’re the reason our customers get to enjoy our finger lickin’ good chicken and exceptional service every single day.   From our in-restaurant teams who bring the Colonel’s Original Recipe to life, to the leaders driving customer excellence, risk and compliance, food safety, and more, it takes an army of passionate, bold, and customer-focused individuals to make our brand what it is. We like to think of them as our 12th secret ingredient.   As our COO, Lucy Taylor, shares in the clip below, the opportunities at KFC are endless. With bold ambitions in a rapidly growing business, we’re looking for driven individuals ready to support and unlock potential in our people, build our brand and make a positive impact to our communities.   Check out our latest operations vacancies here ➡️ https://lnkd.in/g7X3i5JK   #KFCUKI #LifeatKFC

2024, it’s a wrap. And what a year it’s been. The last 12 months have been filled with milestones, growth, challenges, highs and lows - but plenty of fun along the way. We cooked. We served. We litter-picked. We marched. We donated. We celebrated. And yes, we even made it onto the Gavin and Stacey Christmas special 🙌 . Through it all, we stayed true to what we believe in: chicken! Here’s to making 2025 even bigger and better. Happy New Year everyone! 🎆 #KFCUKI #LifeatKFC #BelieveInChicken

We’ve landed in Heston West! 💥 Our final restaurant opening of 2024 has arrived, wrapping up an amazing year. From debuting in the vibrant St. Enoch Centre food court in Scotland to launching new drive-thrus across the North and South West, we've been busy bringing our chicken closer to you.   We also hit the road (literally), with 9 new Moto Hospitality Motorway Services locations now serving your KFC favourites while you’re on the go.   But this is just the beginning - 2025 is already looking like it’s going to be an exciting year! Can you guess where we’ll be opening next? Stay tuned 👀…   #KFCUKI #LifeatKFC

It’s not just our chicken that is seasoned to perfection; our festive season celebrations are just as good, and this year our end-of-year Bolos Event was even better.   Named after the Colonel’s iconic tie, the Bolos is a chance for our restaurant support teams to get together, celebrate and recognise the incredible work we have achieved this year.    And there certainly was a lot to shout about this year as we spread the love with 14 awards, including our highly sought after MVP prizes, won by Liam Callaghan and Steve Marchant, and our Team of the Year – Supply Chain.   A huge thank you to Magazine London for hosting us and helping us paint the big city KFC red!   #LifeAtKFC Photo credit: Furnace Mere Studios

Our food is too good to waste, and we’re passionate about making a real difference in the communities we serve. That's why we have spent the past 2.5 years partnering with FareShare UK to redistribute surplus food from our restaurants to those in need. In October, we reached the incredible milestone of donating 2 million meals - two months ahead of schedule. This was made possible by donations from over 950 KFC restaurants up and down the country, and the countless FareShare volunteers who ensure it is redistributed to nearly 1,000 charities, community groups and community kitchens. We are incredibly proud to have hit this donation milestone, and are also really pleased that our partnership with FareShare was recognised at the recent Waste2Zero awards, where we won the Food Redistribution award. Nevertheless, with 7.2 million people in the UK facing food insecurity, we know there’s always more we can do - which is why we look forward to making even more progress with our incredible partners at FareShare. #LifeatKFC #KFCUKI Louise Norris Jenny Packwood Ahava-Shaffra Gray-Read

Earlier this month, we celebrated our annual Franchise Awards Evening in style, overlooking the breath-taking London skyline at Horizon 22. This year has been packed with achievements, and we couldn’t be prouder. From reaching the milestone of donating over 2 million meals through our Food Donation Programme with FareShare UK to the success of our Elevate Programme, which continues to upskill and empower our amazing teams and Hatch our flagship employability programme, delivered in partnership with UK Youth, has supported 430 young people, it’s been a year to remember! A huge congratulations to all of our 2024 Franchise Award winners, including our Partner of the year Moto Hospitality who have opened 9 restaurants this year, delivering great tasting chicken and customer experiences to more motorists across the UK 🏆 . On top of celebrating successful partnerships, we also raised an impressive £15,000 for the KFC Youth Foundation. These funds will support birthday parties for the children at our new Youth Hub in Middlesbrough— a huge thank you to everyone who donated 👏 . #KFCUKI #LifeatKFC Photo credit: Parsons Media LTD

At KFC, we’re committed to creating a work culture where young people are valued and empowered 💡   This year, we’ve teamed up with our friends at KISS FM on our mission to champion young people and their futures through building on all the work we do in our communities to feed young people’s potential through the KFC Youth Foundation, Hatch with UK Youth, and our food donation programme in partnership with FareShare UK. To shine a light on the barriers young people are facing, we hosted a panel event last night with our friends at KISS and The News Movement, featuring Rebecca Frank, Content Director at KISS, young creative Ruby Archibald, TNM’s Christian Sayers, and KFC’s very own Ali Hussain and Ahava-Shaffra Gray-Read. The group discussed the importance of valuing young people’s potential over perception, busting negative perceptions and empowering young people.   We know there’s still work to be done to help young people access the opportunities they deserve – the fact is, young people are facing negative stereotypes daily. Our latest research, in partnership with UK Youth, has found that 93% of young people have experienced issues in the workplace just for being young, which is a truly shocking statistic.    As one of the largest youth employers in the country, we see the huge potential that every young person has. And to bring the voices and views of young people into the way we do business at KFC, we’re introducing our first-ever Youth Advisory Board, in partnership with Youth Beyond Borders (YBB). So, if you’re aged between 18-25, you can apply here: https://lnkd.in/eCZADxQS 👈 #KFCUKI #LifeatKFC