KFC opens new restaurant at Monks Cross Shopping Park in York

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 19 Oct, 12:31 · Archive

KFC has opened a new drive-thru restaurant at Monks Cross Shopping Park in York on Saturday 17 October. The site is among the first in the UK to showcase the latest KFC restaurant design. It features seating for 64 guests, four digital ordering kiosks, a dedicated waiting area for delivery drivers and parking for 15 vehicles, alongside delivery and drive-thru lanes.

The new restaurant opening is expected to create 40 jobs in the local community, including Team Member, Team Leader and management roles. Dan Marshall, head of franchise operations at KFC UK and Ireland, said the opening put the chain's £1.5 billion growth ambition into action. That expansion plan aims to deliver 500 new restaurants and more than 7,000 jobs over the next decade across the UK and Ireland.

How it is being reported

• First Look - York shopping park welcomes popular fast food chainKFC has opened at a Monks Cross Shopping Park in York.The Press (York) · 19 Oct, 11:57
• First Look - York shopping park welcomes popular fast food chainKFC has opened at a Monks Cross Shopping Park in York.Gazette & Herald (Malton) · 19 Oct, 11:57

In this story: KFC · Monks Cross Shopping Park · York · Dan Marshall

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