Former Cancer Research UK shop to become Pepe's Piri Piri franchise

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 14 Oct, 13:03 · Archive

A vacant Cancer Research UK store in Oxford's Headington will reopen as a Pepe's Piri Piri chicken shop.

A former Cancer Research UK shop at 114 London Road in Headington, Oxford, is set to reopen as a Pepe's Piri Piri chicken shop and takeaway. The unit has been empty since June, when Cancer Research UK announced the closure of 190 stores to make savings across its portfolio.

The shop will be operated by MashaAllah UK Ltd, a business owned by Salman Sajjad Raja. A previous planning application in September sought permission to change the use of the premises from retail to restaurant, and described the changes as 'proportionate' and 'high-quality'. These included a new shopfront, commercial kitchen extraction equipment and mechanical plant.

Plans now submitted to Oxford City Council reveal the signage and lighting for the new restaurant. The shopfront will feature a dark grey aluminium frame with large glass windows and a glass door, bearing the Pepe's Piri Piri brand logo—a cartoon rooster—and lettering in yellow on a red background. Pepe's Piri Piri is the nation's largest fast food chicken franchise with more than 250 stores across the UK.

How it is being reported

• Former Cancer Research UK store to become fast food chain franchiseA former Cancer Research UK shop in Oxford is set to become a chicken shop restaurant and takeaway.Oxford Mail · 14 Oct, 12:30
• Former Cancer Research UK store to become fast food chain franchiseA former Cancer Research UK shop in Oxford is set to become a chicken shop restaurant and takeaway.Oxfordshire Guardian · 14 Oct, 12:30

In this story: Cancer Research UK · Oxford City Council · Pepe's Piri Piri · Headington · Oxford · Salman Sajjad Raja

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