Southern Fried Chicken (franchise)
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A simply lip licking flavour
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Fast Food Franchise | |
Industry | Restaurant |
Founder | Arthur Withers |
Headquarters | Reading, England |
Products | Fried Chicken |
Website | www |
Southern Fried Chicken is a British-based fast food chain, which is a franchise network in U.K. and several company-owned worldwide[clarification needed] with over 700 stores in 70 countries.[unreliable source?]
History
Southern Fried Chicken was founded in the 1970s by Arthur Withers. In the 1970s Withers travelled to America to work for Barbeque King; there, he improved his knowledge of the commercial fast food business. Withers made a visit to Greenville, South Carolina, where he learned about fried chicken.[1] The company is currently headed by his son, Andrew Withers.
Outlets
The company has 700 franchises world wide.[unreliable source?] In 2012,the company opened their first company-owned branch in Whitley, Reading (England).[unreliable source?]
The first drive thru restaurant in the UK opened in December 2012 in Whitley by 2 franchises.[2]
Undercover Boss
In 2011, Andrew Withers took part in the Channel 4 documentary series Undercover Boss, where he went undercover to work at various franchises in the UK.[3]
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- Chicken chains of the United Kingdom
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- Companies based in London
- Restaurants established in 1983
- 1983 establishments in England
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