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Neil Shaw

Major restaurant chains start reopening UK branches

Three major UK restaurant chains have begun reopening branches and have said that more could follow in the weeks ahead.

Lockdown is expected to be extended for another three weeks today but restaurants are allowed to open for takeaway and delivery.

Burger King, Pret A Manger and KFC have all now reopened branches - with KFC saying it is looking for more to reopen in the near future.

Pret and KFC are offering delivery only while Burger King is offering delivery and takeaway.

KFC also has a reduced menu.

Burger King said it will now reopen four restaurants: Two in Bristol, one in Coventry and one in Swindon. All restaurants will have social distancing measures.

Katie Evans, Burger King marketing director, said she hoped the re-openings would go "some way to lifting our customers' spirits in these difficult times".

Pret a Manger is reopening 10 shop kitchens close to hospitals in London from today.

"This allows us to also get our supply chain up and running to donate food to homeless charities, so we will be donating 7,000 additional meals per week to our homeless charity partners," the chain said in a statement.

A KFC spokesman said: "Over the last week, we've reopened 11 of our restaurants in the UK."

"They're open for delivery only and are serving a limited menu, operated by fewer team members with new procedures in place to help ensure we're following social distancing guidelines."

Showing support for all the NHS workers on the frontline, KFC added: "There's still a need for affordable, accessible food at this time - so we want to do our part."

"We've also donated thousands of meals from all our open restaurants to those on the frontline, including the NHS and key workers, in partnership with Deliveroo, and will continue to do so each week whilst the situation continues."

They added that more restaurants will open in the weeks ahead if it is safe to do so.,

KFC restaurants locations that have re-opened:

  • Stockport
  • Staffordshire
  • Birmingham
  • Hulme
  • Portsmouth
  • Aldershot
  • Ipswich
  • Glasgow
  • Great Western Retail Park branches
  • Enfield
  • Manchester
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