US fast food chain that’s ‘better than KFC’ to open 16 more branches this year across the UK

A US accelerated nutrient chain, dubbed "better than KFC", is acceptable to unfastened 16 much branches this twelvemonth crossed the UK.

Slim Chickens is known for its a enactment of fried chickenhearted meals - aft making its mode crossed the pond successful 2020.

The chain, which started in the heavy southbound of America in 2003, is present acceptable to unfastened 16 caller UK branches, the Sun tin reveal.

These see locations successful the Midlands, northeast, southeast and London - arsenic good arsenic Wales and Scotland.

Slim Chickens presently has 58 stores crossed the federation - with its astir caller opening was successful Bridgend, Wales, conscionable past week.

Menu items see buttermilk marinated tenders, crispy wings, boneless bites, chickenhearted sandwiches, chickenhearted wraps and fries - with an array of location dipping sauces.

The 14 dips see bluish cheese, buffalo, cayenne ranch, gravy mayo, chromatic mustard, Korean BBQ, Slim Sauce and a limited-time "Unknown" sauce.

There are besides assorted flavours of American-style milkshakes to take from - including

The rapidly increasing business plans to unfastened 2 sites per period to transportation retired its ambitious plan.

The archetypal 2 openings volition some beryllium successful the superior - successful Leicester Square and Wembley - this month.

To people the occasion, determination volition besides beryllium a giveaway of 10,000 "Golden Tickets" - with the accidental to triumph escaped chickenhearted for a full year.

Founded by Greg Smart and Tom Gordon, Slim Chickens has a important beingness successful the US - with 200 branches crossed the country.

The news comes aft KFC brought back its "holy grail" Double Down burger - aft it was axed 5 years ago.

The burger, which features 2 breaded chickenhearted breasts alternatively of a sandwich bun was past seen connected the menus successful 2019.

The updated mentation volition diagnostic a hashbrown wedged betwixt the chickenhearted buns on with food and KFC Supercharger sauce.

Meanwhile, Slim Chickens rival Popeyes revealed plans to unfastened 45 caller restaurants successful the UK this year.

The chickenhearted elephantine already opened 33 locations successful the UK past twelvemonth and is 1 of the fastest-growing chickenhearted brands successful the quick-service market.

Branches are acceptable to popular up in Birmingham, Leeds and Bristol as good arsenic further locations in Manchester, Liverpool, London and Scotland.

Alongside opening dine-in restaurants, the marque said it has plans to unfastened drive-thru locations and transportation kitchens, which volition beryllium conscionable for takeaway orders.

Tom Crowley, main of Popeyes UK, said: “2025 is acceptable to beryllium different incredibly breathtaking twelvemonth for Popeyes UK, gathering connected the important successes our squad generated successful 2024 arsenic we ended the twelvemonth with an yearly income tally complaint of £150m."