Southern Fried Chicken
|
A simply lip licking flavour | |
| Fast Food Franchise | |
| Industry | Restaurant |
| Founder | Arthur Withers |
| Headquarters | Reading, England |
| Products | Fried Chicken |
| Website |
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Southern Fried Chicken is a British based fast food chain, which is a franchise network in United Kingdom and several company owned worldwide with over 700 stores in seventy countries.
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 worldwide. In 2012, the company opened their first company owned branch in Whitley, Reading (England). The first drive thru restaurant in the United Kingdom opened in December 2012 in Whitley by two franchises.[2]
Undercover Boss
In July 2011, Andrew Withers took part in the Channel 4 documentary series Undercover Boss, where he went undercover to work at various franchises in the United Kingdom.[3]
See also
References
- ↑ "SFC". Southern Fried Chicken. Retrieved 20 September 2015.
- ↑ Tift, Duncan (4 February 2013). "SME / Entrepreneurs invest £400,000 to bring fast-food concept to Wolverhampton". Thebusinessdesk.com. Retrieved 4 April 2016.
- ↑ "Undercover Boss - Features - Boss Interview: Andrew Withers". Channel 4. 6 July 2011. Archived from the original on 17 July 2011. Retrieved 3 August 2011.