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Chick-fil-A announces return to England, six years after LGBT+ protests
Chick-fil-A plans to invest over $100 million in the UK over the next decade, creating 70 to 120 local jobs per restaurant as part of its international expansion.
- On Aug. 26, Chick-fil-A announced it will open its first restaurant in Leeds, England this fall, creating between 70 and 120 local jobs, the company said.
- After its 2019 Reading pilot drew protests, Chick-fil-A faced objections from LGBTQ+ activists over the founders' donations and later altered its charitable giving, the company says.
- The firm says the Leeds site is the first of five U.K. restaurants planned over the next two years, with a $100m investment pledged for the next decade.
- Chick-Fil-A said it will donate $25,000 to U.K. and Singapore non-profits, with the Leeds restaurant led by owner-operator Mike Hoy and run by local owner-operators born and raised in the countries they serve.
- The expansion marks the chain's first permanent sites outside North America, with Singapore set to open in late 2025 as part of a decade-long, $75 million investment in Asia, the company says.
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Chick-fil-A is opening locations in Great Britain and Singapore later this year.The fast food chain has announced it will open a restaurant in England this fall. Chick-fil-A says the location is part of the company’s commitment to open five restaurants in the U.K. in two years and invest more than $100 million in the U.K. in the next 10 years. The upcoming restaurant in Singapore marks the start of a 10-year, $75 million investment.
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