KFC ties up with HMSHost International to open first UK airport restaurant
It will create 50 new jobs for the locals.
KFC has joined the jet set, and opened its very first airport restaurant with HMSHost International. The brand is now serving chicken in the departures lounge of Manchester Airport’s Terminal Three.
KFC will be serving its breakfast menu until 10am which includes the Chicken AM with crispy original recipe fillet, free range egg, bacon and cheese, topped off with a hash brown and coffee. The full menu is also available from 4am until last flight . There are also latest menu additions which customers can try.
“This agreement with KFC marks a significant milestone in our strategy to increase our footprint in the rapidly expanding and dynamic UK marketplace through a strong international brand,” said Walter Seib, CEO of HMSHost International. “We’re delighted to open this popular concept as part of the ongoing development of Terminal Three.”
Manchester Airport’s commercial director Stephen Turner said, “We are delighted to launch the first ever KFC airside at a UK airport and I am sure the outlet will be incredibly popular with our passengers in Terminal Three. The well-known iconic brand will offer passengers something different, and complements the other food and beverage offering within the terminal.”
