KFC has become the latest high street restaurant to announce it would be shutting down stores completely. The chain joins Subway, McDonald's, Greggs and Nando's in shutting down all operations as a result of the pandemic.
Subway said its branches will shut by 5pm, Monday, while McDonald's will close at 7pm. Greggs said they would close tonight and not open tomorrow. "We've decided, together with our franchise partners, to begin closing our restaurants to help protect the wellbeing and safety of our teams and of our guests," KFC said in a statement. "Restaurants will begin closing from now.
They will all close by Wednesday 25th March until further notice. "It's not a decision we've taken lightly, but it's in the best interests of both