KFC to create 7,000 jobs in Ireland and UK with new outlets opening

Company plans to invest €1.76bn in UK and Ireland 

Fast food giant KFC plans to invest €1.76bn in Britain and Ireland over the next five years, creating over 7,000 jobs, it said on Tuesday.

Fast food giant KFC plans to invest €1.76bn in Britain and Ireland over the next five years, creating over 7,000 jobs, it said on Tuesday.

The fried chicken fast food chain currently operates over 1,000 outlets across the UK and Ireland, employing 30,000, and said it planned to open a further 500 outlets over the next decade. KFC currently has 35 outlets across the Republic of Ireland and 31 in Northern Ireland.