Slim Chickens agrees deal with new franchise partner

Initial five outlets to open in the south west of England following latest development agreement

Boparan Restaurant Group has signed a second franchise partner as it continues to accelerate the growth of its Slim Chickens brand.

BRG has entered into a development agreement with KK Restaurants SW to open an initial five outlets in the south west of England.

KK Restaurants SW is an established franchise operator that has a proven track record of rolling out hospitality brands, including Pizza Hut Delivery and Costa Coffee, in the region.

The first restaurant under the new agreement will open in Exeter in December.

The site will be the 10th Slim Chickens restaurant in the UK and comes hot on the heels of its largest opening to date at Manchester’s Trafford Centre earlier this month.

Judd Williams, BRG’s franchise director, says: “We’re pleased to have secured a franchise partner as experienced as KK Restaurants SW. This supports our ambitious growth plans to roll out the Slim Chickens brand across the UK.”

Simon Wright of KK Restaurants SW says: “Slim Chickens is a scalable brand with bags of potential and we’re delighted to be partnering with BRG to bring better chicken to customers in the south west.”

Slim Chickens’ first franchise agreement was signed with JRK Restaurants in August for at least five outlets on the south coast.

The brand was founded by Tom Gordon and Greg Smart in 2003 and currently operates more than 100 restaurants in the US.

BRG also owns Giraffe, Giraffe Stop and Ed’s Easy Diner.