KFC shortage and fast food britain some academic resource links!

Recently KFC has suffered a chicken shortage . Here are some recommended links for finding out more about fried chicken and takeways in the UK.


How much is the market for KFC?


Statista quotes figures that the number of KFC shops grew from 2010-2017.

In 2017, there were 21,487 KFC restaurants worldwide.

According to Scarborough Research, over 35 million people visited a Kentucky Fried Chicken restaurant in the spring of 2016. The average sales per system unit in the U.S. was 1,060 thousand U.S. dollars

in the UK BBC quoted data from Mintel - In 2017, UK customers spent an estimated £2.2bn in chicken restaurants

Family Food statistics give annual data on food purchased by households

National Diet and Nutrition survey examines types of food eaten by nutritional value eg levels of salt, sugar and fat.

Researchers in Cambridge found the number of fast food outlets rising rapidly. in Norfolk from the 1990s - 2008 Over the 18 year period, the number of takeaway food outlets rose by 45%, from 265 to 385 outlets.


How many fast food outlets are in your area?

use the Cedar assessment tool. developed by the University of Cambridge. It allows for detailed exploration of the geography of food retail access across England.

It calculated that The number of fast food shops close to schools is increasing in all English regions. In June 2014 the average English school had 2.3 takeaways within 400 metres. By September 2017 it had risen to 2.6.


Alternatively look at the map on the guardian from July 2017. There were more takeways in poorer areas. at that time there were 56,638 fast food shops in England, occupying more than a quarter of all food outlets

Ofcom has explored the impact of advertising for fast food on children

NHS evidence has reviewed the evidence that easy access to takeways increases the risk of obesity

Public Health Matters from the UK government.in March 2017 examined the link between the food enviornment and public health.