Yum Brands' KFC to acquire 218 restaurants from EG Group in UK, Ireland

Reuters

Published Dec 06, 2023 06:35AM ET

Updated Dec 06, 2023 10:28AM ET

(Reuters) - Yum Brands' KFC on Wednesday said it will acquire 218 restaurants from its largest franchisee EG Group in the UK and Ireland.

Once the deal is complete, all of the privately-owned EG Group's KFC UK and Ireland businesses will come under Yum's KFC UK and Ireland management.