Fried chicken restaurant

Several US-based chains have also outlets in Canada, including KFC, Popeyes Chicken & Biscuits and Chick-fil-A,[1] which has been expanding in multiple Canadian cities, gaining popularity in provinces like Ontario and Alberta.

[2] The United Kingdom has one of the largest, fastest growing and most diverse fried chicken markets in the world, with about 1,000 individual brands and 1,700 outlets.

[3] Shop signs are commonly designed in a red, white and blue colour scheme, and include a drawing or cartoon of a chicken, as well as a reference to the Southern United States.

[4] Especially popular in poor and ethnic minority neighbourhoods, fried chicken restaurants have been criticised for contributing to urban blight.

A 2017 article in Vice suggested that as meeting places and providers of cheap meals, they play an important role in neighbourhoods marred by the impacts of austerity and other government policies.