Chicken chains in the UK

Our maps cover 9 chicken chains in the UK. The biggest is KFC, with about 1,000 locations in 12 regions, followed by Nando's (about 490) and Pepe's Piri Piri (about 280). KFC has the most locations in every region.

Biggest chicken chains in each region

Region	Most locations	Locations	Runner-up	Locations
East Midlands	KFC	65	Nando's	22
East of England	KFC	89	Nando's	42
London	KFC	162	Nando's	131
North East England	KFC	37	Nando's	17
North West England	KFC	117	Nando's	51
Northern Ireland	KFC	32	Nando's	11
Scotland	KFC	59	Pepe's Piri Piri	38
South East England	KFC	145	Nando's	71
South West England	KFC	75	Nando's	27
Wales	KFC	45	Nando's	16
West Midlands	KFC	98	Pepe's Piri Piri	43
Yorkshire and the Humber	KFC	79	Nando's	32

All 9 chicken chains on our maps

Chain	Locations	Regions	Most in
KFC	1,003	12	London
Nando's	492	12	London
Pepe's Piri Piri	276	12	London
Morley's	137	4	London
Popeyes	129	12	London
Wingstop	105	12	London
Favorite Chicken	80	8	London
Slim Chickens	74	11	London
Chicken Cottage	71	9	London

Store locations from All the Places (data from September 2026), with gaps in food chains filled from the Food Standards Agency’s food hygiene register. Only chains on our maps with at least 25 locations are listed, so smaller local chains are missing. Counts can be a little off as stores open and close.