Kentucky Fried Chicken opens in Nairobi

Global food chain Kentucky Fried Chicken, one of the world’s most popular chicken restaurants, is set to open shop Friday in Nairobi. Popularly known as KFC, the restaurant chain plans to open three outlets in the city this year starting with new chicken shop at the Junction Shopping Mall as it races to expand its footprint in emerging markets. It will open two more outlets in Galleria Mall and on Kimathi Street to tap Kenya’s growing middle class, it said in a notice. KFC is a US-based company with a global footprint and is run by South African entrepreneur Simon Schaffer through a franchise. The world’s largest quick-service chicken restaurant chain has over 12,300 outlets in more than 80 countries. “There is an appetite for a brand like this in Kenya where a fast food culture is already growing,” said Mr Schaffer in an earlier interview with Business Daily in Nairobi. -  - VIDEO