https://www.belfastlive.co.uk/news/northern-ireland/chick-fil-open-northern-ireland-30002772.amp
Northern Ireland is set to welcome the opening of another popular chicken restaurant.
Confirming the news on social media on Wednesday morning, Deputy First Minister Emma Little-Pengelly welcomed the announcement that Chick-fil-A will open in Northern Ireland.
"Chick-fil-A to open in Northern Ireland," Emma Little-Pengelly said.
"It was great to engage with the company and have the confirmation this morning that Northern Ireland is part of the first wave of UK restaurants."
The US fast-food giant is set to launch in the UK with the first restaurants will open in early 2025, marking the first permanent store outside North America.
The 55-year-old family-owned business runs more than 2,800 restaurants across the US, Canada and Puerto Rico, and is popular for its original Chick-fil-A chicken sandwich.
It is aiming to open five restaurants in the UK in the first two years of launch, creating between 80 and 120 jobs per branch.
Most of the UK sites will be owned and run as a franchise, it said.
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Don’t tell all of the ones complaining about people queueing for Popeyes about this. 🥴
Will they open on Sundays?
What we (and the rotting corpse of the health service) really need in NI is more fast food, just what the doctor ordered.
TIL Puerto Rico is in North America
Another one 😴
The wee envoy who’s went across the pond and shared the wonders of our chicken farming with the Americans has def earned their bonus.
Waffle house 🙏
Wow thanks Emma. Maybe next she’ll be opening up new pork markets
Bet it’ll cost more here than in the US. Standard for N.I. prices always more expensive.
Screens for heads,
fried chicken for brains
I love chick fil a. Can’t wait for them to come here
Wow… finally we’ve worked out what our ministers do… . launch fast food chains
[I called it last month](https://old.reddit.com/r/northernireland/comments/1f2afvs/popeyes_opening_at_forestside_confirmed/lk5g6at/) 😎
Any word on how her da tried to help an insurrection against the British government who they are loyal to?
I normally don’t judge people by their parents, but when you hear Sinn Fein/IRA from the dup talking heads on the TV you can’t help but feel they are talking out both sides of their face.
Woohoo! Inward investment! Really racking up the numbers aren’t we? Well done, Emma!
🤣🤣if it had been the 1st minister announcing this it would have been the best thing since sliced bread…., or chicken.
Great to see more jobs coming to Northern Ireland, pity this page has become all dietary though, must be full of Vegans & Vegetarians, nobody on here would hit an aul Domino ho hooos, Kebab shop or Steak House eh, no KFC or nice Indian meals for them 🤣🤣
Between Nandos, Slim Chickens, KFC and now this place, how are we as a province eating this much chicken.
I grew up in the US, where we have the absolute wealth of fried chicken options, Chick-fil-a is my favourite fried chicken restaurant of them all.
Very happy to see them coming here. The more options, the better.