Sam's Chicken
 A Sam's Chicken branch in Harrow & Wealdstone, London | |
| Company type | Restaurant franchise |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1990 |
| Headquarters | Harrow, Middlesex , England |
Number of locations | 40+ |
Key people | Sam Chandrasinghe (founder) |
| Products | Fried chicken, grilled peri peri chicken |
| Website | https://www.samschicken.com/ |
Sam's chicken is a British fast food chain with 44 outlets Nationwide, with the majority being situated in North West London.[1] It was founded in 1990 by Sam Chandrasinghe with the first Sam's outlet being opened in Harrow & Wealdstone. Chandrasinghe had previously worked for KFC UK as the Deputy Operations Director.
History[edit]
The Sam's brand expanded from 1990 to 1991 with the introduction of a "2 For 2" deal, consisting of two strip burgers and two portions of chips for £2.
In May 2009, the Evening Standard reported that Chandrasinghe said that his staff and shops had been targeted by Tamil youth as part of a hate campaign due to his Sinhalese background.[2]
In November 2013, Sam's Chicken were fined £1750 by Ealing Council for fly-tipping of 35 rubbish sacks over seven nights. The shop owner had previously been fined in 2011.[3]
In March 2014, The Guardian reported that food hygiene inspectors found a small windowless bedroom behind the busy kitchen of a Sam's branch in east London, and that combined with imported chicken pieces enabled chicken shops to offer low prices to keep poor consumers happy, even if local councils were not.[4]
Locations[edit]
Apart from its strongholds in west and north west London, there are other branches around London including: East Sheen, Tooting, Croydon, Mottingham, Woolwich, East Ham, Tottenham, Holloway, North Finchley, Colindale, as well as Borehamwood and Watford. Outside London's orbital M25 motorway, Sam's Chicken has branches in Luton, Birmingham, Wellingborough, Northampton, Southampton, Bournemouth and Isle of Wight.
References[edit]
- ^ "Sam's Chicken". Samschicken.com. Retrieved 29 March 2016.
- ^ "Sri Lankan fast-food chain targeted by Tamil revenge mob | News | London Evening Standard". Evening Standard. 22 May 2009. Retrieved 29 March 2016.
- ^ "Fowl-play by chicken shop | Ealing Council". Ealing.gov.uk. 26 November 2013. Retrieved 29 March 2016.
- ^ "Cheap meat and tales of exploitation behind the chicken shop counter | Business". The Guardian. 13 March 2014. Retrieved 29 March 2016.