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Burger King announces 30 new restaurants in UK in 2026
Burger King UK aims to open 30 new company-owned restaurants annually from 2026, with system-wide sales exceeding $1 billion and earnings rising 12%, despite cost pressures.
- Next year, Burger King UK plans to open around 30 restaurants annually, prioritising new company-owned sites after reporting stronger revenues despite a challenging economic backdrop.
- Strong revenue and like-for-like sales growth supported expansion, with system-wide sales surpassing 1 billion US dollars and a franchise extension to the Republic of Ireland, this year.
- Management pointed to disciplined cost control and operational focus, delivering revenue growth, positive like-for-like sales, and improved underlying EBITDA despite sector cost pressures.
- The brand, which has 574 UK restaurants, said it will nevertheless continue its current expansion programme, but full details on the locations of new eateries have not been released yet.
- Underlying earnings rose by 12% to 26 million, and the group said pressure from last year's budget has impacted the UK hospitality sector this year.
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Fast food chain with more than 500 UK restaurants to open 30 more per year from 2026
Fast food chain Burger King UK aims to open around 30 new restaurants per year across the UK from 2026.
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