In an unprecedented success, KFC has again been named in first place overall in the large organisation category at the Britain’s Top Employer awards, the first time a company has achieved the honour in three consecutive years.
Highest standards and best employment practices
The awards recognise companies that have the highest standards and best employment practices, and KFC stood out for nurturing and developing talent throughout all levels, providing exceptional employee conditions and demonstrating its leadership status in the HR environment.
James Watts, Vice President Human Resources, KFC UK & Ireland, said:
“We are honoured to have won this award for the third time in a row as it highlights the consistently great work we’re doing with our people. We are particularly proud to be recognised for the support we give to our employees to develop a career that’s right for them, whether that be through our accredited training at all levels or speedy progression through the ranks.”
Watts continued, “We believe that as each year goes by we move closer to our ambition of becoming the best company in the UK for training and development, and to being famous as THE great place to work. Winning this award again really highlights the outstanding work going on at all levels of the business, and we want to say a big thank you to all our employees.”
This is the fifth year in a row that KFC has been named as one of Britain’s Top Employers, and the company has also been named as a Great Place to Work for the last three years.
About KFC
KFC, the world’s largest chain of chicken-based quick service restaurants, grew from the chicken business set up by Colonel Harland D Sanders in the 1950s. The Colonel had found a way to combine 11 herbs and spices with flour to create a unique taste, and to this day the secret recipe is only known to a handful of people. It is locked away in a vault in Louisville, Kentucky.
KFC came to Britain in 1965, with the first store opening in Preston, Lancashire, and there are now 850 stores across the UK, with over 24,000 employees.
KFC has made considerable nutritional improvements in the last few years, cutting salt by as much as 50% and switching cooking oils to cut saturated fat levels in Original Recipe Chicken by up to 25%. KFC has also expanded its range to include lighter options, such as the Rancher, KFC’s first non-fried product.
KFC was voted Britain’s Top Employer in 2012 and 2013, becoming the first company to win the award for two consecutive years, and the company has been named as a Great Place to Work for the last four years. The company places a big importance on developing people, and became the first restaurant company in the UK to launch an honours degree – a BA (Hons) Business Management course in conjunction with De Montfort University, Leicester. KFC also works with City & Guilds to provide Level 2 and Level 3 Apprenticeships to team members and team leaders.
KFC is also committed to benefiting the community, and uses its expertise at developing young people to work with some of the most disadvantaged young adults in the UK through a work experience partnership with Barnardo’s. The company also works to help the global community, and has raised over £4m for the United Nations World Food Programme in the last six years.
KFC UK, Inc is a subsidiary of Yum! Brands, Inc. which also owns the Pizza Hut and Taco Bell restaurants.
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