Southern Fried Chicken (franchise)

Southern Fried Chicken is a British-based fast food chain, which is a franchise network in U.K. and several company-owned worldwide with over 700 stores in 70 countries.

History
Southern Fried Chicken was founded in 1970s by Arthur Withers. In the 1970s Withers travelled to America to work in Barbeque King; there, he improved his knowledge of the commercial fast food business. Withers made a visit to Greenville, South Carolina, where he learned about fried chicken. The company is currently headed by his son, Andrew Withers.

Outlets
The company has 700 franchises world wide. In 2012,the company opened their first company-owned branch in Whitley, Reading (England) to promote their shop presentation and products to customers delivering top quality chicken at its best.

The first drive thru restaurant in the UK opened in December 2012 in Whitley by 2 franchises.

Undercover Boss
In 2011, Andrew Withers took part in the Channel 4 documentary series Undercover Boss, where he went undercover to work at various franchises in the UK.