Chicken Cottage

Name

Chicken Cottage

Legal name

Chicken Cottage Limited

Website

https://chickencottage.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1994

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Chicken Cottage is a UK-founded halal quick-service restaurant franchise specializing in flame-grilled and fried chicken, operating 70+ stores across the UK, Ireland, the Middle East, Africa, and South Asia via single-outlet, multi-unit, and master franchise models.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Quick-Service Restaurant

NAICS

Restaurants and Other Eating Places (72251)

SIC

Retail-Eating Places (5812)

akta.pro primary industry

Chicken & Wings QSR (THAFAAAC)

akta.pro secondary industry

Chicken Concepts (Fried/Grilled/Hot Chicken) (THAFABAI)

Keywords

• Halal quick service restaurant
• Chicken franchise
• Fried chicken
• Flame grilled chicken
• Fast food chain

Headquarters

HQ city

London, England

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales, Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Franchise Outlet Opening Fees: Chicken Cottage charges an Outlet Opening Fee of £16,000 + VAT per store, and a Multi-Site Franchise Fee of £25,000 + VAT which includes the first store. These are one-time fees from franchisees to open locations.
2. Monthly Royalty Fees: Ongoing Royalty Fee of £650 + VAT per month per franchisee, covering operational support from a Franchise Business Manager, regular visits and audits, and access to national marketing campaigns.
3. Food To Go Annual Fees: Food To Go partners pay an Initial Investment of £10,000 + VAT (first-year fee) and an Annual Fee of £4,000 + VAT. Products and packaging supplied via Adams/Bestway/CCD distribution.
4. Direct Consumer Sales (Franchisee-operated): Revenue from direct customer purchases at franchise locations through dine-in, takeaway, and delivery. Typical outlet turnover of £10k-£20k per week.
5. Third-Party Delivery Platforms: Orders through Deliveroo, Uber Eats, and Just Eat platforms for customer delivery.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels6 records

Marketing channels10 records

Core offering

Chicken Cottage is a UK-founded, halal-certified quick-service restaurant chain that sells flame-grilled and fried chicken, burgers, wraps, sides, combo boxes, desserts, and slushies through a franchise-operated store network of 70+ restaurants across the UK, Ireland, Africa, South Asia, Iraq, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, and Kenya. The company monetises primarily through franchise opening fees, recurring monthly royalties, international master franchise licences, and Food To Go convenience-store partnerships, while consumers order direct via the brand's own mobile app or through Deliveroo, Uber Eats, and Just Eat.

Product overview

Chicken Cottage is a UK-based quick service restaurant (QSR) chain specializing in halal certified grilled and fried chicken. The company operates a franchise model with over 70 stores globally across the UK, Africa, South Asia, and the Middle East. The core product portfolio includes fried chicken, grilled chicken (marinated for 8 hours and flame-grilled), burgers (including Build Your Own Burger customization), wraps, sides (potato wedges), combo boxes, desserts, slushies, rice boxes, and family meals. The proprietary Chicken Cottage Mobile App enables direct ordering with a loyalty program. The company has expanded into Food To Go kiosks for forecourts and convenience stores, and offers global master franchise opportunities with flexible store formats including restaurants, drive-thrus, kiosks, and dark kitchens. The brand positions itself on being the first UK QSR to offer both fried and grilled halal chicken.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Food To Go: A new compact, grab-and-go store format designed for forecourts, convenience stores, and small spaces, launched in Sheffield in 2026.

Products and services

• Fried Chicken

Quantifiable outcome

• Typical store turnover of £10k-£20k per week for established outlets
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration6 records

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• The Children's SocietycoreOthersOfficial charity partner of Chicken Cottage. The partnership supports vulnerable young people facing abuse, exploitation, and neglect. Azam Hanipah, Finance Director, stated the partnership aligns with the company's community values and they aim to raise awareness through business operations and customer/franchisee engagement.
• Food Review ClubcoreGTM or Marketing PartnerOfficial Chicken Cottage Ambassador with 2M+ followers across social channels. Creates exclusive products like the Food Review Club Burger and promotes new store openings and product launches nationwide.
• Red BullminorGTM or Marketing PartnerExclusive brand partnership making Red Bull available in all Chicken Cottage stores across the UK. Customers ordering via the app receive a free can with Food Review Club burgers.
• Chicken Shop DatecoreGTM or Marketing PartnerPopular web series hosted by Amelia Dimoldenberg featuring celebrity interviews at Chicken Cottage locations. Episodes at Paddington store gathered over 4 million YouTube views. Features celebrities like Shania Twain, Keke Palmer, and Fumez the Engineer.
• Islam ChannelminorGTM or Marketing PartnerOfficial Media Partner of Chicken Cottage. Provides media coverage and brand visibility to the Muslim community in UK.
• Adams / Bestway / CCDcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorSupply chain partners for Food To Go products and packaging. Barcode-labelled products for seamless EPOS integration at convenience stores and forecourts.
• Too Good To GominorGTM or Marketing PartnerApp partnership for Food To Go to help reduce waste by reselling unsold stock through the Too Good To Go platform.

Scale indicators12 records

Recent moves10 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Nando's: A UK chicken-led restaurant chain built around grilled and peri-peri chicken, sides, and fast-casual dining. It overlaps with Chicken Cottage on core chicken, flavour-led positioning, takeaway, and delivery occasions.
• Church's Chicken: A chicken QSR specializing in fried chicken and sides through company and franchise locations. It is a direct product-category peer, although its geographic footprint differs from Chicken Cottage's.
• Texas Chicken: An international chicken QSR with fried chicken, wings, and sides distributed through company and franchise locations. Its product mix and service model are closely comparable to Chicken Cottage's.
• KFC: A large UK chicken QSR with fried chicken, sides, takeaway, delivery, and broad franchise and operator reach. It directly competes with Chicken Cottage for customers seeking convenient chicken meals.
• Popeyes: A global chicken-specialist QSR known for fried chicken, sandwiches, and sides. It directly overlaps with Chicken Cottage on core product, QSR format, delivery occasions, and franchise-led international growth.
• Dixy Chicken: A UK chicken-focused quick-service and takeaway chain with a menu centred on fried chicken, wings, and sides. Its category, value positioning, and local delivery and takeaway model make it a close direct peer.

Broad incumbents

• McDonald's: A global broad-menu QSR with restaurants, takeaway, delivery, and franchise operations. It competes for the same discretionary meal occasions and franchise talent, while Chicken Cottage remains more chicken-specialist.
• Burger King: A global broad-menu QSR with a substantial franchise and delivery network. It competes with Chicken Cottage for quick meals, high-street locations, and franchise partners, but serves a much wider menu.
• Jollibee Group: A global QSR group with a broad menu and significant chicken-led brands, operating company and franchise locations. It is a broad incumbent comparator for scale, delivery, and international expansion rather than a niche halal specialist.

Emerging players

• Wingstop: A chicken-focused QSR built around wings and related sides rather than a full chicken menu. It is a partial but meaningful competitor for delivery, takeaway, and occasion-based chicken consumption.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/chickencottage
• Instagraminstagram.com/chickencottageuk
• TikToktiktok.com/@chickencottageuk
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/chickencottage

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles11 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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