{"id":750219,"date":"2026-02-08T08:51:10","date_gmt":"2026-02-08T08:51:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/750219\/"},"modified":"2026-02-08T08:51:10","modified_gmt":"2026-02-08T08:51:10","slug":"edinburgh-city-centre-kfc-closes-up-shop-and-moves-to-brand-new-location-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/750219\/","title":{"rendered":"Edinburgh city centre KFC closes up shop and moves to brand new location"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">An <a href=\"https:\/\/www.edinburghlive.co.uk\/all-about\/business\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Edinburgh KFC;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Edinburgh KFC<\/a> closed it&#8217;s doors and moved to a brand new location this week. The fast food restaurant on South Charlotte Street shut on Monday, February 2.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">But fans of the Kentucky fried chicken <a href=\"https:\/\/www.edinburghlive.co.uk\/all-about\/business\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:chain;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">chain <\/a>don&#8217;t need to worry just yet, as the eatery has announced that the shop has just moved to a unit in Fountain Park which opened on December 22.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.edinburghlive.co.uk\/all-about\/business\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:company;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">company <\/a>has also confirmed that the entire South Charlotte Street team has moved with them, joining the team of 50 new staff at Fountain Park.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"A notice announcing the store is closed was taped to the door.\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"810\" height=\"539\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/3c9d37c9e6c33d5c09672718eca82891.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>A notice announcing the store is closed was taped to the door. -Credit:Edinburgh Live<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">A KFC spokesperson said: \u201cFried chicken fans of Edinburgh, dinnae worry! The time was right for us to fly our coop on South Charlotte Street, but we\u2019ve not gone far.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;We\u2019re just at our shiny new Fountain Park restaurant, bringing our cracking South Charlotte Street team with us and creating 50 new jobs for the local community.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Images of the old <a href=\"https:\/\/www.edinburghlive.co.uk\/all-about\/business\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:location;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">location <\/a>show the shop in darkness, with the outside signage removed and the self-serve kiosks displaying a notice that reads: &#8220;This kiosk is currently closed.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">A notice on the front door of the restaurant simply reads: &#8220;Closed.&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"An Edinburgh KFC closed it&#8217;s doors and moved to a brand new location this week. 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