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title: "Slim Chickens pairs up with leisure group in most recent U.K. opening"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/16750cb5-1ca7-44d5-b614-05c8d29841c4
source: "Global Franchise"
original_url: https://www.global-franchise.com/news/slim-chickens-pairs-up-with-leisure-group-in-most-recent-u-k-opening
author: "Raghav Patel"
category: "Chicken"
industry: "Restaurants"
segment: "Chicken"
topics: ["Development & multi-unit"]
published: 2022-07-19T08:36:51.000Z
modified: 2026-11-01T22:32:56.655Z
image: https://cdn.global-franchise.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/slim-chickens-880x530-1.jpg
---

# Slim Chickens pairs up with leisure group in most recent U.K. opening

**TL;DR:** Slim Chickens has opened its 21st UK location in Haven Hafan through a partnership with Boparan Restaurant Group and Haven Holidays. The brand has over 175 locations open across the US and UK, and has over 900 locations in development.

*By Raghav Patel, originally published in Global Franchise on 2022-07-19. [Read the original](https://www.global-franchise.com/news/slim-chickens-pairs-up-with-leisure-group-in-most-recent-u-k-opening).*

## Story

- Slim Chickens pairs up with leisure group in most recent…

The better-chicken brand will open its newest location in Haven Hafan

Slim Chickens , the better-chicken franchise brand, has announced the opening of its newest U.K. location in Haven Hafan, marking the brand’s 21 st unit in the U.K. Boparan Restaurant Group has teamed up with Haven Holidays by Bourne Leisure to develop and open the new site.

The brand has over 175 locations open across the U.S. and U.K., and has over 900 locations in development.

“Growing across the United Kingdom is always exciting for us, especially with partners like Boparan Restaurant Group and Haven Holidays,” said Jackie Lobdell, vice president of franchise development at Slim Chickens.

“We are eager to continue to build strong relationships with talented multi-unit operating groups across the globe!”

Slim Chickens recently signed a mammoth deal in its home market, the U.S. The brand signed with an experienced operator, Al Cabrera to bring 14 units to the Illinois market. The better-chicken brand also reached the milestone of 20 U.K. locations last month by opening a unit in Southampton, read more here .

## Entities

- unit expansion (topic)
- QSR (sector)
- Global Franchise (publication)
- international expansion (topic)
- Raghav Patel (person)
- Slim Chickens (company)
- Jackie Lobdell (person)
- master franchise (topic)
- Boparan Restaurant Group (company)
- Bourne Leisure (company)
- Haven Holidays (company)
- Haven Hafan (location)

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Originally reported by Raghav Patel, Global Franchise (https://www.global-franchise.com/news/slim-chickens-pairs-up-with-leisure-group-in-most-recent-u-k-opening). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/16750cb5-1ca7-44d5-b614-05c8d29841c4).