--- title: "The Halal Guys to Open 2nd of 20 Units in the United Kingdom" url: https://burnaze.com/article/456a64e3-3805-4a5c-aaf2-1fb40a457c0a source: "Franchising.com" original_url: https://www.franchising.com/articles/the_halal_guys_open_2nd_of_20_units_in_the_united_kingdom.html author: "Eddy Goldberg" category: "Fast casual" industry: "Restaurants" segment: "Fast casual" topics: ["Development & multi-unit"] published: 2019-04-10T11:00:00.000Z modified: 2026-11-01T02:51:46.217Z image: https://imgs.franchising.com/art/articles/4465_plate.jpg --- # The Halal Guys to Open 2nd of 20 Units in the United Kingdom **TL;DR:** The Halal Guys will open 20 units in the UK over 5 years, with the second location set to open in London's Earl's Court this summer. The brand has signed a deal with ITICO F+B for the development of these locations. *By Eddy Goldberg, originally published in Franchising.com on 2019-04-10. [Read the original](https://www.franchising.com/articles/the_halal_guys_open_2nd_of_20_units_in_the_united_kingdom.html).* ## Story Last December, The Halal Guys announced its first deal in the United Kingdom. Signed with ITICO F+B, the deal calls for the development of 20 locations in the U.K. over the next 5 years. The restaurant, which marks the brand's European debut, opened in March in London's Leicester Square. A site for the second London location has been secured in Earl's Court, and is scheduled to open this summer, with a third on tap before year-end. "We're going all in," said ITICO F+B managing partner Whitney Myrus, in the U.K. publication BigHospitality . "If I can get the real estate right, then I would open as many as 8 more in 2020. We're probably looking at 4 to 6 in London in the next 24 months, and then the balance in Manchester, Leeds, Birmingham, Liverpool, and Edinburgh." Founded in New York City in 1990 as a street cart serving Muslim cab drivers and lunchtime office workers, The Halal Guys began franchising in 2015 and today has more than 450 sites in 6 countries outside the U.S.: Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, South Korea, Canada, and now the United Kingdom. - Get Started in Franchising - Franchise Rankings & Awards - Franchise Sales & Development - Featured Franchise Stories Franchising.com is produced by Franchise Update Media. Franchise Update Media has its finger on the pulse of franchising with unrivalled audience intelligence and market driven data. No media company understands the franchise landscape deeper than Franchise Update Media. 1201 New York Avenue NW, Suite 300A Washington, DC 20005 PH. (408) 402-5681 - Franchisee Financing & Lending - Site Selection & Real Estate - Supply Chain & Procurement - Annual Franchise Development Report - Multi-Unit Franchising Conference - Franchise Growth & Marketing Conference - Franchise Leadership & Development Conference - Multi-Unit Franchisee Magazine - Franchise Update Magazine - Franchise Update Franchisor Report - Franchising Express Report - International Franchise Report - Multi-Unit Franchisee Report The franchise opportunities listed above are not related to or endorsed by Franchising.com or Franchise Update Media Group. We are not engaged in, supporting, or endorsing any specific franchise, business opportunity, company or individual. No statement in this site is to be construed as a recommendation. We encourage prospective franchise buyers to perform extensive due diligence when considering a franchise opportunity. ## Entities - Franchising.com (publication) - Restaurants (sector) - unit expansion (topic) - franchising (topic) - international expansion (topic) - Eddy Goldberg (person) - U.K. (location) - The Halal Guys (company) - London (location) - location development (topic) --- Originally reported by Eddy Goldberg, Franchising.com (https://www.franchising.com/articles/the_halal_guys_open_2nd_of_20_units_in_the_united_kingdom.html). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/456a64e3-3805-4a5c-aaf2-1fb40a457c0a).