KFC chicken wings will now be sourced from British farms, the business has announced.
This latest sourcing change means 35% of KFC UK&I’s chicken will be sourced from British farms through an expansion of its partnership with 2 Sisters Food Group.
To facilitate this, KFC UK&I has boosted its annual spend on British chicken by approximately £10m, bringing the yearly spend to almost £100m.
Sourcing British chicken wings will increase the amount of British chicken KFC sells to 82,700 tonnes annually.
Only boneless chicken continues to be sourced from other markets due to insufficient availability of British farmed chicken breasts to meet the demand of UK consumers.
“At KFC we want to back British farmers and are always looking for opportunities to increase our British sourcing in a balanced sustainable way,” said Marc Hayes, Yum chief supply chain officer Europe. “I’m delighted that the nation’s favourite hot wings will now be British sourced thanks to our expansion with our key supplier 2 Sisters Food Group.”
The move represents a significant step as hot wings are the brand’s most popular side and in 2025, KFC sold more than 164 million wings in the UK, equating to more than five a second with the market expected to grow further.
“This is a tough time for the poultry sector across Europe, with avian flu outbreaks pressuring supply, at a time of higher demand,” said Hayes. “The work that our British partners 2 Sisters Food Group and Pilgrim’s Europe have been doing to drive up chicken welfare against this backdrop is significant.
“We are proud that we have been able to work with them for all our British chicken to now be reared with 20% more space than the industry average, at 30kg stocking density.”
In November 2024, KFC announced that it would not reach its Better Chicken Commitment target to switch to slower-growing breeds by 2026 despite promising to do so in 2019. However, KFC has said that its chickens are reared in higher welfare conditions with more daylight, enrichment and space, at a minimum stocking density of 30kg per square metre.
Through its partnerships with 2 Sisters Food Group and other key British supplier Pilgrim’s Europe, KFC said it would continue collaborating to drive up welfare standards across the chicken industry, at the same time as balancing the reduction of the environmental impact of chicken farming.
“Our long-standing partnership with KFC is founded on close collaboration and a shared dedication to high welfare standards and this increased commitment to British farming represents a positive and important investment in the future of UK agriculture,” said Ranjit Singh, president of 2 Sisters Food Group. “The move ensures British farmers are supported to produce high-quality poultry that meets the expectations of both consumers and robust welfare standards.”
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