Morley's Explained

Morley's
Location City:Brockley, London
Location Country:England
Locations:94 (as of June 2024)[1]
Key People:Kannalingam "Indran" Selvendran (founder)
Area Served:Primarily South London
Industry:Fast food
Products:Fried chicken, burgers and spare ribs

Morley's is a fast food chain based in the United Kingdom, selling fried chicken, burgers and spare ribs. Morley's was founded in 1985,[2] by Sri Lankan immigrant Kannalingam "Indran" Selvendran (1951–2002).[3] The first Morley's location was in Sydenham, south-east London.[4] [5]

After Selvendran's death in 2002, his son Shan Selvendran took over the business. Aiming to become the largest chicken chain in the country, Selvendran began the expansion of the franchise in 2018, opening a number of locations throughout London. In 2020, Morley's opened two branches in the North East towns of Stockton on Tees and Hartlepool. They also opened branches in Brick Lane, Spitalfields, Finsbury Park and Acton in West London.[6] By December 2021, the chain had almost 90 branches, though almost entirely in South London.[7] [8] According to The Telegraph they are "a chain unknown north of the river".[9]

In 2022, former professional footballer Jerome Sinclair became the owner of a Morley's franchise in Dudley Road, Birmingham.[10]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Stores . Morley's . 6 June 2024.
  2. Web site: Morleys – MMM...It Tastes Better . Morleyschicken.com . 5 September 2015.
  3. Web site: Online edition of Daily News – Obituaries . Archives.dailynews.lk . 5 September 2015.
  4. Web site: OUR STORY . 2022-05-16 . Morley's Chicken . en.
  5. Web site: 4 February 2017 . Wondering why Sydenham?It's the original Morley's (1985) so we're keeping it original #southlondon #southlondonoriginal #london #morleys . 16 May 2022 . Twitter . Morley's.
  6. Web site: What's going on? Morley's is opening in Finsbury Park and on Brick Lane . 17 November 2020 . 23 January 2021 . Timeout.
  7. Web site: Morleys – MMM...It Tastes Better . Morleyschicken.com . 5 September 2015.
  8. News: 2021-12-17 . When Your Brand Is Your Neighborhood, How Do You Grow? . en . Bloomberg.com . 2022-05-15.
  9. Web site: London's takeaway chicken shops: the new breed . Telegraph . 5 September 2015.
  10. Web site: Jerome Sinclair: The Liverpool prodigy who now owns a fried-chicken takeaway . James . Pearce . The Athletic . subscription . 7 January 2023 . 8 January 2023.