Property dreams come in all guises. For some, it may be to have your own KFC.
One is available to rent, with the Colonel’s flourish.
In Dorset, England, you can have all the nuggets and Original Crispy Burgers you desire for £40,000 (about $AU78,000) per year.
To own one outright costs many, many times that amount.
The listing, handled by agency Ellis and Partners, explains that it has operated for a significant period as a popular chicken takeaway restaurant and the new lease is offered “long term”.
Marketing images show the corner position, the booths in the dining room with pops of red “finger lickin'” slogans, the kitchen area at the back, the cash register and drinks machine with several fizzy options.
The site covers 211 square metres, in a district that is hot-and-fast food haven. Other takeaway stores dot this main road, including a Papa Johns and a Dominos.
In Australia, Collins Foods owns and operates about 40 per cent of KFC stores in Australia, according to the Australian Financial Review. This amounts to about 270 outlets.
British KFC’s website explains that in order to become a franchisee, an application requires £5 million worth of assets, another £2 million in liquid assets (which can be rapidly concerted to cash) and hospitality experience.