KFC has banned unaccompanied youngsters from
entering one of their restaurants after several violent fights involving teen
gangs broke out.
Under-18s can only eat inside the fast-food
restaurant in Meir Park, Stoke-on-Trent if they are with an adult.
If they are by themselves, they will only be allowed
to enter the premises to order a takeaway.
Last week, a McDonald’s in the same location had to
issue their first ever ban on under-18s after police were called to a fight
involving 24 youngsters on a nearby road.McDonald’s said it was their ‘last resort’.
Now the KFC restaurant in the same area have
followed suit by issuing a similar ban to stop the youngsters causing trouble.
Manager Liam Dalgarno said: ‘The way some of these
youngsters act can be scary for staff. People shouldn’t have to experience
that.
‘Under-18s are not strictly banned from the
premises, they can come in to order their meal but then they have to take it
out.
‘A minority had been causing trouble. Really they
only came in for the Wi-Fi but we have reduced the distance of it so now it
only reaches the doors.
He added: ‘We had problems on a daily basis and we
work closely with our PCSOs and police officers.
‘We have gradually started noticing a difference
since this policy was introduced and these measures help the staff to feel
safer at work.’
Staffordshire Police have stepped up patrols in Meir
this month after trouble with gang warfare.
Following the fight on the A50 near McDonald’s,
officers made eight arrests and seized two firearms.
KFC has almost 900 restaurants in the UK, but this
is believed to be its first ban on under-18s.
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