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Another legendary US fast food chain set to open first UK restaurants in six major cities
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ANOTHER legendary US fast food chain is set to open in the UK.
Family entertainment and dining centre Chuck E Cheese is reportedly planning to launch six branches across England and Scotland.
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Milton Keyes, Glasgow, Leeds, Manchester, Birmingham, and Bristol have all been named as areas where the Texas-based business is keen to launch.
A number of reports have said the iconic chain is keen to capitalise on a growing appetite in the UK for redemption games - which sees customers play games to win tickets that can be exchanged for prizes.
This concept is what Chuck E Cheese is known for, with the spot being a popular location in America for children's birthday parties.
Children can play on a range of jungle gyms and arcade games and the face of the brand is a giant mouse.
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The 600-site business also sells a range of pizzas and fries and even has a "grown-up" menu which caters to adults accompanying their kids.
The Sun has contacted the company for a comment.
Chuck E Cheese is already a household name for many Brits, thanks to its references in famous cartoons such as Family Guy, The Simpsons and Spongebob Square Pants.
Last January, it took the business concept Down Under, announcing plans to open in Australia.
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The brand is also plotting a launch in Romania and last February it opened its first location in Africa, just outside of Cario, Eygpt.
Chuck E Cheese is just one of many American brands opening in the UK.
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Earlier this month Dave's Hot Chicken opened its first location in the UK.
The brand, famed for its jumbo chicken slider, launched on London's Shaftesbury Avenue last Saturday.
Chick-fil-A and Popeyes are also expanding into the UK next year.
The Sun exclusively revealed the exact locations of their first five permanent UK restaurants.
And they are not the only US brands plotting an expansion into the UK market.
Tex-Mex brand Velvet Taco will also make its UK debut next spring.
Popeyes entered the UK market in 2021 and has proved to be a hit with ravenous customers ever since.
In just 30 months, the brand opened over 38 restaurants across the UK.
It has plans to reach the 60-restaurant milestone by the end of 2024.
US burger chain Wendy's, which already has 31 sites in the UK, will also cut the ribbon on eight new locations this year.
The chain returned to the UK high street in 2021 after a 20-year hiatus.
Wingstop currently operates 39 sites across the UK and will open 15 more in 2024.
Lemon Pepper Holdings, which runs the fast food chain's UK portfolio, said the move would create up to 750 jobs.
The US hospitality brand said it is its biggest year of expansion since launching Wingstop in the UK six years ago.
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Dunkin' Donuts, which currently has 30 stores in the UK, hopes to open 30 new branches over the next couple of years as part of a major expansion plan.
Dunkin' Donuts landed in the UK in St John's in Liverpool in May 2016.
BRIEF HISTORY OF CHUCK E CHEESE
CHUCK E CHEESE opened in the US all the way back in 1977 by Atari, Inc.'s founder Nolan Bushnell.
It has faced a few financial setbacks, including filing for bankruptcy in the 1980s and being bought by Appollo Management Group in 2014.
The company has over 600 locations across 16 countries and is famed for its children's entertainment parties and fast food.
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