MISS Millie’s Wellington’s restaurant is marking its first birthday this month and plans to celebrate with a day-long ‘unmissable’ deal.
The chicken chain, named after the granddaughter of Colonel Sanders, is only a stone’s throw away from the site of rival KFC’s planned Wellington restaurant, which remains under construction.
Millie’s, the smaller of the two companies, may have converted fans from its competitor, with director Andy Purnell taking the opportunity to thank his “loyal customers.”
He said: “Wow, I can’t believe it's already been a year since we opened our doors in Wellington. We're so grateful to all our amazing, loyal customers and our amazing Millie’s team.”
On the restaurant’s first birthday, on Friday, May 24, customers will be able to buy three tenders, three wings, fires and a drink for £6.99 all day, in a deal the store said was “not to be missed.”
Mr Purnell added: “We can't wait to keep serving up our awesome chicken to the people of Wellington for many years to come and hope people come to the store and enjoy our great value birthday bundle on Friday.”
While Millie’s is marking milestones, the much awaited KFC in Wellington is facing delays, after failing to open earlier this year as originally planned. The build had gone on so long, a number of local residents took to social media to share speculation that the project had been cancelled all together.
But in April a spokesperson for Summerfield Commercial confirmed KFC would continue ploughing ahead with the project, despite delays. They said: “We can confirm that there has been a delay with the opening of the KFC at Westpark 26, Wellington.
“There is a sub-station to be delivered on site, which will allow matters to progress here and enable the 12 Gridserve EV chargers to be delivered and become operational. We understand that contractors are engaged to complete the fit out of the KFC building.”
KFC won planning permission for their new restaurant in July last year, and had expected to open the doors to customers within a few months.