Chick-Fil-A wants to set up in London
In this Oct. 30, 2018 file photo, Chick-fil-A signage is displayed in downtown, Athens, Ga. (Source: Joshua L. Jones/Athens Banner-Herald via AP, File)
A controversial fast food chain may be coming to London.
An application for signage for a Chick-Fil-A outlet at 3459 Wonderland Rd. South near Wharncliffe Road has been received and under review at city hall.
There is no word on when the restaurant may open.
The company's former president has had ties to an American Christian charity that has been accused of trying to limit LGBTQ2S+ rights.
In 2019, the chain's charitable foundation stopped donating to two organizations that have been criticized for being anti-LGBTQ2S+.
A Windsor location opened to protests in October 2021.
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