The retailer plans to meet its target by recruiting directly from the Hatch programme, which helps young people, aged 16 to 24, who have faced employment barriers to land their first job.
The scheme will help as many as 6,000 young people across the UK who have struggled to access work due to disadvantage – including those facing social, economic, domestic and mental health challenges.
The Hatch programme aims to break cycles of inequality by offering participants one-to-one training, support, and work experience. Each participant is also offered an interview with KFC on graduation.
The free eight-week programme was piloted in Manchester last year, and is currently being rolled out across the Southeast, West Midlands, London and central Scotland.
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