Following a violence created by a gang of teenagers in the nearby locality, KFC, the renowned chain of restaurants has come-up with a partial ban on their customers in Meir Park, Stoke-on-Trent and Staffordshire.
The Ban will restrict the teenagers under the age of 18 inside the restaurant to eat if they are not accompanied by an adult. But they can order the meals for take-away.
Last week, McDonalds' came up first with a ban on teenagers to dine-in on their own. The ban came as a result of the violence involving 24 teenagers in A50.
The restaurants management feels that their staffs are bewildered by the acts of the teenagers. Following the McDonalds' now KFC has come up with the same kind of ban in order to avoid any inconvenience to the customers.
The 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 Wi-Fi but we have reduced the distance of it so now it only reaches the doors. 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."
After the incident, the Staffordshire police have been patrolling regularly. They have so far made eight arrests and seized two firearms following the wrath of teenage gangs in A50, according to The Daily Mail.
A local resident Shaun Brundett, 28, said, "Meir has always had a reputation for anti-social behavior. There have always been issues and given what has happened recently I can understand why KFC is doing this. This policy might help in the short-term."
