Fast food chains accused of ‘flooding’ areas near UK schools with unhealthy options

One in seven primaries or secondaries in Great Britain now has at least one fast food outlet within 400 metres. Photograph: Gary Calton/The Observer

Fast food firms such as KFC, Domino’s and Subway are “flooding” areas close to schools by opening almost 1,000 new outlets there in recent years, research reveals.

Subway have opened 420 new takeaways within 400 metres of a school in England, Scotland and Wales since 2014, while Domino’s and Greggs have opened 354 and 329 outlets respectively.