What happened to UK restaurant chain Little Chef?

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Roadside restaurant chain Little Chef first launched in 1958 and had around 439 locations at its peak.  Many of these were located on motorways and A-roads near a Travelodge or Burger King.  Some - like this Nottinghamshire restaurant - featured unique architectural designs.  After 2000, it seems the emerging fast-food model, rising prices, and customer dissatisfaction led to a decline  Attempts later in the decade to save the brand were futile and by 2018 it stopped operating.

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00:00 What happened to UK restaurant chain Little Chef? The roadside restaurant chain

00:04 first launched in 1958 and had around 439 locations at its peak. Many of these

00:10 were located on motorways and A roads near Trafalgar or Birking. Some, like

00:15 this Nottinghamshire restaurant, featured unique architectural designs. After 2000

00:20 it seems the emerging fast-food model, rising prices and customer dissatisfaction

00:25 led to a decline. Attempts later in the decade to save the brand were futile and

00:29 By 2018, it stopped operating.

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